Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889-1945)
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- This page is about the Prince Waldemar born in 1889. For his uncle of the same name born in 1866, see Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1868-1879)
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| Born | March 20, 1889 Kiel, Germany |
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| Died | May 2, 1945 (aged 56) Tutzing, Bavaria |
| Spouse | Princess Calixta of Lippe |
| Parents | Prince Heinrich of Prussia and Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine |
Prince Waldemar of Prussia (Waldemar Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich Viktor Heinrich) (20 March 1889 at Kiel-2 May 1945 at Tutzing, Bavaria) was the eldest son of Prince Heinrich of Prussia and his wife, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine. He married Princess Calixta of Lippe (14 October 1895 - 15 December 1982) on 14 August 1919 at Hemmelmark. They had no children.
Prince Waldemar, like his first cousin, Tsarevich Alexei of Russia, uncle Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine and youngest brother, Heinrich was a haemophiliac. He died in a clinic in Tutzing, Bavaria because of the 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. The American Army overran the area the next day, 1 May 1945, and diverted all medical resources to treat concentration camp victims, preventing Waldemar's German doctor from treating him. Prince Waldemar died the following day.
