Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889–1945)
| Prince Waldemar of Prussia | |||||
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| Born | 20 March 1889 Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, German Empire | ||||
| Died | 2 May 1945 (aged 56) Tutzing, Bavaria, Nazi Germany | ||||
| Burial | 5 May 1945 | ||||
| Spouse |
Princess Calixta of Lippe-Biesterfeld
(m. 1919) | ||||
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| House | Hohenzollern | ||||
| Father | Prince Henry of Prussia | ||||
| Mother | Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine | ||||
| Prussian Royalty |
| House of Hohenzollern |
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| Frederick III |
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Prince Waldemar William Louis Frederick Victor of Prussia (German: Waldemar Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich Viktor Heinrich; 20 March 1889 at Kiel – 2 May 1945 at Tutzing, Bavaria) was the eldest son of Prince Henry of Prussia and Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine.
Biography
Marriage
Waldemar married Princess Calixta of Lippe (14 October 1895 – 15 December 1982) on 14 August 1919 at Hemmelmark.[1]
Haemophilia and death
Waldemar, like his maternal first cousin, Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia; maternal uncle Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine; and youngest brother Henry, had haemophilia. He died in a clinic in Tutzing, Bavaria because of a lack of blood transfusion facilities. He and his wife fled their home in light of the Russian advance, arriving in Tutzing, where Waldemar was able to receive his last blood transfusion.[2] The U.S. Army overran the area the next day, on 1 May 1945, and diverted all medical resources to treat nearby concentration camp victims, preventing Waldemar's doctor from treating him.[2] Waldemar died the following day, on 2 May.[1]
Honours and awards
Prince Waldemar received the following awards:[3]
- File:Order of the Black Eagle - Ribbon bar.svg Knight of the Black Eagle, with Collar (Kingdom of Prussia)
- File:Ord.Aquilarossa-GC.png Grand Cross of the Red Eagle, with Crown (Kingdom of Prussia)
- File:PRU Order of Crown ribbon.svg Knight of the Prussian Crown, 1st Class (Kingdom of Prussia)
- File:D-PRU Hohenzollern Order BAR.svg Grand Commander of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern (Kingdom of Prussia)
- File:D-PRU Princely Hohenzollern Order BAR.svg Cross of Honour of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, 1st Class (House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)
- File:BAD Order of Fidelity ribbon.svg Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1909 (Grand Duchy of Baden)[4]
- File:Ludwig Order (Hesse) - ribbon bar.png Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 19 March 1910 (Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine)[5]
- File:SAX Order of the Rue Crown ribbon.svg Knight of the Rue Crown (Kingdom of Saxony)
- File:JPN Daikun'i kikkasho BAR.svg Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum, 6 May 1912 (Empire of Japan)[6]
- File:St.AlexanderOrder-ribbon.svg Grand Cross of St. Alexander, with Swords, 1916 (Kingdom of Bulgaria)[7]
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Ancestry
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Calixta of Lippe – (1895–1982), German princess consort of Prussia". A Bit Of History. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Feudal Herald". Pegasus Associates and The Baronage Press. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ↑ Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat (1918), Genealogy p.3
- ↑ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1910), "Großherzogliche Orden" p. 41
- ↑ "Ludewigs-orden", Großherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste (in German), Darmstadt: Staatsverlag, 1914, p. 6 – via hathitrust.org
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 刑部芳則 (2017). 明治時代の勲章外交儀礼 (PDF) (in 日本語). 明治聖徳記念学会紀要. p. 150.
- ↑ "Български: Азбучник на ордена "Свети Александър", 1912-1935 г., XIII том".
External links
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