Prince Wilhelm Victor of Prussia explained

Birth Date:15 February 1919
Birth Place:Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Weimar Republic
Death Place:Donaueschingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Burial Date:11 February 1989
Burial Place:Nordfriedhof, Munich, Germany
Spouse:Countess Marie Antoinette of Hoyos
Issue:Princess Marie Louise
Prince Adalbert Alexander
Full Name:German

Wilhelm Viktor Ernst Freund Friedrich Georg Adalbert

House:Hohenzollern
Father:Prince Adalbert of Prussia
Mother:Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen

Prince Wilhelm Victor of Prussia (German: Wilhelm Viktor Ernst Freund Friedrich Georg Adalbert; 15 February 1919 – 7 February 1989) was a German nobleman, soldier and diplomat.

Life

Prince Wilhelm Victor was a grandson of Emperor Wilhelm II and the youngest child of Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948) and Princess Adelheid "Adi" of Saxe-Meiningen (1891–1971). His father, Prince Adalbert carried also the title "Graf Lingen". He forfeited his rights of succession as a result of his unequal marriage.

His sister, Princess Viktoria Marina married William Patterson.

Marriage

Prince Wilhelm Victor married at Donaueschingen 20 July 1944 Marie Antoinette, Countess of Hoyos (Hohenthurm, 27 June 1920 – Marbella 1 March 2004), and had the following issue:

The Princess was born Countess Marie Antoinette, at Hohenthurm, 27 June 1920, daughter of Friedrich, Count Hoyos-Sprinzenstein, Baron zu Stichsenstein and Wilhelmine von Wuthenau of the Counts Hohenthurm.

Prince Wilhelm Viktor died on 7 February 1989 at age 69.

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