Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948)

For the earlier prince, see Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1811–1873).

Prince Adalbert
Prince Adalbert of Prussia
Born	(1884-07-14)14 July 1884 Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Prussia
Died	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 and Issue

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:

• 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 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

• 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

• 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
• 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
• Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class, Imperial Germany / Kingdom of Prussia

Ancestry

Family 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)

External links

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