Prussian Empire |
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Royal Standard: King of Prussia (1871–1918)
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The term German Empire (Deutsches Kaiserreich) commonly refers to Germany, from its foundation as a unified nation-state on January 18, 1871, until the abdication of its last Kaiser, Wilhelm II, on November 9, 1918. Germans, when referring to the Reich in this period under the Kaisers, 1871 to 1918, typically use the term Kaiserreich. [1]
Federal prince (Bundesfürst) was the generic term for the royal heads of state (monarchs) of the various states making up the German Empire. The empire was a federal state, with its constituent states remaining sovereign states. In total, there were 22 federal princes of the German Empire and additionally three republican heads of state and the steward of the imperial territory ruled by Alsace-Lorraine. The states became part of the Kaiserreich by an 1871 treaty. The Kaiser as head of the empire was granted the title German Emperor (the style "Emperor of Germany" being deliberately avoided), and was simultaneously a federal prince as King of Prussia, the sovereign of its largest federal state. Of the princely heads of state, 4 held the title King (König) (the Kings of Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, and Württemberg), 6 held the title Grand Duke (Großherzog), 5 held the title Duke (Herzog), and 7 held the title Prince (i.e. Sovereign Prince, Fürst).
Following the abdication of Wilhelm II on November 9, 1918 and German Revolution of 1918–19, the German nobility as a legally defined class was abolished on August 11, 1919 with the promulgation of the Weimar Constitution, under which all Germans were made equal before the law, and the legal rights and privileges, and all following German Houses, titles, insignia and ranks of nobility were abolished.
Emperor of Germany (1918)
Statement of Abdication (1918)
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I herewith renounce for all time claims to the throne of Prussia and to the German Imperial throne connected therewith. At the same time I release all officials of the German Empire and of Prussia, as well as all officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the navy and of the Prussian army, as well as the troops of the federated states of Germany, from the oath of fidelity which they tendered to me as their Emperor, King and Commander-in-Chief. I expect of them that until the re-establishment of order in the German Empire they shall render assistance to those in actual power in Germany, in protecting the German people from the threatening dangers of anarchy, famine, and foreign rule. Proclaimed under our own hand and with the imperial seal attached. Amerongen, 28 November, 1918. Signed WILLIAM. [2]
Kings and Kingdoms (1918)
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Kaiser
Wilhelm II
1859 – 1941 |
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House of Hohenzollern
C.11th – 1918
Kingdom of Prussia
1701 – 1918 |
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Spouse:
(1) Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
(2) Hermine Reuss of Greiz
Children:
(1) William, German Crown Prince, (2) Eitel Friedrich, (3) Prince Adalbert, (4) Prince August Wilhelm, (5) Prince Oskar, (6) Prince Joachim, (7) Princess Viktoria Luise
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16. Frederick William II of Prussia |
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8. Frederick William III of Prussia |
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17. Landgravine Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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4. Wilhelm I, German Emperor |
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18. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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9. Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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19. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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2. Frederick III, German Emperor |
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20. Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
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10. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
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21. Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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5. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
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22. Paul I of Russia |
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11. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia |
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23. Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg |
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1. Wilhelm II, German Emperor |
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24. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
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12. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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25. Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf |
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6. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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26. Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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13. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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27. Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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3. Victoria, Princess Royal |
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28. George III of the United Kingdom |
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14. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn |
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29. Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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7. Victoria of the United Kingdom |
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30. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (= 24) |
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15. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
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31. Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (= 25) |
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King
Ludwig III
1845 – 1921 |
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House of Wittelsbach
1180–1918
Kingdom of Bavaria
1806 – 1918 |
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Spouse:
(1) Maria Theresia of Austria-Este
Children:
(1) Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, (2) Adelgunde of Hohenzollern, (3) Maria, Duchess of Calabria, (4) Karl of Bavaria, (5) Franz of Bavaria, (6) Mathilde Ludwig of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary (7) Wolfgang of Bavaria (8) Hildegarde of Bavaria, (9) Notburga of Bavaria, (10) Wiltrud, Duchess of Urach, (11) Helmtrud of Bavaria, (12) Dietlinde of Bavaria, (13) Gundelinde of Bavaria
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16. Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
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8. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria |
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17. Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach |
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4. Ludwig I of Bavaria |
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18. Landgrave George William of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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9. Landgravine Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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19. Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg |
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2. Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria |
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20. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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10. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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21. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar |
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5. Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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22. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg |
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11. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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23. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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1. Ludwig III of Bavaria |
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24. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor |
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12. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany |
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25. Maria Luisa of Spain |
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6. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany |
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26. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies |
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13. Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily |
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27. Maria Carolina of Austria |
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3. Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria |
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28. Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony |
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14. Maximilian, Crown Prince of Saxony |
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29. Maria Antonia of Bavaria |
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7. Princess Maria Anna of Saxony |
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30. Ferdinand, Duke of Parma |
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15. Princess Caroline of Parma |
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31. Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria |
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King
Frederick Augustus III
1865 – 1932 |
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House of Wettin
900 – 1918
Kingdom of Saxony
1806 – 1918 |
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Spouse:
(1) Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany
Children:
(1) Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony, (2) Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen, (3) Ernst Heinrich of Saxony, (4) Maria Alix Karola of Saxony, (5) Margarete Karola of Saxony, (6) Maria Alix (Luitpolda) of Saxony, (7) Princess Anna of Saxony
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Ancestors of Frederick Augustus III
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Wilhelm II
1848 – 1921 |
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House of Württemberg
1081 – 1918
Kingdom of Württemberg
1806 – 1918 |
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Spouse:
(1) Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont
(2) Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe
Children:
(1) Pauline, Princess of Wied, (2) Prince Ulrich
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Ancestors of William II of Württemberg
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Grand Dukes and Grand Duchies (1918)
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Grand Duke
Friedrich II
1857 – 1928 |
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House of Zähringen
C.10th – 1918
