Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Friedrich Adolf Hermann Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 20 January 1865 – 26 May 1946) was the last reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 12 May 1893 to 13 November 1918.

Friedrich I
Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Reign12 May 1893 – 13 November 1918
PredecessorPrince Georg Victor
SuccessorHereditary Prince Josias
Born(1865-01-20)20 January 1865
Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont
Died26 May 1946(1946-05-26) (aged 81)
Arolsen, Allied-occupied Germany
SpousePrincess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
IssueJosias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Prince Maximilian
Helena, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
Prince Georg
HouseWaldeck and Pyrmont
FatherGeorge Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
MotherPrincess Helena of Nassau

Family

He was the only son and sixth child of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his first wife Princess Helena of Nassau. He was a brother of the Dutch Queen consort Emma and Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany.

His maternal grandparents were William, Duke of Nassau and his second wife Princess Pauline of Württemberg. Pauline was a daughter of Prince Paul of Württemberg and his wife Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

Paul was a son of Frederick I of Württemberg and his wife Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Augusta was the eldest daughter of Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princess Augusta of Great Britain, elder sister of George III of the United Kingdom.

Marriage and children

He married Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe, daughter of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau, in Náchod on 9 August 1895. They had three sons and one daughter:

Honours

Ancestry
16. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
8. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
17. Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
4. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
18. August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
9. Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
19. Princess Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg
2. George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
20. Karl Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
10. Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
21. Princess Eleonore of Solms-Braunfels
5. Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
22. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
11. Princess Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg
23. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau
1. Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
24. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
(= 22)
12. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
25. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (= 23)
6. William, Duke of Nassau
26. Burgrave William George of Kirchberg, Count of Hachenburg
12. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg
27. Princess Isabella Auguste Reuss of Greiz
3. Princess Helena of Nassau
28. Frederick of Württemberg
14. Prince Paul of Württemberg
29. Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
7. Princess Pauline of Württemberg
30. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
15. Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen
31. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Cadet branch of the House of Waldeck
Born: 20 January 1865 Died: 26 May 1946
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Prince Georg Victor		 Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
12 May 1893 – 13 November 1918		 Vacant
Monarchy abolished
Titles in pretence
Loss of title
 — TITULAR —
Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
13 November 1918 – 26 May 1946		 Succeeded by
Hereditary Prince Josias


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