Wittekind Adolf Heinrich Georg-Wilhelm, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (born 9 March 1936) has been since 1967 the head of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
Early life
He was born in Arolsen the son of Hereditary Prince Josias of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife, Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg (1903–2001). Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler were his godfathers. Wittekind, who has served in the German Armed Forces and held the rank Lieutenant Colonel, succeeded as head of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont on the death of his father on 30 November 1967. He lives with his family at Arolsen Castle.
Marriage and issue
Wittekind was married on 19 May 1988 in Frohnleiten to Countess Cecilie of Goëss-Saurau (b. 1956) with issue:
- Prince Carl-Anton of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 1991)
- Prince Josias of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 1993)
- Prince Johannes of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 1993)
Titles, styles, honours, and arms
Titles and styles
- 9 March 1936 – 30 November 1967: His Serene Highness Prince Wittekind of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- 30 November 1967 – present: His Serene Highness The Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Honours
- 9 August 2001: Federal Cross of Merit from Roland Koch, then Minister-President of Hesse.
Ancestors
Ancestors of Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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. Wittekind, Prince 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 | | | | | | | |
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