Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889–1945) explained

Birth Date:20 March 1889
Death Place:Tutzing, Bavaria, Nazi Germany
Burial Date:5 May 1945
Burial Place:Erbach, Hesse, Germany
Full Name:German: Waldemar Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich Viktor
English: Waldemar William Louis Frederick Victor
Father:Prince Henry of Prussia
Mother:Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine
Daughter:Princess Marie Amelie of Prussia and Hesse
House:Hohenzollern

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-Biesterfeld (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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calixta of Lippe – (1895–1982), German princess consort of Prussia . A Bit Of History . 29 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715193631/http://abitofhistory.net/html/rhw/body_files/c_body.htm . 15 July 2011.
  2. Web site: The Feudal Herald . Pegasus Associates and The Baronage Press . 29 September 2010.
  3. http://dlibra.bibliotekaelblaska.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=53802 Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat
  4. Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1910), "Großherzogliche Orden" p. 41
  5. Book: 刑部芳則. 明治時代の勲章外交儀礼. 2017. 明治聖徳記念学会紀要. ja. 150.
  6. Web site: Български: Азбучник на ордена "Свети Александър", 1912-1935 г., XIII том.