Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Prinzessin Guda zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; born 22 August 1939) is the youngest daughter of Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, head of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1946 to 1967 and first wife of Frederick William, Prince of Wied.
Early life
Guda was born at Arolsen, Nazi Germany, the fifth child and fourth daughter of Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1896–1967), (son of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe) and his wife, Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg (1903–2001), (daughter of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin). Through her father she is descendant of George II of Great Britain, thus she is in the line of succession to the British throne.
Marriage
Guda married on 9 September 1958 in Arolsen to Frederick William, Prince of Wied (1931–2000), elder son of Prince Hermann of Wied and his wife, Countess Marie Antonia of Stolberg-Wernigerode. They divorced in 1962.[1]
They had two children:
- Prince Alexander of Wied (b. 29 September 1960)
- Carl, Prince of Wied (b. 27 October 1961) married Princess Isabelle of Isenburg, had issue.
She married secondly on 9 March 1968 in Schaumburg to Horst Dierkes (b. 1939).
They have two sons:
- Vicco Dierkes (b. 15 June 1970)
- Christian Dierkes (b. 18 September 1974)
Titles and styles
- 22 August 1939 – 9 September 1958: Her Serene Highness Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- 9 September 1958 – 1962: Her Serene Highness The Princess of Wied
- 1962 – 9 March 1968: Her Serene Highness Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- 9 March 1968 – present: Her Serene Highness Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Mrs. Horst Dierkes
Ancestry
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16. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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8. George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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17. Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
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4. Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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18. William, Duke of Nassau |
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9. Princess Helena of Nassau |
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19. Princess Pauline of Württemberg |
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2. Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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20. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe |
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10. Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe |
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21. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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5. Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe |
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22. Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau |
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11. Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau |
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23. Landgravine Marie Louise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel |
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1. Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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24. Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg |
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12. Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg |
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25. Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
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6. Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg |
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26. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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13. Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg |
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27. Duchess Amelia of Württemberg |
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3. Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg |
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28. Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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14. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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29. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia |
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7. Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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30. Prince Adolf of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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15. Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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31. Princess Mathilde of Schönburg-Waldenburg |
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Notes and sources
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| 1st Generation |
Princess Friederike · Princess Henriette · Ernestine, Countess Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen · Princess Sofie · Princess Franziska · Princess Luise
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| 2nd Generation |
Karoline, Duchess of Courland and Semigallia · Louise, Princess Federick August of Nassau-Usingen
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| 3rd Generation |
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| 4th Generation |
Hermine, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe
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| 5th Generation |
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| 6th Generation |
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| 7th Generation |
Margarethe, Countess of Erbach-Erbach · Alexandra, Princess Botho of Bentheim and Steinfurt · Princess Ingrid · Guda, Princess of Wied · Princess Marie · Princess Helena Sophia · Princess Rixa · Princess Ilse
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| 8th Generation |
Princess Caroline · Princess Donata · Princess Juliane · Princess Friederike · Princess Barbara
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| 9th Generation |
none
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Guda Of Waldeck And Pyrmont, Princess |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
| Date of birth |
22 August 1939 |
| Place of birth |
Arolsen, Germany |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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