George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
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 Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen .
Marriage and children
He married Emma , 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 Augusta 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.
George 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 16. Christian Ludwig, Count of Waldeck 8. Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 17. Countess Anna Elisabeth of Rappoltstein 4. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 18. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 9. Countess Palatine Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 19. Countess Catharine Agathe of Rappoltstein 2. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 20. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (= 18) 10. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 21. Countess Catharine Agathe of Rappoltstein (= 19) 5. Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 22. Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken 11. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken 23. Countess Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 1. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 24. Christian William I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 12. August I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 25. Duchess Wilhelmine Christiane of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 6. August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 26. Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg 13. Princess Charlotte Sophie of Anhalt-Bernburg 27. Countess Sophie Albertine of Solms-Sonnenwalde 3. Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 28. Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (= 26) 14. Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg 29. Countess Sophie Albertine of Solms-Sonnenwalde (= 27) 7. Princess Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg 30. Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt 15. Margravine Albertine of Brandenburg-Schwedt 31. Princess Marie Dorothea of Courland
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 232. Hereinafter cited as The Book of Kings.
George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Born: 20 September 1789 Died: 15 May 1845
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 9 September 1813 – 15 May 1845
Succeeded by
1st Generation 2nd Generation 3rd Generation 4th Generation 5th Generation 6th Generation 7th Generation
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