He was a member of the german house of hohenzollern, which never relinquished its claims to the throne of prussia and the german. The secretariat of hih prince georg friedrich of prussia announced the death of his uncle prince friedrich wilhelm on september 29, 2015. Prince eitel friedrich of prussia wikimedia commons. Frederick iii was german emperor and king of prussia for ninetynine days in 1888, the year of. Prince friedrich wilhelm nikolaus albrecht of prussia 8 may 1837 september 1906 was a prussian general field marshal, herrenmeister grand master of the order of saint john from 1883 until his death, and regent of the duchy of brunswick from 1885. They were divorced 20 october, 1926 and had no children. Prince philip is the oldest son of the elder son descending from kaiser wilhelm ii, and, by all rights, should be the head of house hohenzollern. Frederick iii king of prussia and emperor of germany. Hrh prince friedrich wilhelm of prussia posts facebook. Prince wilhelm of prussia wilhelm friedrich franz joseph christian olaf. Born on october 7, 1870, prince friedrich wilhelm august viktor leopold ludwig of hesse known as frittie was the fifth child, and youngest son of princess alice of the united kingdom and grand duke ludwig iv of hesse and by rhine. William i, german in full wilhelm friedrich ludwig, born march 22, 1797, berlindied march 9, 1888, berlin, german emperor from 1871, as well as king of prussia from 1861, a sovereign whose conscientiousness and selfrestraint fitted him for collaboration with stronger statesmen in raising his monarchy and the house of hohenzollern to predominance in germany. Prince friedrich wilhelm of prussia born 16 august 1979 berlin 2.
The prince and princess friedrich wilhelm of prussia, 29. Wilhelm eitelfriedrich christian charles of prussia, prince. Prince wilhelm of prussia wilhelm friedrich franz joseph christian olaf, 4 july 1906 26 may 1940 was the eldest child and son of crown prince wilhelm of germany and duchess cecilie of mecklenburgschwerin. Prince friedrich wilhelm of prussia born 9 february 1939 was the last crown prince of the prussia and germany. Maria married prince franz wilhelm of prussia, a hohenzollern greatgrandson of germanys last emperor. This photo postcard shows prussian crown prince wilhelm of hohenzollern and his wife, princess cecilie, with the baby prince wilhelm, born. Rip prince friedrich wilhelm of prussia, who died yesterday at 76 after a long illness. On 27 february 1906 prince eitel married duchess sophia charlotte of oldenburg 2 february 1879 oldenburg 29 march 1964 westerstede in berlin. The future king and emperor was born wilhelm friedrich ludwig of prussia in the kronprinzenpalais in berlin on march 22, 1797. Ancestors of prince friedrich wilhelm of prussia 6 generations 1. It is amazing to learn of vicky and fritzs loving marriage and the devotion they had for each other and how fritz i loved this book and look forward to rereading it again in the future. Nov 23, 2018 the prince and princess friedrich wilhelm of prussia, 29 january 1858, four days after their wedding day.
Prince friedrich wilhelm of prussias 6x great grandmother was princess louise of saxegothaaltenburg prince friedrich wilhelm of prussias 6x great grandfather was ernest ii, duke of saxegothaaltenburg prince friedrich wilhelm of prussias 7x great grandfather was king george ii of great britain prince friedrich wilhelm of prussias 7x. Crown prince wilhelm of germany and prussia european. Prince friedrich wilhelm nikolaus albrecht of prussia 8 may 1837 september 1906 was a prussian general field marshal and, from 1885, regent of the duchy of brunswick. At the time of his birth, his grandfather wilhelm ii was the reigning kaiser and he was second in line to the prussian and german thrones. Prince eitel friedrich wilhelm eitel friedrich christian karl july 7, 1883december 8, 1942 was a son of kaiser wilhelm ii of germany by his first wife, duchess auguste viktoria of schleswigholstein. A major military figure in the conflicts which brought about the unification of germany was the prussian prince friedrich karl, the nephew of kaiser wilhelm i and grandson of prussian king friedrich wilhelm iii.
Georg friedrich ferdinand, prince of prussia12345 german. Their eldest son, prince wilhelm of prussia, was killed fighting for thegerman army infrance in. Friedrich wilhelm was born in 1939 as the son of louis ferdinand, the last german emperor, and his wife grand duchess kira kirillovna romanova in berlingrunewald. Prince eitel friedrich of prussia unofficial royalty. The eldest son of kaiser wilhelm iis grandson prince louis ferdinand 19071994 and grand duchess kira of russia 19091967, he would have succeeded him as head of the house of hohenzollern had he not married a. Prince waldemar of prussia waldemar wilhelm ludwig friedrich viktor heinrich 20 march 1889 at kiel 2 may 1945 at tutzing, bavaria was the eldest son of prince henry of prussia and his wife, princess irene of hesse and by rhine.
