| Prince Adalbert of Prussia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | |||||
| Born | (1884-07-14)14 July 1884 Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire | ||||
| Died | 22 September 1948(1948-09-22) (aged 64) La Tour de Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland | ||||
| Burial | 26 September 1948 Vassin Cemetery, La Tour de Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland | ||||
| Spouse |
Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
(m. 1914) | ||||
| Issue | Princess Victoria Marina Prince Wilhelm Victor | ||||
| |||||
| House | Hohenzollern | ||||
| Father | Wilhelm II, German Emperor | ||||
| Mother | Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein | ||||
| Prussian Royalty |
| House of Hohenzollern |
|---|
 |
| Wilhelm II |
Prince Adalbert Ferdinand Berengar Viktor of Prussia (14 July 1884 – 22 September 1948) was the third son of Wilhelm II, German Emperor, and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein.
Early life
Prince Adalbert was born on 14 July 1884 as the third son of the then Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and his first wife, Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. He was born in the Marmorpalais of Potsdam in the Province of Brandenburg, where his parents resided until his father acceded to the throne as Emperor Wilhelm II in 1888. He spent his childhood with his siblings at the New Palace, also in Potsdam, and his school days with his brothers at the Prinzenhaus in Plön in his mother’s ancestral Schleswig-Holstein.
His bride was Princess Adelheid "Adi" of Saxe-Meiningen (16 August 1891 – 25 April 1971), daughter of Prince Frederick and Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld. They married on 3 August 1914 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, and had three children, five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren:
- Princess Victoria Marina of Prussia (stillborn, 4 September 1915)
- Princess Victoria Marina of Prussia (11 September 1917 – 21 January 1981) she married Kirby Patterson (24 July 1907 – 4 June 1984) on 26 September 1947. They had three children and one grandson:
- Berengar Orin Bernhard Kirby Patterson (21 August 1948 – 18 May 2011) he married Pamela Knight in 1994.
- Marina Adelaide Emily Patterson (21 August 1948 – 10 January 2011) she married John Engel on 24 September 1982. They had one son:
- William John Engel (17 February 1983)
- Dohna Maria Patterson (7 August 1954) she married Stephen Pearl on 28 July 1974.
- Prince Wilhelm Victor of Prussia (15 February 1919 – 7 February 1989), he married at Donaueschingen on 20 July 1944 Marie Antoinette, Countess of Hoyos zu Stichsenstein (Hohenthurm, 27 June 1920 – Marbella, 1 March 2004). They had two children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Kaiserliche Marine
- Leutnant zur See (Ensign / Acting Sub-Lieutenant)
- Oberleutnant zur See (Lieutenant, Junior Grade / Sub-Lieutenant), before 1905 through at least 1908
- Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant) on staff in SMS Kaiser, 1914
- Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander) in command of SMS Danzig, 1917
- Fregattenkapitän (Commander) in command of SMS Dresden 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. Gardegrenadierlandwehrregiment (1st Reserve Regiment of Grenadier Guards)
Chivalric Orders
Knight, Order of the Black Eagle with Chain (Prussia), invested 18 January 1903
Knight Grand Cross (with Crown), Order of the Red Eagle (Prussia)
Knight, First Class, Order of the Prussian Crown
Grand Commander, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern- Honour Cross, First Class, Princely House Order of Hohenzollern
Knight, First Class (with Crown in ore), House Order of the Wendish Crown (Grand Duchies of Mechlenburg)
Knight Grand Cross, Order of the White Falcon (Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach)
House Order of Fidelity (Baden)
Hanseatic Cross (Bremen)
Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order (Hesse)
Grand Cross with golden crown of the House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis (Oldenburg)
Friedrich August Cross, 1st class
Order of the Rue Crown (Saxony)
Grand Cross of the Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order (Saxon Duchies)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown with Swords (Württemberg)
Knight, Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation, Kingdom of Italy
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, (star with diamonds) Nichan Iftikhar (Order of Glory, Ottoman Empire) - 21 October 1901 - during the visit to Istanbul of SMS Charlotte, where he served
Knight, First Class (Star with diamonds), Order of Osmanieh (Ottoman Empire)
Knight First Class, Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar, Sultanate of Zanzibar (Tanzania)
Grand Cordon, Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Imperial Japan
_-_ribbon_bar.png){kind=small}
_-_ribbon_bar.png){kind=small}
_-_ribbon_bar.png){kind=small}
Military Decorations
- Gold and silver Imtiyaz Medals (Privilege, Ottoman Empire)
- Gold Liakat Medal (Merit, Ottoman Empire) - 21 October 1901 - during the visit to Istanbul of SMS Charlotte, where he served
- Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class, Imperial Germany / Kingdom of Prussia
Death
Adalbert died in La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland, aged 64.
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948) |
|---|
Notes
- ^ Schench, G. Handbuch über den Königlich Preuβischen Hof und Staat fur das Jahr 1908. Berlin, Prussia, 1907.
- "Germany". The Times. No. 36981. London. 19 January 1903. p. 5.
- ^ "Court circular". The Times. No. 36593. London. 23 October 1901. p. 4.
- 刑部芳則 (2017). 明治時代の勲章外交儀礼 (PDF) (in Japanese). 明治聖徳記念学会紀要. p. 150.
External links
| Princes of Prussia | |
|---|---|
| The generations are numbered from the ascension of Frederick I as King in Prussia in 1701. | |
| 1st generation | |
| 2nd generation | |
| 3rd generation | |
| 4th generation | |
| 5th generation | |
| 6th generation | |
| 7th generation | |
| 8th generation | |
| 9th generation | |
| 10th generation | |
| 11th generation | |
| ^§ born after the abolishment of monarchy by the Weimar Constitution
^• Forfeit rights to the succession | |
- 1884 births
- 1948 deaths
- People from the Province of Brandenburg
- Prussian princes
- House of Hohenzollern
- Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Bremen)
- Grand Crosses of the Order of the Crown (Romania)
- Recipients of the Gold Imtiyaz Medal
- Recipients of the Gold Liakat Medal
- Sons of emperors
- Military personnel from Potsdam
- Children of Wilhelm II
- Sons of kings