George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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George II
Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
File:Georg II. Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont.jpg
Reign 9 September 1813 – 15 May 1845
Predecessor George I
Successor George Victor
Born (1789-09-20)20 September 1789
Weil am Rhein, Baden
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Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont
Spouse Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Issue Augusta, Princess of Stolberg-Stolberg
Prince Josef
Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont
George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Prince Wolrad
House House of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Father George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Mother Princess 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 Emma, 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 William I, 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 Courland
 
 
 
 
 
 

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
George Victor


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