He served in the guards from 1799 and fought in 1806 at the head of a. Hrh prince friedrich wilhelm of prussia died yesterday september 29 after a long illness in berlin. Hrh prince friedrich wilhelm of prussia home facebook. After the abolition of the monarchy he became a historian. He is the greatgreatgrandson and historic heir of wilhelm ii, the last german emperor and king. Georg friedrich ferdinand, prince of prussia german. Prince wilhelm of prussia 17831851 military wiki fandom. The heroine of the book is her daughter vicky, who become the princess of prussia having married prince friedrich wilhelm. Contentsshow life prince william was the fourth and youngest son of king friedrich wilhelm ii and princess frederika louisa of hessedarmstadt. Prince friedrich wilhelm of prussia was a member of the house of hohenzollern, greatgrandson of frederick william iii of prussia. He was born in berlin, the son of prince prince albert of prussia 18091872 and his wife princess marianne of the netherlands 18101883, daughter of king willlem i of the netherlands. One of his given names was leopold, in honor of his uncle, prince leopold, duke of albany. Eitel friedrich is a prince of germany and prince of prussia. Friedrich wilhelm, prince of prussia central victory.
Daughter of queen victoria, wife of the crown prince of prussia, mother of kaiser wilhelm. Im about convinced prussia must have been the gayest country in europe. Prince louis ferdinand friedrich wilhelm hubertus michael kyrill was born on february 9, 1939. After the death of his grandfather, emperor friedrich iii, wilhelm became crown prince at the age of six, retaining that title for more than 30 years until the fall of the empire on november 9, 1918. Prince friedrich wilhelm of prussia in photos prince friedrich wilhelm and his third wife, sybille prince and princess friedrich wilhelm with their three children. Crown prince friedrich wilhelm prussia stock photos. As the second son of crown prince friedrich wilhelm of prussia and louise of mecklenburgstrelitz the fourth daughter and sixth child of duke charles of mecklenburg and his wife princess friederike of hessedarmstadt. After the death of his grandfather emperor frederick iii, wilhelm became crown prince at the age of six, retaining that title for more than 30.
Prince friedrich wilhelm of prussia born 9 february 1939 berlingruenewald married 24 april 1976 burg hohenzollern. Hrh prince friedrich wilhelm of prussia was born on the 9th of february 1939. Prince friedrich wilhelm of prussias 5x great grandmother was princess louise of saxegothaaltenburg prince friedrich wilhelm of prussias 5x great grandfather was ernest ii, duke of saxegothaaltenburg prince friedrich wilhelm of prussias 6x great grandfather was king george ii of great britain prince friedrich wilhelm of prussias 6x. He is the second son of kaiser wilhelm ii and was the victim of a financial scandal in 1926 that tarnished the prestige of the house of hohenzollern. Prince wilhelm eitel friedrich christian karl of prussia known as eitel friedrich or eitel fritz was the second son of wilhelm ii, german emperor and king of prussia and his first wife, auguste viktoria of schleswigholsteinsonderburgaugustenburg. Born in 1939, prince friedrich wilhelm was the firstborn child of prince louis ferdinand of prussia and of his wife grand duchess kira kirillovna of russia. He was married to duchess sophie charlotte of oldenburg. Wilhelm, german crown prince was the eldest child and heir of the last german emperor, wilhelm ii, and the last crown prince of the german empire and the kingdom of prussia. Prince albert of prussia 18371906 project gutenberg. He is the grandson and heir of louis ferdinand, the last german emperor and king of prussia, who abdicated and went into exile in 1989. Details about 1908 vintage magazine illustration crown prince friedrich wilhelm of prussia. He was born at the marble palace in potsdam on july 7, 1883, and had six siblings. Genealogy for wilhelm eitelfriedrich christian charles of prussia hohenzollern, prince 1883 1942 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Prince wilhelm eitel friedrich christian karl of prussia 7 july 1883 8 december 1942 was the second son of emperor wilhelm ii of germany by his first wife, augusta viktoria of schleswigholstein. Crown prince wilhelm of prussia and the german empire 6. Photograph of emperor wilhelm iis sons back row left to right prince eitel friedrich of prussia 18831942, wilhelm, german crown prince 18821951, prince adalbert of prussia 18841948, front row left to right prince oskar of prussia 18881958, prince joachim of prussia 18901920 and prince august wilhelm of prussia 18871949. Prince eitel friedrich wilhelm eitel friedrich christian karl 7 july 1883 8 december 1942 was the second son of emperor wilhelm ii of germany by his first wife, augusta viktoria of schleswigholstein. His highness prince friedrich wilhelm, who died on september 16 aged 86, was head of the princely house of hohenzollern, one of the most important german houses alongside the habsburgs. Frederick iii, also called until 1888 crown prince frederick william, german kronprinz friedrich wilhelm, in full friedrich wilhelm nikolaus karl, born oct. The german club bfc preussen was also originally named bfc friedrich wilhelm in his honour. Eitel friedrich, prince of germany the kaiserreich wiki. Friedrich wilhelm was born at kamenz palace in kamenz, kingdom of prussia, now kamieniec. Prince eitel friedrich of prussia military wiki fandom. Prince waldemar of prussia 18891945 project gutenberg.
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