Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroPrince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
isPrince
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth9 March 1936, Bad Arolsen, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Government Region, Hesse
Age88 years
Family
Mother:Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg
Father:Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Spouse:Cecilie Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
The details

Biography

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
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    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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