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Prince Wilhelm Victor of Prussia

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Prince Wilhelm Victor of Prussia
Born(1919-02-15)15 February 1919
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Weimar Republic
Died7 February 1989(1989-02-07) (aged 69)
Donaueschingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Burial11 February 1989
Nordfriedhof, Munich, Germany
SpouseCountess Marie Antoinette of Hoyos-Stichsenstein
IssuePrincess Marie Louise, Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau
Prince Adalbert Alexander Friedrich of Prussia
Names
German: Wilhelm Viktor Ernst Freund Friedrich Georg Adalbert
HouseHohenzollern
FatherPrince Adalbert of Prussia
MotherPrincess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen

Prince Wilhelm Victor of Prussia (German: Wilhelm Viktor Ernst Freund Friedrich Georg Adalbert; 15 February 1919 – 7 February 1989) was a German royal, soldier and diplomat.

Life

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Prince Wilhelm Victor was a grandson of Emperor Wilhelm II and the youngest child of Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948) and his wife, Princess Adelheid "Adi" of Saxe-Meiningen (1891–1971).[1] His father, Prince Adalbert carried also the title "Graf von Lingen". He forfeited his rights of succession as a result of his unequal marriage. His only surviving sister, Princess Viktoria Marina (1917-1981) married Kirby William Patterson (1907-1984).

Imperial Coat of Arms of the House of Hohenzollern

Marriage

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Prince Wilhelm Victor married at Donaueschingen 20 July 1944 Marie Antoinette, Countess of Hoyos-Stichsenstein (Hohenthurm, 27 June 1920 – Marbella 1 March 2004), daughter of Friedrich, Count of Hoyos-Stichsenstein (1876-1951) and his wife, Countess Wilhelmine von Wuthenau-Hohenthurm (1895-1983), niece of Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg.[2] They had the following issue:

  • Princess Marie Louise Marina Franziska of Prussia (18 September 1945) she married Count Rudolf (Rudi) of Schönburg-Glauchau on 19 May 1971. They have two children:
    • Countess Sophie Anastasia Wilhelmine Marie Antoinette of Schönburg-Glauchau (17 May 1979) she married Carles Andreu Alacreu on 21 September 2013. They have two children:
      • Rudi Federico Nicolas Alacreu y Schönburg-Glauchau (12 September 2017)
      • Carlota Alacreu y Schönburg-Glauchau (6 May 2019)
    • Count Friedrich Wilhelm Simeon Dionysius Joachim Rudolf Maria Adelbert of Schönburg-Glauchau (27 April 1985)
  • Prince Adalbert Alexander Friedrich Joachim Christian (born Konstanz 4 March 1948), who married at Glentorf 14 June 1981 Eva Maria Kudicke (born Shahi, Iran 30 June 1951); had issue:
    • Prince Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm-Viktor Marcus of Prussia (3 October 1984), he married Jenny von Rumohr (15 December 1985) on 14 February 2020.
    • Prince Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Johannes of Prussia (3 July 1986)
    • Prince Philipp Heinrich Adalbert Günther of Prussia (3 July 1986), he married Aline von Alvensleben on 27 September 2024, descendant of Count Albrecht von Alvensleben-Schönborn (1826-1874)

Death

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Prince Wilhelm Viktor died on 7 February 1989 at age 69. He is buried alongside his wife in Nordfriedhof, Munich, Germany.[3]

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00031447&tree=LEO
  2. ^ https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00047839&tree=LEO
  3. ^ http://www.royaltyguide.nl/families/fam-H/hohenzollern/hhzemperors2.htm
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Bibliography

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  • Marlene A. Eilers, Queen Victoria's Descendants (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987), page 155. Hereinafter cited as Queen Victoria's Descendants.
  • C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 59. Hereinafter cited as The Book of King.
  • Karin Feuerstein-Praßer: Die Deutschen Kaiserinnen 1871-1918, Piper Verlag 2002.
  • John C. G. Röhl: The Kaiser and his court. Wilhelm II and the government of Germany. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1994.
  • John C. G. Röhl: Wilhelm II., C. H. Beck, München 1993–2008.
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