Prince Waldemar of Prussia (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 his wife, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine.
Biography
Prince Waldemar with his parents and younger brother, Sigismund
Marriage
Prince Waldemar married Princess Calixta of Lippe-Biesterfeld (14 October 1895 – 15 December 1982) on 14 August 1919 at Hemmelmark. They had no children, and resided in Bavaria.
Hemophilia and death
Prince Waldemar, like his maternal first cousin, Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia; maternal uncle Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine; and youngest brother Heinrich, suffered from haemophilia. He died in a clinic in Tutzing, Bavaria because of the 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. The American Army overran the area the next day, 1 May 1945, and diverted all medical resources to treat concentration camp victims, preventing Waldemar's German doctor from treating him. Prince Waldemar died the following day, on 2 May.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889–1945) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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. Prince Heinrich of Prussia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | | | | | | | | | 10. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | | | | | | | | | 5. Victoria, Princess Royal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn | | | | | | | | | 11. Victoria of the United Kingdom | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | | | | | | | | | 1. Prince Waldemar of Prussia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse | | | | | | | | | 12. Prince Karl of Hesse and by Rhine | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25. Princess Wilhelmine of Baden | | | | | | | | | 6. Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. Prince Wilhelm of Prussia | | | | | | | | | 13. Princess Elizabeth of Prussia | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27. Landgravine Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg | | | | | | | | | 3. Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha = 20 | | | | | | | | | 14. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha = 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg = 21 | | | | | | | | | 7. Princess Alice of the United Kingdom | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn = 22 | | | | | | | | | 15. Victoria of the United Kingdom = 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld = 23 | | | | | | | |
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