Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroPrincess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
isPrincess Noble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Birth22 August 1939, Bad Arolsen
Age85 years
Family
Mother:Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg
Father:Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Spouse:Friedrich Wilhelm Prince of Wied
Children:Carl Prince of Wied
The details

Biography

Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Prinzessin Guda zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; born 22 August 1939) is the youngest daughter of Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, head of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1946 to 1967 and first wife of Frederick William, Prince of Wied.

Early life

Guda was born at Arolsen, Germany, the fifth child and fourth daughter of Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1896–1967), (son of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe) and his wife, Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg (1903–2001), (daughter of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin). Through her father she is descendant of George II of Great Britain, thus she is in the line of succession to the British throne.

Marriage

Guda married on 9 September 1958 in Arolsen to Frederick William, Prince of Wied (1931–2000), elder son of Prince Hermann of Wied and his wife, Countess Marie Antonia of Stolberg-Wernigerode. They divorced in 1962.

They had two children:

  • Prince Alexander of Wied (b. 29 September 1960)
  • Carl, Prince of Wied (27 October 1961 – 12 March 2015) married Princess Isabelle of Isenburg; had issue, including Maximilian, Prince of Wied (b. 1999).

She married secondly on 9 March 1968 in Schaumburg to Horst Dierkes (b. 1939).

They have two sons:

  • Vicco Dierkes (b. 15 June 1970)
  • Christian Dierkes (b. 18 September 1974)

Titles and styles

  • 22 August 1939 – 9 September 1958: Her Serene Highness Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • 9 September 1958 – 1962: Her Serene Highness The Princess of Wied
  • 1962 – 9 March 1968: Her Serene Highness Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • 9 March 1968 – present: Her Serene Highness Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Mrs. Horst Dierkes

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. William, Duke of Nassau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Princess Helena of Nassau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Princess Pauline of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Duchess Amelia of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Prince Adolf of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Princess Mathilde of Schönburg-Waldenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 

Notes and sources

Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont
House of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Cadet branch of the House of Waldeck
Born: 22 August 1939
British royalty
Preceded by
Princess Ingrid of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Line of succession to the British throneSucceeded by
Vicco Dierkes

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