Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948)
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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
- 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[1]
- 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[2]
- 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
Notes
External links
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