Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948)

Prussian prince (1884–1948)

For the earlier prince, see Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1811–1873).

Prince Adalbert

Born| (1884-07-14)14 July 1884
Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire
Died| 22 September 1948(1948-09-22) (aged 64)
La Tour de Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland
Burial| 26 September 1948

Vassin Cemetery, La Tour de Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland

Spouse|

Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen

(m. 1914)​

Issue| Princess Victoria Marina
Prince Wilhelm Victor
| Names

Adalbert Ferdinand Berengar Viktor
House| Hohenzollern
Father| Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Mother| Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
Prussian Royalty

House of Hohenzollern
Wilhelm II

Children
Crown Prince Wilhelm
Prince Eitel Friedrich
Prince Adalbert
Prince August Wilhelm
Prince Oskar
Prince Joachim
Victoria Louise, Duchess of Brunswick

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Prince Adalbert Ferdinand Berengar Viktor of Prussia (14 July 1884 – 22 September 1948) was the third son of Wilhelm II, German Emperor, and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein.

## Early life

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Prince Adalbert was born on 14 July 1884 as the third son of the then Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and his first wife, Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. He was born in the Marmorpalais of Potsdam in the Province of Brandenburg, where his parents resided until his father acceded to the throne as Emperor Wilhelm II in 1888. He spent his childhood with his siblings at the New Palace, also in Potsdam, and his school days with his brothers at the Prinzenhaus in Plön in his mother’s ancestral Schleswig-Holstein.

His bride was Princess Adelheid "Adi" of Saxe-Meiningen (16 August 1891 – 25 April 1971), daughter of Prince Frederick and Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld. They married on 3 August 1914 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, and had three children, five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren:

* Princess Victoria Marina of Prussia (born and died, 4 September 1915) stillborn
* Princess Victoria Marina of Prussia (11 September 1917 – 21 January 1981) she married Kirby Patterson (24 July 1907 – 4 June 1984)[citation needed] on 26 September 1947. They had three children and one grandson:
* Berengar Orin Bernhard Kirby Patterson (21 August 1948 – 18 May 2011) he married Pamela Knight in 1994.
* Marina Adelaide Emily Patterson (21 August 1948 – 10 January 2011) she married John Engel on 24 September 1982. They had one son:
* William John Engel (17 February 1983)
* Dohna Maria Patterson (7 August 1954) she married Stephen Pearl on 28 July 1974.
* Prince Wilhelm Victor of Prussia (15 February 1919 – 7 February 1989), he married at Donaueschingen on 20 July 1944 Marie Antoinette, Countess of Hoyos zu Stichsenstein (Hohenthurm, 27 June 1920 – Marbella, 1 March 2004). They had two children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

## Kaiserliche Marine

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* Leutnant zur See (Ensign / Acting Sub-Lieutenant)
* Oberleutnant zur See (Lieutenant, Junior Grade / Sub-Lieutenant), before 1905 through at least 1908
* Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant) on staff in SMS Kaiser, 1914
* Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander) in command of SMS Danzig, 1917
* Fregattenkapitän (Commander) in command of SMS Dresden 1918.

## Regimental Commissions[1]

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* Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) à la suite 1\. Garderegiment zu Fuß (1st Regiment of Foot Guards), Potsdam, 1894
* à la suite, Grenadierregiment König Friedrich der Große (3. Ostpreussisches) Nr. 4
* à la suite, 1. Gardegrenadierlandwehrregiment (1st Reserve Regiment of Grenadier Guards)

## Chivalric Orders[1]

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* Knight, Order of the Black Eagle with Chain (Prussia), invested 18 January 1903[2]
* Knight Grand Cross (with Crown), Order of the Red Eagle (Prussia)
* Knight, First Class, Order of the Prussian Crown
* Grand Commander, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
* Honour Cross, First Class, Princely House Order of Hohenzollern
* Knight, First Class (with Crown in ore), House Order of the Wendish Crown (Grand Duchies of Mechlenburg)
* Knight Grand Cross, Order of the White Falcon (Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach)
* House Order of Fidelity (Baden)
* Hanseatic Cross (Bremen)
* Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order (Hesse)
* Grand Cross with golden crown of the House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis (Oldenburg)
* Friedrich August Cross, 1st class
* Order of the Rue Crown (Saxony)
* Grand Cross of the Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order (Saxon Duchies)
* Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown with Swords (Württemberg)
* Knight, Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation, Kingdom of Italy
* Knight, First Class, Order of the Netherlands Lion (Netherlands)
* Knight Grand Cross, Royal Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen, Empire of Austria-Hungary
* Knight Grand Cross, Order of Tower and Sword, Portugal
* Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Romanian Crown, Kingdom of Romania
* Knight, Order of Saint Andrew, the First Called, Imperial Russia
* Knight, (star with diamonds) Nichan Iftikhar (Order of Glory, Ottoman Empire) - 21 October 1901 \- during the visit to Istanbul of SMS Charlotte, where he served[3]
* Knight, First Class (Star with diamonds), Order of Osmanieh (Ottoman Empire)
* Knight First Class, Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar, Sultanate of Zanzibar (Tanzania)
* Grand Cordon, Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Imperial Japan[4]

## Military Decorations

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* Gold and silver Imtiyaz Medals (Privilege, Ottoman Empire)
* Gold Liakat Medal (Merit, Ottoman Empire) - 21 October 1901 \- during the visit to Istanbul of SMS Charlotte, where he served[3]
* Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class, Imperial Germany / Kingdom of Prussia

## Death

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Adalbert died in La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland, aged 64.

## Ancestry

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Ancestors of Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948)

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| 4\. Frederick III, German Emperor|

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| 9\. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

| 2\. Wilhelm II, German Emperor|

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| 10\. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

| 5\. Victoria, Princess Royal|

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| 11\. Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom

| 1\. Prince Adalbert of Prussia|
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| 12\. Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

| 6\. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein|

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| 13\. Countess Louise Sophie af Danneskiold-Samsøe

| 3\. Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg|

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| 14\. Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

| 7\. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg|

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| 15\. Princess Feodora of Leiningen

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## Notes

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1. ^ a b Schench, G. Handbuch über den Königlich Preuβischen Hof und Staat fur das Jahr 1908. Berlin, Prussia, 1907.
2. ^ "Germany". The Times. No. 36981\. London. 19 January 1903. p. 5.
3. ^ a b "Court circular". The Times. No. 36593\. London. 23 October 1901. p. 4.
4. ^ 刑部芳則 (2017). 明治時代の勲章外交儀礼 (PDF) (in Japanese). 明治聖徳記念学会紀要. p. 150.

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