Prince Adalbert of Prussia
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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
.
(16 August 1891 – 25 April 1971) on 3 August 1914 in Wilhelmshaven
, Germany
, and had the following issue:
Kaiserliche Marine
Potsdam
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
– 22 September 1948 in La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
) was a son of Kaiser
Kaiser
Kaiser is the German title meaning "Emperor", with Kaiserin being the female equivalent, "Empress". Like the Russian Czar it is directly derived from the Latin Emperors' title of Caesar, which in turn is derived from the personal name of a branch of the gens Julia, to which Gaius Julius Caesar,...
Wilhelm II of Germany by his first wife, Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein
Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein was the last German Empress and Queen of Prussia. Her full German name was Auguste Victoria Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.She was the eldest daughter of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess...
.
Marriage
He married Princess Adelheid "Adi" of Saxe-MeiningenSaxe-Meiningen
The Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin dynasty, located in the southwest of the present-day German state of Thuringia....
(16 August 1891 – 25 April 1971) on 3 August 1914 in Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea.-History:...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, 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 AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
lawyer, Kirby Patterson, and had issue - Prince Wilhem Victor (15 February 1919 – 7 February 1989) who married at DonaueschingenDonaueschingenDonaueschingen is a German town in the Black Forest in the southwest of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar Kreis. It stands near the confluence of the two sources of the river Danube ....
20 July 1944 Countess Marie Antoinette Hoyos (27 June 1920 – MarbellaMarbellaMarbella is a town in Andalusia, Spain. It is situated on the Mediterranean Sea, in the province of Málaga, beneath the La Concha mountain. In 2000 the city had 98,823 inhabitants, in 2004, 116,234, in 2010 approximately 135,000....
1 March 2004), and had the following issue:- Princess Marie Louise (18 September 1945), who wed at DonaueschingenDonaueschingenDonaueschingen is a German town in the Black Forest in the southwest of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar Kreis. It stands near the confluence of the two sources of the river Danube ....
22 May 1971 Count Rudolf von SchönburgHouse of SchönburgSchönburg is the name of an old noble house, formerly with properties in present day Saxony, Thuringia and Bohemia.- History :...
-GlauchauGlauchauGlauchau is a town in Germany, in Saxony, on the right bank of the Mulde, 7 miles north of Zwickau and 17 miles west of Chemnitz by rail. It is part of the Zwickau district....
(25 September 1932); had issue - Prince Adalbert Alexander Friedrich Joachim Christian (b. KonstanzKonstanzKonstanz is a university city with approximately 80,000 inhabitants located at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland. The city houses the University of Konstanz.-Location:...
4 March 1948), who married at GlentorfKönigslutter-External links:*...
14 June 1981 Eva Maria Kudicke (b. ShahiQa'em ShahrQaem Shahr , Shāhābād , and Shahi , also Romanized as Shāhī) is a city in and the capital of Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran...
, IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
30 June 1951); had issue
- Princess Marie Louise (18 September 1945), who wed at Donaueschingen
Kaiserliche MarineKaiserliche MarineThe Imperial German Navy was the German Navy created at the time of the formation of the German Empire. It existed between 1871 and 1919, growing out of the small Prussian Navy and Norddeutsche Bundesmarine, which primarily had the mission of coastal defense. Kaiser Wilhelm II greatly expanded...
- 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 EagleOrder of the Black EagleThe Order of the Black Eagle was the highest order of chivalry in the Kingdom of Prussia. The order was founded on 17 January 1701 by Elector Friedrich III of Brandenburg . In his Dutch exile after WWI, deposed Emperor Wilhelm II continued to award the order to his family...
- Knight Grand Cross (with Crown), Order of the Red EagleOrder of the Red EagleThe Order of the Red Eagle was an order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was awarded to both military personnel and civilians, to recognize valor in combat, excellence in military leadership, long and faithful service to the kingdom, or other achievements...
- Knight, First Class, Order of the Prussian CrownOrder of the Crown (Prussia)The Order of the Crown was Prussia's lowest ranking order of chivalry. Instituted in 1861 as an award equal in rank to the Order of the Red Eagle, it could only be awarded to commissioned officers , but there was a medal associated with the order which could be earned by non-commissioned officers...
- Grand Commander, Royal House Order of HohenzollernHouse Order of HohenzollernThe House Order of Hohenzollern was an order of chivalry of the House of Hohenzollern. It was both a military and a civil award...
- Honor Cross, First Class, Princely House Order of HohenzollernHouse Order of HohenzollernThe House Order of Hohenzollern was an order of chivalry of the House of Hohenzollern. It was both a military and a civil award...
- Knight, Order of the Most Holy AnnunciationOrder of the Most Holy AnnunciationThe Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation is an order of chivalry, or knighthood, originating in mediæval Italy. It eventually was the pinnacle of the honours system in the Kingdom of Italy, which ceased to be a national order when the kingdom became a republic in 1946...
, 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 StephenOrder of Saint Stephen of HungaryThe Royal Hungarian Order of Saint StephenThe Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary, the royal Hungarian order, founded in 1764 by the empress Maria Theresa of Austria, consisted of the grand master , 20 knights grand cross, 30 knights commanders and 50 knights...
, Empire of Austria-Hungary
- Knight Grand Cross, Order of Tower and SwordOrder of the Tower and SwordThe Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of Valour, Loyalty and Merit is a Portuguese order of knighthood and the pinnacle of the Portuguese honours system. It was created by King Afonso V in 1459....
, Portugal
- Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Romanian CrownOrder of the Crown (Romania)The Order of the Crown is a chivalric order set up on 14 March 1881 by King Carol I of Romania to commemorate the establishment of the Kingdom of Romania...
, 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 OsmaniOsminieh OrderThe Order of Osmanieh, Order of Osmanie, Order of Osmania was a military decoration of the Ottoman Empire, created in January 1862 by Sultan Abdulaziz. With the obsolescence of the Nichan Iftikhar , this became the second highest order in the Empire, ranking below the High Order of Honour...
(Osminieh Order), Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
- Knight First Class, Order of the Brilliant Star of ZanzibarOrder of the Brilliant Star of ZanzibarThe Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar was a decoration awarded by the Sultan of Zanzibar. It was in use from its inception on 22 December 1875 to the overthrow of the Sultanate on 12 January 1964. The decoration had two grades, the first of which was usually awarded to foreign heads of...
, 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 CrossIron CrossThe Iron Cross is a cross symbol typically in black with a white or silver outline that originated after 1219 when the Kingdom of Jerusalem granted the Teutonic Order the right to combine the Teutonic Black Cross placed above a silver Cross of Jerusalem....
, Second Class, Imperial Germany / Kingdom of Prussia, ca. 1914