Prince Wilhelm Victor of Prussia explained

Birth Date:15 February 1919
Birth Place:Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Weimar Republic
Death Place:Donaueschingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Burial Date:11 February 1989
Burial Place:Nordfriedhof, Munich, Germany
Spouse:Countess Marie Antoinette of Hoyos-Stichsenstein
Issue:Princess Marie Louise, Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau
Prince Adalbert Alexander Friedrich of Prussia
Full Name:German

Wilhelm Viktor Ernst Freund Friedrich Georg Adalbert

House:Hohenzollern
Father:Prince Adalbert of Prussia
Mother:Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen

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

Life

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).

Marriage

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:

Death

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

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00031447&tree=LEO
  2. https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00047839&tree=LEO