George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
| George II | |
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| Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | |
| Reign | 9 September 1813 – 15 May 1845 |
| Predecessor | George I |
| Successor | George Victor |
| Born | 20 September 1789 Weil am Rhein, Baden |
| Died | 15 May 1845 (aged 55) Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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| House | House of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
| Father | George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
| Mother | Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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
[edit]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
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Notes and sources
[edit]- ^ 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.
- thePeerage.com - Georg II Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont
- Georg Heinrich zu Waldeck und Pyrmont (German)
- Karl Theodor Menke: Pyrmont und seine Umgebung. Hameln, Pyrmont, 1840, S.65
- L. Curtze: Geschichte und Beschreibung des Fürstentums Waldeck. Arolsen, 1850, S.619f.
George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont House of Waldeck and PyrmontCadet branch of the House of WaldeckBorn: 20 September 1789 Died: 15 May 1845
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Preceded byGeorge I
Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 9 September 1813 – 15 May 1845
Succeeded byGeorge Victor
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