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Prince Wilhelm Victor of Prussia (German: Wilhelm Viktor Ernst Freund Friedrich Georg Adalbert; 15 February 1919 – 7 February 1989) was a German royal, soldier and diplomat.

Life

Prince Wilhelm Victor was a grandson of Emperor Wilhelm II and the youngest child of Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948) and his wife, Princess Adelheid "Adi" of Saxe-Meiningen (1891–1971). His father, Prince Adalbert carried also the title "Graf von Lingen". He forfeited his rights of succession as a result of his unequal marriage. His only surviving sister, Princess Viktoria Marina (1917-1981) married Kirby William Patterson (1907-1984).

Marriage

Prince Wilhelm Victor married at Donaueschingen 20 July 1944 Marie Antoinette, Countess of Hoyos-Stichsenstein (Hohenthurm, 27 June 1920 – Marbella 1 March 2004), daughter of Friedrich, Count of Hoyos-Stichsenstein (1876-1951) and his wife, Countess Wilhelmine von Wuthenau-Hohenthurm (1895-1983), niece of Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg. They had the following issue:

• Princess Marie Louise Marina Franziska of Prussia (18 September 1945) she married Count Rudolf (Rudi) of Schönburg-Glauchau on 19 May 1971. They have two children:
  • Countess Sophie Anastasia Wilhelmine Marie Antoinette of Schönburg-Glauchau (17 May 1979) she married Carles Andreu Alacreu on 21 September 2013. They have two children:
    • Rudi Federico Nicolas Alacreu y Schönburg-Glauchau (12 September 2017)
    • Carlota Alacreu y Schönburg-Glauchau (6 May 2019)
  • Count Friedrich Wilhelm Simeon Dionysius Joachim Rudolf Maria Adelbert of Schönburg-Glauchau (27 April 1985)
• Prince Adalbert Alexander Friedrich Joachim Christian (born Konstanz 4 March 1948), who married at Glentorf 14 June 1981 Eva Maria Kudicke (born Shahi, Iran 30 June 1951); They have three sons:
  • Prince Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm-Viktor Marcus of Prussia (3 October 1984), he married Jenny von Rumohr (15 December 1985) on 14 February 2020.
  • Prince Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Johannes of Prussia (3 July 1986)
  • Prince Philipp Heinrich Adalbert Günther of Prussia (3 July 1986), he married Aline von Alvensleben on 27 September 2024, descendant of Count Albrecht von Alvensleben-Schönborn (1826-1874)

Death

Prince Wilhelm Viktor died on 7 February 1989 at age 69. He is buried alongside his wife in Nordfriedhof, Munich, Germany.

Ancestry

References

1. https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00031447&tree=LEO
2. https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00047839&tree=LEO

External links

• www.preussen.de
• Prince Wilhelm Viktor photo

Bibliography

• Marlene A. Eilers, Queen Victoria's Descendants (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987), page 155. Hereinafter cited as Queen Victoria's Descendants.
• C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 59. Hereinafter cited as The Book of King.
• Karin Feuerstein-Praßer: Die Deutschen Kaiserinnen 1871-1918, Piper Verlag 2002.
• John C. G. Röhl: The Kaiser and his court. Wilhelm II and the government of Germany. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1994.
• John C. G. Röhl: Wilhelm II., C. H. Beck, München 1993–2008.

• 1919 births
• 1989 deaths
• Nobility from Kiel
• People from the Province of Schleswig-Holstein
• Prussian princes
• House of Hohenzollern