Prince Wolrad of Waldeck and Pyrmont
| Prince Wolrad | |
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Waldeck and Pyrmont | |
| Father | George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
| Mother | Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
Prince Wolrad of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Prinz Victor Wolrad Friedrich Adolf Wilhelm Albert zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 26 June 1892 – 17 October 1914) was the youngest child of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont by his second wife Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
Early life and family
Wolrad was born at
Waldeck and Pyrmont, the eight child and second son George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1831–1893), (son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg) but first child by his second wife, Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1858–1936), (daughter of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe). Through both of his parents, he was descendant of George II of Great Britain
.
Wolrad grew up without his father, who died one year after his birth. He was raised by his mother; his half brother, reigning prince Friedrich also looked after his welfare.
In 1910, he accompanied Friedrich to the
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.[1]
His half-siblings were:
- Pauline, Princess of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1855–1925) who married Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
- Marie, Princess William of Württemberg (1857–1882) who married the future William II of Württemberg.
- Emma, Queen of the Netherlands (1858–1934) who married William III of the Netherlands.
- Helena, Duchess of Albany (1861–1922) who married Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany.
- Waldeck and Pyrmont.
Education and military career
He studied at
First World War he fought in Vosges and later in the Battle of the Marne. He ultimately came to Moorslede, Belgium
, where he died in action. He was unmarried.
Ancestry
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Notes and sources
- ^ The Times, May 21, 1910
- The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: 352