George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
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George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
from 1813 to 1845.
He was the son of George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
and Countess Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
, daughter of Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
, and Princess Amalie of Nassau-Weilburg, in Schaumburg
on 26 June 1823 . They had three sons and two daughters:
Waldeck (state)
Waldeck was a sovereign principality in the German Empire and German Confederation and, until 1929, a constituent state of the Weimar Republic. It comprised territories in present-day Hesse and Lower Saxony, ....
from 1813 to 1845.
He was the son of George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1812 to 1813.He was the son of Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler.-Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont:...
and Countess Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
Marriage and children
He married Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-HoymPrincess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym was a German princess. She was the Grandmother of the Dutch Queen Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, who was named after her.- Life :...
, daughter of Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Victor II Karl Frederick of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym , was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Bernburg branch and a ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym.He was the eldest son of Karl Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, by his second...
, and Princess Amalie of Nassau-Weilburg, in Schaumburg
Schaumburg
Schaumburg is a district of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Nienburg, Hanover and Hamelin-Pyrmont, and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia .-History:...
on 26 June 1823 . They had three sons and two daughters:
- Princess Auguste of Waldeck and Pyrmont (21 July 1824 – 4 September 1893), married Alfred, Prince of Stolberg-Stolberg, had issue.
- Prince Josef of Waldeck and Pyrmont (24 November 1825 – 27 December 1829)
- Princess Hermine of Waldeck and PyrmontPrincess Hermine of Waldeck-PyrmontPrincess Hermine of Waldeck-Pyrmont was a German princess. She was the second daughter of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym. She was an aunt of the Dutch Queen Emma.- Marriage and issue :On 25 October 1844, she married her...
(29 September 1827 – 16 February 1910), married Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-LippeAdolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-LippeAdolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe was a ruler of the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.-Biography:He was born in Bückeburg to Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont ....
, had issue. - Georg Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (14 January 1831 – 12 May 1893), married (1) Princess Helena of NassauPrincess Helena of NassauPrincess Helena of Nassau was daughter of William, Duke of Nassau , and consort of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.-Early life:...
, had issue, (2) married Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlücksburgPrincess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlücksburgPrincess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the princess consort of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont...
, had issue. - Prince Wolrad of Waldeck and Pyrmont (24 January 1833 – 20 January 1867)