George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
IssueHouseHouse of Waldeck and PyrmontFatherGeorge I, Prince of Waldeck and PyrmontMotherPrincess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Georg Friedrich Heinrich Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 20 September 1789 – 15 May 1845) was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1813 to 1845.

He was the son of George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.

Marriage and children

He married Emma, daughter of Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, and Princess Amalie of Nassau-Weilburg, in Schaumburg on 26 June 1823 .[1] They had three sons and two daughters:

Ancestry

Ancestors of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
16. Christian Ludwig, Count of Waldeck
8. Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
17. Countess Anna Elisabeth of Rappoltstein
4. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
18. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
9. Countess Palatine Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
19. Countess Catharine Agathe of Rappoltstein
2. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
20. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (= 18)
10. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
21. Countess Catharine Agathe of Rappoltstein (= 19)
5. Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
22. Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
11. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
23. Countess Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
1. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
24. Christian William I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
12. August I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
25. Duchess Wilhelmine Christiane of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
6. August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
26. Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
13. Princess Charlotte Sophie of Anhalt-Bernburg
27. Countess Sophie Albertine of Solms-Sonnenwalde
3. Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
28. Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (= 26)
14. Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
29. Countess Sophie Albertine of Solms-Sonnenwalde (= 27)
7. Princess Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg
30. Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt
15. Margravine Albertine of Brandenburg-Schwedt
31. Princess Marie Dorothea of Courland

Notes and sources

  1. ^ C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 232. Hereinafter cited as The Book of Kings.
  • thePeerage.com - Georg II Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont
  • Georg Heinrich zu Waldeck und Pyrmont (German)
  • Karl Theodor Menke: Pyrmont und seine Umgebung. Hameln, Pyrmont, 1840, S.65
  • L. Curtze: Geschichte und Beschreibung des Fürstentums Waldeck. Arolsen, 1850, S.619f.
George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
House of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Cadet branch of the House of Waldeck
Born: 20 September 1789 Died: 15 May 1845
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Preceded by Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
9 September 1813 – 15 May 1845
Succeeded by
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