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Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
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Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Bad Arolsen, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Government Region, Hesse
Age
88 years
Family
Mother:
Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg
Father:
Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Spouse:
Cecilie Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
The details (from wikipedia)
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.
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