Hermann, Prince of Wied
| Hermann | |||||
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| Prince of Wied | |||||
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| Born |
22 May 1814 Neuwied, Duchy of Nassau | ||||
| Died |
5 March 1864 (aged 49) Neuwied, Duchy of Nassau | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Marie of Nassau | ||||
| Issue |
Elisabeth, Queen of Romania William, Prince of Wied Prince Otto | ||||
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| House | House of Wied-Neuwied | ||||
| Father | Johann August Karl, Prince of Wied | ||||
| Mother | Princess Sophie Auguste of Solms-Braunfels | ||||
Hermann, Prince of Wied (German: Wilhelm Hermann Karl Fürst von Wied; 22 May 1814 – 5 March 1864) was a German nobleman, elder son of Johann August Karl, Prince of Wied. He was the father of Queen Elisabeth of Romania and grandfather of William, Prince of Albania.
Early life
Hermann was the second child and first son of Johann August Karl, Prince of Wied (1779–1836), son of Friedrich Karl, Prince of Wied and Countess Marie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, and his wife, Princess Sophie Auguste of Solms-Braunfels (1796–1855), daughter of William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels and his wife Countess Auguste of Salm-Grumbach.
Texas
In 1842 with other 20 representatives of the German nobility, founded the "Adelsverein, Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas".
The settlement of New Wied, Texas, a few miles north of New Braunfels on the Guadalupe River located in the eastern side of Comal County, was established after the epidemic of 1846, as more than 300 German settlers in the region had died. Also was established in Lavaca County, the village of Wied, Texas.
Hermann purchased a share in the society as he was engaged to the sister of Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau, the protector of the society. He took no active part in the society until 1847, when it became apparent because of debts and dissension, that a new more business like approach must be taken in order to save the reputations and investments of the noblemen. From 1847 Hermann’s director of business affairs, August von Bibra was actively involved in the affairs of the Verein; and, when the prince was elected president in 1851 following Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen, Bibra took over complete management of the enterprise. Bibra struggled to repay the Verein debts and to revitalize the emigration program for more than ten years.
Marriage
Hermann married on 20 June 1842 in Biebrich, Princess Marie of Nassau (1825–1902), daughter of William, Duke of Nassau and his first wife Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
They had three children:
- Princess Elisabeth of Wied (29 December 1843 – 3 March 1916) married Carol I of Romania, had issue.
- William, Prince of Wied (22 August 1845 – 22 October 1907) married Princess Marie of the Netherlands, had issue.
- Prince Otto of Wied (22 November 1850 – 18 February 1862)
Titles and styles
- 22 May 1814 – 21 April 1836: His Serene Highness Prince Hermann of Wied
- 21 April 1836 – 5 March 1864: His Serene Highness The Prince of Wied
Ancestry
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Notes and sources
- thePeerage.com - Herman Prinz von Wied
- Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Hermann, 4.Fürst zu Wied
- Neue Deutsche Biografie (NDB), Band 3, Seite 149
- The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: 336
| Hermann, Prince of Wied Cadet branch of the House of Wied Born: 22 August 1845 Died: 22 October 1907 | ||
| German nobility | ||
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| Preceded by Johann August Karl |
Prince of Wied 1836–1864 |
Succeeded by William |
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