Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

German prince (1865–1946)

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Friedrich I

Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Reign| 12 May 1893 – 13 November 1918
Predecessor| Prince Georg Victor
Successor| Monarchy abolished

Born| (1865-01-20)20 January 1865
Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont
Died| 26 May 1946(1946-05-26) (aged 81)
Arolsen, Allied-occupied Germany
Spouse| Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
Issue| Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Prince Maximilian
Helena, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
Prince Georg
House| Waldeck and Pyrmont
Father| George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Mother| Princess Helena of Nassau
Alma mater| University of Göttingen, Leipzig University
Military career
Allegiance| German Empire

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.

## Early life, family and education

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Friedrich was born on 20 January 1865 in Arolsen, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont during the reign of his father George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. He was the only son and sixth child of George Victor 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.

Friedrich studied law at both the University of Göttingen, and the Leipzig University. Following his time in university, Friedrich went on to serve in the Prussian army as part of the Guards Uhlan regiment.[citation needed]

## Reign

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On 12 May 1893, Friedrich ascended to the throne upon the death of his father.[citation needed]

During World War I, he served in the Imperial German Army as a cavalry general. Germany would, however, lose the war and the German Revolution would force Friedrich to abdicate on 13 November 1918. However, he refused to sign an abdication agreement for some time before signing one that gave his family ownership over their home of Arolsen Castle and the surrounding Arolsen forest.[citation needed]

## Post-abdication

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During the rule of Nazi Germany, neither Friedrich or his wife joined the Nazi party.[citation needed]

Friedrich died on 26 May 1946 in Arolsen, Allied-occupied Germany.

## Marriage and children

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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:

* Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 13 May 1896, d. 30 November 1967)
* Prince Maximilian Wilhelm Gustav Hermann of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 13 September 1898, d. 23 February 1981)
* Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 22 December 1899, d. 18 February 1948)
* Prince Georg Wilhelm Karl Victor of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 10 March 1902, d. 14 November 1971)

## Honours and awards

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* Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, 1889[1]
* Kingdom of Prussia: Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class, 24 May 1890[2]
* Kingdom of Romania: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Romania[citation needed]
* Baden:[3]
* Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1893
* Knight of the Order of Berthold the First, 1893
* Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of the Royal Order of Saint Hubert, 1893[4]
* Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Order of the Rue Crown, 1894[5]
* Sweden-Norway:
* Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav, 17 June 1894[6]
* Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim, 18 September 1897[7]
* United Kingdom: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (military division), 26 April 1904[8]

## Ancestry

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Ancestors of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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| 8\. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont|

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| 17\. Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

| 4\. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont|

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| 18\. August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

| 9\. Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen|

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| 19\. Princess Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg

| 2\. George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont|

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| 20\. Karl Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

| 10\. Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym|

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| 21\. Princess Eleonore of Solms-Braunfels

| 5\. Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym|

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| 22\. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

| 11\. Princess Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg|

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| 23\. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau

| 1\. Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont|
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| 24\. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
(= 22)

| 12\. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg|

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| 25\. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (= 23)

| 6\. William, Duke of Nassau|

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| 26\. Burgrave William George of Kirchberg, Count of Hachenburg

| 12\. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg|

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| 27\. Princess Isabella Auguste Reuss of Greiz

| 3\. Princess Helena of Nassau|

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| 28\. Frederick of Württemberg

| 14\. Prince Paul of Württemberg|

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| 29\. Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

| 7\. Princess Pauline of Württemberg|

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| 30\. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

| 15\. Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen|

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| 31\. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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## References

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1. ^ "Königliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg, Stuttgart: Landesamt, 1907, p. 30
2. ^ "Rother Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.) (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, pp. 7`{{citation}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
3. ^ "Großherzogliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden, Karlsruhe, 1896, pp. 63, 77`{{citation}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
4. ^ "Königliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern, 1906, p. 8
5. ^ Sachsen (1901). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1901. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 4 - via hathitrust.org.
6. ^ "Den kongelige norske Sanct Olavs Orden", Norges Statskalender (in Norwegian), 1910, pp. 909–910 - via hathitrust.org
7. ^ Sveriges Statskalender, 1905, p. 441 - via runeberg.orglanguage=sv
8. ^ Shaw, Wm. A. (1906) The Knights of England, I, London, p. 204

Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

House of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Cadet branch of the House of Waldeck

Born: 20 January 1865 Died: 26 May 1946

Regnal titles
Preceded by

Georg Victor

|  Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
12 May 1893 – 13 November 1918  | Monarchy abolished
Titles in pretence
Loss of title

Republic declared

| — TITULAR —
Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
13 November 1918 – 26 May 1946  | Succeeded by

Josias

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Final hereditary rulers of the states of the German Empire

Emperor|

* Wilhelm II

Kings|

* Wilhelm II of Prussia
* Ludwig III of Bavaria
* Friedrich August III of Saxony
* Wilhelm II of Württemberg

Grand dukes|

* Friedrich II of Baden
* Ernst Ludwig of Hesse
* Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
* Adolf Friedrich VI of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
* Friedrich August II of Oldenburg
* William Ernest of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Dukes|

* Joachim Ernst of Anhalt
* Ernst August of Brunswick
* Ernst II of Saxe-Altenburg
* Karl Eduard of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
* Bernhard III of Saxe-Meiningen

Principalities|

* Leopold IV of Lippe
* Heinrich XXVII of Reuss-Gera
* Heinrich XXIV of Reuss-Greiz
* Adolf II of Schaumburg-Lippe
* Günther Victor of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt-Sondershausen
* Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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Princes of Waldeck and Pyrmont

1st Generation|

* Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

2nd Generation|

* Friedrich Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
* George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

3rd Generation|

* George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

4th Generation|

* George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

5th Generation|

* Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
* Prince Wolrad

6th Generation|

* Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

7th Generation|

* Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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People|

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