Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948)

For the earlier prince, see Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1811–1873).

Prince Adalbert Prince Adalbert of Prussia Spouse Princess Adelheid of Saxe-Meiningen Issue Princess Victoria Marina Prince Wilhelm Viktor Father Emperor Wilhelm II Mother Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein Born 14 July 1884(1884-07-14) Potsdam, Prussia Died 22 September 1948(1948-09-22) (aged 64) La Tour de Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland

Prussian Royalty House of Hohenzollern Wilhelm II Children    William, German Crown Prince    Prince Eitel Friedrich    Prince Adalbert    Prince August Wilhelm    Prince Oskar    Prince Joachim    Victoria Louise, Duchess of Brunswick

Prince Adalbert of Prussia (Adalbert Ferdinand Berengar Viktor) (14 July 1884 in Potsdam, Germany – 22 September 1948 in La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland) was a son of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany by his first wife, Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein.

Marriage

He married Princess Adelheid "Adi" of Saxe-Meiningen (16 August 1891 – 25 April 1971) on 3 August 1914 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, and had the following issue:

Issue

• Princess Victoria Marina, stillborn daughter (4 September 1915)
• Princess Victoria Marina of Prussia (11 September 1917 – 21 January 1981) who married an American lawyer, Kirby Patterson, and had issue
• Prince Wilhem Victor (15 February 1919 – 7 February 1989) who married at Donaueschingen 20 July 1944 Countess Marie Antoinette Hoyos (27 June 1920 – Marbella 1 March 2004), and had the following issue:
  • Princess Marie Louise (18 September 1945), who wed at Donaueschingen 22 May 1971 Count Rudolf von Schönburg-Glauchau (25 September 1932); had issue
  • Prince Adalbert Alexander Friedrich Joachim Christian (b. Konstanz 4 March 1948), who married at Glentorf 14 June 1981 Eva Maria Kudicke (b. Shahi, Iran 30 June 1951); had issue

Kaiserliche Marine

• Leutnant zur See (Ensign / Acting Sub-Lieutenant)

• Oberleutnant zur See (Lieutenant, Junior Grade / Sub-Lieutenant), before 1905 through at least 1908

• Stabskapitänleutnant (Lieutenant) on staff in SMS Luitpold, 1914

• Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander) in command of SMS Danzig, ca. 1916

• Fregattenkapitän (Commander) in command of Torpedo Boat Flotilla, Flanders, 1918.

Regimental Commissions

• Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) à la suite 1. Garderegiment zu Fuß (1st Regiment of Foot Guards), Potsdam, 1894

• à la suite, Grenadierregiment König Friedrich der Große (3. Ostpreussisches) Nr. 4

• à la suite, 1. Gardegrenadierlanwehrregiment (1st Reserve Regiment of Grenadier Guards)

Chivalric Orders

• Knight, Order of the Black Eagle

• Knight Grand Cross (with Crown), Order of the Red Eagle

• Knight, First Class, Order of the Prussian Crown

• Grand Commander, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

• Honor Cross, First Class, Princely House Order of Hohenzollern

• Knight, Order of the Most Holy Annunciation, Kingdom of Italy

• Knight, First Class (with Crown), House Order of the Wendish Crown, Grand Duchies of Mechlenburg

• 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

• Knight Grand Cross, Order of the White Falcon, Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

• Knight, Iftihar Nishani (Order of Glory), Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

• Knight, First Class (Star with diamonds), Nishani Osmani (Osminieh Order), Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

• Knight First Class, Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar, Sultanate of Zanzibar (Tanzania)

Military Decorations

• Gold Medal of Imtiaz (Privilege), Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

• Silver Medal of Imtiaz (Privilege), Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

• Golden Medal of Liyaqat (Merit), Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

• Iron Cross, Second Class, Imperial Germany / Kingdom of Prussia, ca. 1914

External links

• Genealogy