William Frederick, Prince of Wied

William Frederick
Prince of Wied
Spouse	Princess Pauline of Württemberg
Issue
Prince Hermann Prince Dietrich
Full name
German: Wilhelm Friedrich Hermann Otto Karl
House	House of Wied-Neuwied
Father	William, Prince of Wied
Mother	Princess Marie of the Netherlands
Born	27 June 1872(1872-06-27) Neuwied, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	18 June 1945(1945-06-18) (aged 72) Neuwied, Allied-occupied Germany

William Frederick, Prince of Wied (German: Wilhelm Friedrich Hermann Otto Karl Fürst von Wied; 27 June 1872 – 18 June 1945) was a German nobleman, eldest child of William, Prince of Wied. He was brother of William, Prince of Albania.

1 Early life
2 Marriage
3 Prince of Wied
4 Titles and styles
5 Ancestry
6 Notes and sources

Early life

William Frederick was born at Neuwied, Kingdom of Prussia, the first child of William, Prince of Wied (1845–1907), (son of Hermann, Prince of Wied and Princess Marie of Nassau) and his wife, Princess Marie of the Netherlands (1841–1910), (daughter of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands and his wife Princess Louise of Prussia). Through his father he was descendant of George II of Great Britain. His great-grandparents were, William I of the Netherlands and Frederick William III of Prussia. He was nephew of Queen Elisabeth of Romania.

Marriage

William Frederick married on 29 October 1898 in Stuttgart, Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1877–1965), only daughter of King William II of Württemberg and his first wife, Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont, daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.^[1]

They had two children:

Hermann, Hereditary Prince of Wied (18 August 1899 – 5 November 1941), married Countess Marie Antonia of Stolberg-Wernigerode, had issue, including Frederick William, Prince of Wied.
Prince Dietrich of Wied (30 October 1901 – 8 June 1976), married Countess Antoinette Julia Grote, had issue.

Prince of Wied

William Frederick, inherited the title of Prince of Wied after the death of his father in 1907. After the German Revolution in 1919 all nobility titles were abolished. He became the titular Prince, or Furst, until his death in 1945, the title was inherited by his 14-year-old grandson Frederick William (1931–2000),^[2] his son Hermann died of wounds received in action during World War II in Rzeszów, Poland.^[3]

Titles and styles

27 June 1872 – 22 October 1907: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Wied
22 October 1907 – 18 June 1945: His Serene Highness The Prince of Wied

Ancestry

Ancestors of William Frederick, Prince of Wied

16. Friedrich Karl, Prince of Wied

8. Johann August Karl, Prince of Wied

17. Countess Marie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

4. Hermann, Prince of Wied

18. Wilhelm, Prince of Solms-Braunfels

9. Princess Sophie Auguste of Solms-Braunfels

19. Countess Auguste Franziska of Salm-Grumbach

2. William, Prince of Wied

20. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

10. William, Duke of Nassau

21. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg

5. Princess Marie of Nassau

22. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

11. Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen

23. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

1. William Frederick, Prince of Wied

24. William V, Prince of Orange

12. William I of the Netherlands

25. Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia

6. Prince Frederick of the Netherlands

26. Frederick William II of Prussia

13. Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia

27. Landgravine Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

3. Princess Marie of the Netherlands

28. Frederick William II of Prussia (= 26)

14. Frederick William III of Prussia

29. Landgravine Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt (= 27)

7. Princess Louise of Prussia

30. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

15. Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

31. Landgravine Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt

Notes and sources

^ C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 226. Hereinafter cited as The Book of Kings
^ http://www.thepeerage.com/p6315.htm#i63150 thePeerage.com - Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Constantine Fürst zu Wied
^ http://genealogy.euweb.cz/runkel/runkel6.html

thePeerage.com - Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann Otto Karl Fürst zu Wied
Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Friedrich, 6.Fürst zu Wied
The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: 336

German nobility
William Frederick, Prince of Wied House of Wied-Neuwied Cadet branch of the House of Wied Born: 27 June 1872 Died: 18 June 1945
Preceded by William	Prince of Wied 1907–1919	Succeeded by German nobiliy titles abolished
Titles in pretence
Loss of title	— TITULAR — Prince of Wied 1919 – 1945 Reason for succession failure: German nobiliy titles abolished	Succeeded by Frederick William

Persondata
Name	Frederick, William, Prince Of Wied
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	27 June 1872
Place of birth	Neuwied, Kingdom of Prussia
Date of death	18 June 1945
Place of death	Neuwied, Allied-occupied Germany