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George II
Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Reign9 September 1813 – 15 May 1845
PredecessorGeorge I
SuccessorGeorge Victor
Born(1789-09-20)20 September 1789
Weil am Rhein, Baden
Died15 May 1845(1845-05-15) (aged 55)
Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont
SpousePrincess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
IssueAugusta, Princess of Stolberg-Stolberg
Prince Josef
Princess Hermine of Waldeck-Pyrmont
George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Prince Wolrad
HouseHouse of Waldeck and Pyrmont
FatherGeorge I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
MotherPrincess 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 Countess Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.

Marriage and children

He married Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, 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

Family 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. Christiane Henriette, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken
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 Wilhelm, 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 Kurland

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.
George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Cadet branch of the House of Waldeck
Born: 20 September 1789 Died: 9 March 1845
Regnal titles
Preceded by Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
9 September 1813 – 15 May 1845
Succeeded by

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