George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Georg Friedrich Heinrich Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 20 September 1789 – 15 May 1845) was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1813 to 1845.
He was the son of George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Countess Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
Marriage and children
He married Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, daughter of Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, and Princess Amalie of Nassau-Weilburg, in Schaumburg on 26 June 1823 .[1] They had three sons and two daughters:
- Princess Auguste of Waldeck and Pyrmont (21 July 1824 – 4 September 1893), married Alfred, Prince of Stolberg-Stolberg, had issue.
- Prince Josef of Waldeck and Pyrmont (24 November 1825 – 27 December 1829)
- Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont (29 September 1827 – 16 February 1910), married Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, had issue.
- Georg Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (14 January 1831 – 12 May 1893), married (1) Princess Helena of Nassau, had issue, (2) married Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, had issue.
- Prince Wolrad of Waldeck and Pyrmont (24 January 1833 – 20 January 1867)
Ancestry
| Ancestors of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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16. Christian Ludwig, Count of Waldeck |
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8. Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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17. Countess Anna Elisabeth of Rappoltstein |
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4. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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18. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
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9. Countess Palatine Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
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19. Countess Catharine Agathe of Rappoltstein |
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2. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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20. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (= 18) |
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10. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
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21. Countess Catharine Agathe of Rappoltstein (= 19) |
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5. Christiane Henriette, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken |
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22. Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken |
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11. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken |
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23. Countess Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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1. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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24. Christian Wilhelm, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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12. August I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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25. Duchess Wilhelmine Christiane of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
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6. August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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26. Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg |
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13. Princess Charlotte Sophie of Anhalt-Bernburg |
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27. Countess Sophie Albertine of Solms-Sonnenwalde |
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3. Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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28. Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (= 26) |
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14. Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg |
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29. Countess Sophie Albertine of Solms-Sonnenwalde (= 27) |
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7. Princess Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg |
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30. Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
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15. Margravine Albertine of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
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31. Princess Marie Dorothea of Kurland |
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Notes and sources
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
- ^ C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 232. Hereinafter cited as The Book of Kings.
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| 1st Generation |
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| 2nd Generation |
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| 3rd Generation |
Prince Karl · George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont · Prince Friedrich · Prince Christian · Prince Johann · Prince Wolrad · Prince Karl Christian · Prince Hermann
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| 4th Generation |
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| 5th Generation |
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| 6th Generation |
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| 7th Generation |
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| 8th Generation |
Prince Christian · Prince Wolrad · Prince Carl-Anton · Prince Josias · Prince Johannes
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| 9th Generation |
Prince Christian · Prince Victor · Prince Casimir · Prince Moritz
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| Persondata |
| Name |
George 02, Prince Of Waldeck And Pyrmont |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
20 September 1789 |
| Place of birth |
Weil am Rhein, Baden |
| Date of death |
15 May 1845 |
| Place of death |
Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont |