Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948)

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Prince Adalbert of Prussia
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Born(1884-07-14)14 July 1884
Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire
Died22 September 1948(1948-09-22) (aged 64)
La Tour de Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland
Burial26 September 1948
Vassin Cemetery, La Tour de Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland
SpousePrincess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
IssuePrincess Victoria Marina
Prince Wilhelm Victor
Names
Adalbert Ferdinand Berengar Viktor
HouseHohenzollern
FatherWilhelm II, German Emperor
MotherPrincess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein

Prince Adalbert Ferdinand Berengar Viktor of Prussia (14 July 1884 – 22 September 1948) was the third son of Wilhelm II, German Emperor, by his first wife, Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein.

Early life[]

Adalbert was born in Potsdam, Germany. He married Princess Adelheid "Adi" of Saxe-Meiningen (16 August 1891 – 25 April 1971) on 3 August 1914 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, and had three children, five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren:

  • Princess Victoria Marina of Prussia (stillborn, 4 September 1915)
  • Princess Victoria Marina of Prussia (11 September 1917 – 21 January 1981) she married Kirby Patterson (24 July 1907–4 June 1984)[1] on 26 September 1947. They had three children and one grandson:
    • Berengar Orin Bernhard Kirby Patterson (21 August 1948-18 May 2011) he married Pamela Knight in 1994.
    • Marina Adelaide Emily Patterson (21 August 1948-10 January 2011) she married John Engel on 24 September 1982. They had one son:
      • William John Engel (17 February 1983)
    • Dohna Maria Patterson (7 August 1954) she married Stephen Pearl on 28 July 1974.
  • Prince Wilhelm Victor of Prussia (15 February 1919 – 7 February 1989), he married at Donaueschingen on 20 July 1944 Marie Antoinette, Countess of Hoyos (Hohenthurm, 27 June 1920 – Marbella, 1 March 2004). They had two children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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[2][]

  • 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[2][]

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[3]
  • Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class, Imperial Germany / Kingdom of Prussia

Death[]

Adalbert died in La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland, aged 64.

Ancestry[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Kirby William Patterson, thepeerage.com, 2002. Archived 2010-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Schench, G. Handbuch über den Königlich Preuβischen Hof und Staat fur das Jahr 1908. Berlin, Prussia, 1907.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Court circular". The Times (36593). London. 23 October 1901. p. 4.
  4. ^ 刑部芳則 (2017). 明治��代の勲章外交儀礼 (PDF) (in Japanese). 明治聖徳記念学会紀要. p. 150.

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