Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889–1945)

German prince

This article is about the Prince Waldemar born in 1889. For his uncle of the same name born in 1868, see Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1868–1879).

Prince Waldemar of Prussia

Born| (1889-03-20)20 March 1889
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, German Empire
Died| 2 May 1945(1945-05-02) (aged 56)
Tutzing, Bavaria, Nazi Germany
Burial| 5 May 1945

Erbach, Hesse, Germany

Spouse|

Princess Calixta of Lippe-Biesterfeld

(m. 1919)​

| Names

German: Waldemar Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich Viktor
English: Waldemar William Louis Frederick Victor
House| Hohenzollern
Father| Prince Henry of Prussia
Mother| Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine
Prussian Royalty

House of Hohenzollern
Frederick III

Children
Wilhelm II
Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen
Prince Henry
Prince Sigismund
Princess Viktoria
Prince Waldemar
Sophia, Queen of the Hellenes
Margaret, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel
Grandchildren
Prince Waldemar
Prince Sigismund
Prince Heinrich
Great Grandchildren
Princess Barbara
Prince Alfred

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Prince Waldemar William Louis Frederick Victor of Prussia (German: Waldemar Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich Viktor Heinrich; 20 March 1889 at Kiel – 2 May 1945 at Tutzing, Bavaria) was the eldest son of Prince Henry of Prussia and Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine.

## Biography

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Prince Waldemar with his parents and younger brother, Sigismund

### Marriage

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Waldemar married Princess Calixta of Lippe-Biesterfeld (14 October 1895 – 15 December 1982) on 14 August 1919 at Hemmelmark.[1]

### Haemophilia and death

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Waldemar, like his maternal first cousin, Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia; maternal uncle Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine; and youngest brother Henry, had haemophilia. He died in a clinic in Tutzing, Bavaria because of a lack of blood transfusion facilities. He and his wife fled their home in light of the Russian advance, arriving in Tutzing, where Waldemar was able to receive his last blood transfusion.[2] The U.S. Army overran the area the next day, on 1 May 1945, and diverted all medical resources to treat nearby concentration camp victims, preventing Waldemar's doctor from treating him.[2] Waldemar died the following day, on 2 May.[1]

## Honours and awards

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Prince Waldemar received the following awards:[3]

* Knight of the Black Eagle, with Collar (Kingdom of Prussia)
* Grand Cross of the Red Eagle, with Crown (Kingdom of Prussia)
* Knight of the Prussian Crown, 1st Class (Kingdom of Prussia)
* Grand Commander of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern (Kingdom of Prussia)
* Cross of Honour of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, 1st Class (House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)
* Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1909 (Grand Duchy of Baden)[4]
* Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 19 March 1910 (Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine)[5]
* Knight of the Rue Crown (Kingdom of Saxony)
* Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum, 6 May 1912 (Empire of Japan)[6]
* Grand Cross of St. Alexander, with Swords, 1916 (Kingdom of Bulgaria)[7]

## Ancestry

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Ancestors of Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889–1945)

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| 4\. Frederick III, German Emperor|

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

| 2\. Prince Henry of Prussia|

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

| 5\. Victoria, Princess Royal|

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| 11\. Victoria of the United Kingdom

| 1\. Prince Waldemar of Prussia|
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| 12\. Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine

| 6\. Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine|

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| 13\. Princess Elisabeth of Prussia

| 3\. Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine|

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| 14\. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (= 10)

| 7\. Princess Alice of the United Kingdom|

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| 15\. Victoria of the United Kingdom (= 11)

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## References

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1. ^ a b "Calixta of Lippe – (1895–1982), German princess consort of Prussia". A Bit Of History. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
2. ^ a b "The Feudal Herald". Pegasus Associates and The Baronage Press. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
3. ^ Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat (1918), Genealogy p.3
4. ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1910), "Großherzogliche Orden" p. 41
5. ^ "Ludewigs-orden", Großherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste (in German), Darmstadt: Staatsverlag, 1914, p. 6 - via hathitrust.org
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ "Български: Азбучник на ордена "Свети Александър", 1912-1935 г., XIII том".

## External links

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Media related to Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889-1945) at Wikimedia Commons

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Princes of Prussia

The generations are numbered from the ascension of Frederick I as King in Prussia in 1701.

1st generation|

* Frederick William I

2nd generation|

* Frederick II
* Prince Augustus William
* Prince Henry
* Prince Augustus Ferdinand

3rd generation|

* Frederick William II
* Prince Henry
* Prince Louis Ferdinand
* Prince Augustus

4th generation|

* Frederick William III
* Prince Louis
* Prince Henry
* Prince William

5th generation|

* Frederick William IV
* William I
* Prince Charles
* Prince Albert
* Prince Frederick
* Prince Adalbert
* Prince Waldemar

6th generation|

* Frederick III
* Prince Friedrich Karl
* Prince Albert
* Prince Alexander
* Prince George

7th generation|

* William II
* Prince Henry
* Prince Sigismund
* Prince Waldemar
* Prince Friedrich Leopold
* Prince Friedrich Heinrich Albrecht
* Prince Joachim Albert
* Prince Friedrich Wilhelm

8th generation|

* Crown Prince Wilhelm
* Prince Eitel Friedrich
* Prince Adalbert
* Prince August Wilhelm
* Prince Oskar
* Prince Joachim
* Prince Waldemar
* Prince Sigismund
* Prince Henry
* Prince Friedrich Sigismund
* Prince Frederick Charles
* Prince Friedrich Leopold

9th generation|

* Prince Wilhelm^•
* Prince Louis Ferdinand
* Prince Hubertus
* Prince Frederick
* Prince Wilhelm Viktor
* Prince Alexander Ferdinand^•
* Prince Wilhelm-Karl^§
* Prince Karl Franz

10th generation|

* Prince Michael^§ ^•
* Prince Oskar^§
* Prince Franz Wilhelm^§

11th generation|

* Prince Georg Friedrich^§
* Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia^§

^§ born after the abolishment of monarchy by the Weimar Constitution
^• Forfeit rights to the succession

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