Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948)
Third son of Wilhelm II of Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Third son of Wilhelm II of Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Adalbert Ferdinand Berengar Viktor of Prussia (14 July 1884 – 22 September 1948) was the third son of Wilhelm II, German Emperor, by his first wife, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein.
| Prince Adalbert of Prussia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | |||||
| Born | 14 July 1884 Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire | ||||
| Died | 22 September 1948 (aged 64) La Tour de Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland | ||||
| Burial | 26 September 1948 | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen | ||||
| Issue | Princess Victoria Marina Prince Wilhelm Victor | ||||
| |||||
| House | Hohenzollern | ||||
| Father | Wilhelm II, German Emperor | ||||
| Mother | Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein | ||||
Prince Adalbert was born on 14 July 1884 as the third son of the then Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and his first wife, Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. He was born in the Marmorpalais of Potsdam in the Province of Brandenburg, where his parents resided until his father acceded to the throne as Emperor Wilhelm II in 1888. He spent his childhood with his siblings at the New Palace, also in Potsdam, and his school days with his brothers at the Prinzenhaus in Plön in his mother’s ancestral Schleswig-Holstein.
His bride was Princess Adelheid "Adi" of Saxe-Meiningen (16 August 1891 – 25 April 1971), daughter of Prince Frederick and Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld. They married on 3 August 1914 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, and had three children, five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren:
Knight, Order of the Black Eagle with Chain (Prussia), invested 18 January 1903[3]
Knight Grand Cross (with Crown), Order of the Red Eagle (Prussia)
Knight, First Class, Order of the Prussian Crown
Grand Commander, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
Knight, First Class (with Crown in ore), House Order of the Wendish Crown (Grand Duchies of Mechlenburg)
Knight Grand Cross, Order of the White Falcon (Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach)
House Order of Fidelity (Baden)
Hanseatic Cross (Bremen)_-_ribbon_bar.png){kind=small}
Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order (Hesse)
Grand Cross with golden crown of the House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis (Oldenburg)_-_ribbon_bar.png){kind=small}
Friedrich August Cross, 1st class
Order of the Rue Crown (Saxony)
Grand Cross of the Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order (Saxon Duchies)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown with Swords (Württemberg)
Knight, Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation, Kingdom of Italy
Knight, First Class, Order of the Netherlands Lion (Netherlands)
Knight Grand Cross, Royal Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen, Empire of Austria-Hungary
Knight Grand Cross, Order of Tower and Sword, Portugal
Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Romanian Crown, Kingdom of Romania
Knight, Order of Saint Andrew, the First Called, Imperial Russia_-_ribbon_bar.png){kind=small}
Knight, (star with diamonds) Nichan Iftikhar (Order of Glory, Ottoman Empire) - 21 October 1901 - during the visit to Istanbul of SMS Charlotte, where he served[4]
Knight, First Class (Star with diamonds), Order of Osmanieh (Ottoman Empire)
Knight First Class, Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar, Sultanate of Zanzibar (Tanzania)
Grand Cordon, Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Imperial Japan[5]Adalbert died in La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland, aged 64.
| Ancestors of Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948) |
|---|
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
