Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948)

Prince Adalbert Prince Adalbert of Prussia Born 14 July 1884 Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Prussia Died 22 September 1948 (aged 64) La Tour de Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland Burial Vassin Cemetery, La Tour de Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland Spouse Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Issue Princess Victoria Marina Prince Wilhem Victor Full name Adalbert Ferdinand Berengar Viktor House Hohenzollern Father Wilhelm II, German Emperor Mother Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein

Prince Adalbert of Prussia (Adalbert Ferdinand Berengar Viktor; 14 July 1884, in Potsdam, Germany – 22 September 1948, in La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland) was the third son of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany by his first wife, Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein.

Marriage

He married Princess Adelheid "Adi" of Saxe-Meiningen (16 August 1891 – 25 April 1971) on 3 August 1914 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, and had the following issue:

Issue

• Princess Victoria Marina, stillborn daughter (4 September 1915)
• Princess Victoria Marina of Prussia (11 September 1917 at Kiel – 21 January 1981 at Taos, New Mexico) who married an American lawyer, Kirby Patterson, and had the following issue:
  • Berengar Orin Bernhard Kirby Patterson (21 August 1948 at Springfield, Missouri - 18 May 2011 at Duarte, California).
  • Marina Adelaide Emily Patterson (21 August 1948 Springfield, Missouri - 10 January 2011 at Downey, California); wed John William Engel (b. 22 September 1946) on 24 September 1982 at Las Vegas, Nevada; had the following issue:
    • William John Engel (b. 17 February 1983) at Downey, California
  • Dohna Maria Patterson (born 7 August 1954 at Springfield, Missouri); wed to to Stephen Leroy Pearl (b. 15 August 1951) on 28 July 1974 at Scottsdale, Arizona.
• Prince Wilhem Victor (15 February 1919 Kiel – 7 February 1989) who married at Donaueschingen 20 July 1944 Marie Antoinette, Countess of Hoyos (Hohenthurm, 27 June 1920 – Marbella 1 March 2004), and had the following issue:
  • Princess Marie Louise Marina Franziska (born Konstanz 18 September 1945), who wed at Donaueschingen 22 May 1971 Count Rudolf von Schönburg-Glauchau (born 25 September 1932, Wechselburg); had the following issue:
    • Sophie Anastasia Wilhelmine Marie Antionette Gräfin von Schönburg-Glauchau (b. 17 May 1979 at Malaga, Spain).
    • Friedrich Wilhelm Simeon Dionysius Joachim Rudolf Maria Adelbert Graf von Schönburg-Glauchau (b. 27 April 1985 at Malaga, Spain).
  • Prince Adalbert Alexander Friedrich Joachim Christian (born Konstanz 4 March 1948), who married at Glentorf 14 June 1981 Eva Maria Kudicke (born Shahi, Iran 30 June 1951); had the following issue:
    • Alexander Markus Wilhelm-Victor Prinz von Preußen (b. 3 October 1984 at Munich, Germany)
    • Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Johannes Prinz von Preußen (b. 3 July 1986 at Munich, Germany)
    • Philipp Heinrich Adalbert Günther Prinz von Preußen (b. 3 July 1986 at Munich, Germany)

Kaiserliche Marine

• Leutnant zur See (Ensign / Acting Sub-Lieutenant)
• Oberleutnant zur See (Lieutenant, Junior Grade / Sub-Lieutenant), before 1905 through at least 1908
• Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant) on staff in SMS Kaiser, 1914
• Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander) in command of SMS Danzig, 1917
• Fregattenkapitän (Commander) in command of SMS Dresden 1918.

Regimental Commissions^[1]

• Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) à la suite 1. Garderegiment zu Fuß (1st Regiment of Foot Guards), Potsdam, 1894
• à la suite, Grenadierregiment König Friedrich der Große (3. Ostpreussisches) Nr. 4
• à la suite, 1. Gardegrenadierlanwehrregiment (1st Reserve Regiment of Grenadier Guards)

Chivalric Orders^[1]

• Knight, Order of the Black Eagle with Chain (Prussia)
• Knight Grand Cross (with Crown), Order of the Red Eagle (Prussia)
• Knight, First Class, Order of the Prussian Crown
• Grand Commander, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
• Honour Cross, First Class, Princely House Order of Hohenzollern
• Knight, First Class (with Crown in ore), House Order of the Wendish Crown (Grand Duchies of Mechlenburg)
• Knight Grand Cross, Order of the White Falcon (Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach)
• House Order of Fidelity (Baden)
• Hanseatic Cross (Bremen)
• Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order (Hesse)
• Grand Cross with golden crown of the House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis (Oldenburg)
• Friedrich August Cross, 1st class
• Order of the Rue Crown (Saxony)
• Grand Cross of the Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order (Saxon Duchies)
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown with Swords (Württemberg)
• Knight, Order of the Most Holy Annunciation, Kingdom of Italy
• Knight, First Class, Order of the Netherlands Lion (Netherlands)
• Knight Grand Cross, Royal Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen, Empire of Austria-Hungary
• Knight Grand Cross, Order of Tower and Sword, Portugal
• Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Romanian Crown, Kingdom of Romania
• Knight, Order of Saint Andrew, the First Called, Imperial Russia
• Knight, (star with diamonds) Nichan Iftikhar (Order of Glory, Ottoman Empire) - 21 October 1901 - during the visit to Istanbul of SMS Charlotte, where he served^[2]
• Knight, First Class (Star with diamonds), Order of Osmanieh (Ottoman Empire)
• Knight First Class, Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar, Sultanate of Zanzibar (Tanzania)

Military Decorations

• Gold and silver Imtiyaz Medals (Privilege, Ottoman Empire)
• Gold Liakat Medal (Merit, Ottoman Empire) - 21 October 1901 - during the visit to Istanbul of SMS Charlotte, where he served^[2]
• Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class, Imperial Germany / Kingdom of Prussia

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948)

16. Frederick William III of Prussia               8. Wilhelm I, German Emperor                       17. Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz               4. Frederick III, German Emperor                             18. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach               9. Augusta of Saxe-Weimar                       19. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia               2. Wilhelm II, German Emperor                                   20. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha               10. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha                       21. Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg               5. Victoria, Princess Royal                             22. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn               11. Victoria of the United Kingdom                       23. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld               1. Prince Adalbert of Prussia                                         24. Frederik Christian II, Duke of Augustenborg               12. Christian, Duke of Augustenborg                       25. Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark               6. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein                             26. Christian Conrad, Count of Danneskiold-Samsøe               13. Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe                       27. Johanna Kaas of Mur               3. Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein                                   28. Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg               14. Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg                       29. Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth               7. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg                             30. Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen               15. Princess Feodora of Leiningen                       31. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (= 23)

Notes

1. Schench, G. Handbuch über den Königlich Preuβischen Hof und Staat fur das Jahr 1908. Berlin, Prussia, 1907.
2. "Court circular" The Times (London). Wednesday, 23 October 1901. (36593), p. 4.

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