Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948)

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

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

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 Marie Antoinette, Countess of Hoyos (Hohenthurm, 27 June 1920 – Marbella 1 March 2004), and had the following issue:
  • Princess Marie Louise Marina Franziska (b. Konstanz 18 September 1945), who wed at Donaueschingen 22 May 1971 Count Rudolf von Schönburg-Glauchau (b. 25 September 1932, Wechselburg); 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

Ancestry

Family of Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948)

16. Frederick William III of Prussia 8. Wilhelm I, German Emperor 17. Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 4. Frederick III, German Emperor 18. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 9. Augusta of Saxe-Weimar 19. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia 2. Wilhelm II, German Emperor 20. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 10. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 21. Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 5. Victoria, Princess Royal 22. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn 11. Victoria of the United Kingdom 23. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1. Prince Adalbert of Prussia 24. Frederik Christian II, Duke of Augustenborg 12. Christian, Duke of Augustenborg 25. Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark 6. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein 26. Christian-Conrad, Count of Danneskiold-Samsøe 13. Louise of Danneskiold-Samsøe 27. Johanna Kaas of Mur 3. Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein 28. Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 14. Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 29. Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth 7. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 30. Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen 15. Princess Feodora of Leiningen 31. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (= 23)

External links

• Genealogy