George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Reign[]
- Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- September 9, 1813 - May 15, 1845 (31 years)
- Preceded by George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Succeeded by George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Life Data[]
- Georg Friedrich Heinrich
- House of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Born September 20, 1789
- in Weil am Rhein, Germany
- Died May 15, 1845 (55 years)
- in Bad Arolsen, Germany
Parents[]
| Father | George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | May 6, 1747 | September 9, 1813 (66 years) | September 12, 1784 - September 9, 1813 (28 years) |
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| Mother | Augusta, Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | February 1, 1768 | December 26, 1849 (81 years) |
Siblings[]
| 1. | Christiane, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont | March 23, 1787 | March 16, 1806 (18 years) | ||
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| 2. | Karl, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | July 7, 1788 | October 3, 1795 (7 years) | ||
| 3. | Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | November 8, 1790 | February 1, 1828 (37 years) | m.1816 Ursula de Poll (1790-1861) | 4 children |
| 4. | Christian, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | June 19, 1792 | July 8, 1795 (3 years) | ||
| 5. | Augusta, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont | August 7, 1793 | April 29, 1794 (8 months) | ||
| 6. | Johann, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | September 25, 1794 | October 8, 1814 (20 years) | ||
| 7. | Ida, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont | September 26, 1796 | April 12, 1869 (72 years) | m.1816 George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1784-1860) | 9 children |
| 8. | Wolrad, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | April 23, 1798 | August 24, 1821 (23 years) | ||
| 9. | Mathilde, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont | April 10, 1801 | April 13, 1825 (24 years) | m.1817 Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (1788-1857) | 3 children |
| 10. | Karl Christian, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | April 12, 1803 | July 19, 1846 (43 years) | m.1841 Amalie, Countess of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1814-79) | 3 children |
| 11. | Karoline, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont | November 17, 1804 | March 3, 1806 (1 year) | ||
| 12. | Hermann, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | October 12, 1809 | October 6, 1876 (66 years) | m.1833 Agnes, Countess Teleki de Szék (1814-96) | |
Paternal Grandparents[]
| Paternal Grandfather | Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | September 24, 1704 | August 29, 1763 (58 years) | August 19, 1741 - August 29, 1763 (22 years) |
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| Paternal Grandmother | Christiane Henriette, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken | November 16, 1725 | February 11, 1816 (90 years) | 7 children |
Maternal Grandparents[]
| Maternal Grandfather | August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | December 8, 1738 | February 10, 1806 (67 years) | April 27, 1762 - February 10, 1806 (43 years) |
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| Maternal Grandmother | Christine, Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg | November 14, 1746 | May 18, 1823 (76 years) | 6 children |
Marriage[]
| Wife | Emma, Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
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| Birth | May 20, 1802 |
| Father | Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1767-1812) |
| Mother | Amelia, Princess of Nassau-Weilburg (1776-1841) |
| Marriage | June 26, 1823 - May 15, 1845 (21 years) |
| Death | August 1, 1858 (56 years) |
Child 1[]
| Augusta, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont | July 21, 1824 | September 4, 1893 (69 years) | m.1848 Alfred, Prince of Stolberg-Stolberg (1820-1903) |
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| Child 1 | Wolfgang (1849-1903) | m.1897 Irmingard, Countess of Ysenburg and Büdingen (1868-1918) | 1 child |
| Child 2 | Eberhard (1851-51) | ||
| Child 3 | Vollrath (1852-1906) | ||
| Child 4 | Heinrich (1854-1935) | ||
| Child 5 | Erika (1856-1928) | m.1878 Georg Albrecht, Count of Erbach-Erbach (1844-1915) | 1 child |
| Child 6 | Albrecht (1861-1903) | ||
| Child 7 | Volkwin (1865-1935) | ||
Child 2[]
| Josef, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | November 24, 1825 | December 27, 1829 (4 years) |
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Child 3[]
| Hermine, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont | September 29, 1827 | February 16, 1910 (82 years) | m.1844 Adolphus I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1817-93) |
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| Child 1 | Hermine (1845-1930) | m.1876 Maximilian, Duke of Württemberg (1828-88) | |
| Child 2 | George (1846-1911) | m.1882 Marie Anne, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg (1864-1918) | 9 children |
| Child 3 | Hermann (1848-1918) | ||
| Child 4 | Emma (1850-55) | ||
| Child 5 | Ida (1852-91) | m.1872 Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz (1846-1902) | 6 children |
| Child 6 | Otto (1854-1935) | m.1893 Anna, Countess von Köppen of Hagenburg (1860-1932) | 4 children |
| Child 7 | Adolf (1859-1916) | m.1890 Viktoria, Princess of Prussia (1866-1929) | |
| Child 8 | Emma (1865-68) | ||
Child 4[]
| George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | January 14, 1831 | May 12, 1893 (62 years) | |
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| m.1853 Helena, Princess of Nassau (1831-88) | |||
| Child 1 | Sophie (1854-69) | ||
| Child 2 | Pauline (1855-1925) | m.1881 Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1845-1919) | 8 children |
| Child 3 | Marie (1857-82) | m.1877 William II, King of Württemberg (1848-1921) | 2 children |
| Child 4 | Emma (1858-1934) | m.1879 William III, King of the Netherlands (1817-90) | 1 child |
| Child 5 | Helen (1861-1922) | m.1882 Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-84) | 2 children |
| Child 6 | Friedrich (1865-1946) | m.1895 Bathildis, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe (1873-1962) | 4 children |
| Child 7 | Elisabeth (1873-1961) | m.1900 Alexander, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg (1872-1944) | 4 children |
| m.1891 Louise, Princess of Holstein-Schleswig-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1858-1936) | |||
| Child 8 | Wolrad (1892-1914) | ||
Child 5[]
| Wolrad, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | January 24, 1833 | January 20, 1867 (33 years) |
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