Grand Duchy of Baden
1806 – 1918 |
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16. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach |
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8. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden |
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17. Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz |
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4. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden |
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18. Baron Louis Henry Philipp Geyer von Geyersberg |
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9. Louise Caroline of Hochberg |
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19. Countess Maximiliana Christiane von Sponeck |
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2. Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden |
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20. Gustav III of Sweden |
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10. Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden |
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21. Sophia Magdalena of Denmark |
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5. Princess Sophie of Sweden |
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22. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden |
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11. Frederica of Baden |
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23. Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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1. Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden |
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24. Frederick William II of Prussia |
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12. Frederick William III of Prussia |
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25. Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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6. William I, German Emperor |
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26. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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13. Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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27. Landgravine Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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3. Princess Louise of Prussia |
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28. Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
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14. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
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29. Landgravine Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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7. Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
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30. Paul I of Russia |
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15. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia |
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31. Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg |
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Grand Duke
Ernest Louis
1868 – 1937 |
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House of Hesse-Darmstadt
1806 – 1918
Grand Duchy of Hesse
1806 – 1918 |
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Spouse:
(1) Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(2) Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
Children:
(1) Princess Elisabeth, (2) Hereditary Grand Duke George Donatus, (3) Prince Louis
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16. Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse |
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8. Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse |
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17. Landgravine Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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4. Prince Karl of Hesse and by Rhine |
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18. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden |
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9. Princess Wilhelmine of Baden |
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19. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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2. Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse |
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20. Frederick William II of Prussia |
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10. Prince Wilhelm of Prussia |
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21. Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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5. Princess Elisabeth of Prussia |
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22. Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg |
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11. Landgravine Marie Anna of Hesse-Homburg |
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23. Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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1. Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse |
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24. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
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12. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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25. Princess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf |
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6. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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26. Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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13. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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27. Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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3. Princess Alice of the United Kingdom |
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28. George III of the United Kingdom |
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14. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn |
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29. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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7. Victoria of the United Kingdom |
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30. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (= 24) |
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15. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
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31. Princess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (= 25) |
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Grand Duke
Friedrich Franz IV
1882 – 1945 |
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House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1131 – 1918
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1815 – 1918
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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Spouse:
(1) Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland
Children:
(1) Hereditary Grand Duke Friedrich Franz, (2) Duke Christian Ludwig, (3) Duchess Olga, (4) Duchess Thyra, (5) Anastasia, Princess Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
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Grand Duke
Friedrich Augustus
1852 – 1931 |
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House of Holstein-Gottorp
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1544 – 1918
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
1814 – 1918 |
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Spouse:
(1) Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia, (2) Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Children:
(1) Sophia Charlotte, Princess Eitel Friedrich of Prussia, (2) Duchess Margaret, (3) Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke (4) Duchess Alexandrine, (5) Ingeborg Alix, Princess Stephan of Schaumburg-Lippe, (6) Altburg, Hereditary Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
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16. Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp |
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8. Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg |
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17. Princess Sophie Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck |
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4. Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg |
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18. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg |
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9. Duchess Frederica of Württemberg |
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19. Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
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2. Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg |
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20. Karl Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
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10. Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
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21. Princess Amalie Eleonore of Solms-Braunfels |
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5. Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
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22. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg |
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11. Princess Amelie of Nassau-Weilburg |
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23. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau |
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1. Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg |
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24. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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12. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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25. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar |
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6. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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26. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg |
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13. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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27. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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3. Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg |
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28. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg = 18 |
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14. Duke Louis of Württemberg |
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29. Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt = 19 |
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7. Duchess Amelia of Württemberg |
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30. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg = 22 |
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15. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg |
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31. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau = 23 |
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Grand Duke
Wilhelm Ernest
1876 – 1923 |
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House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1741 – 1918
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1809 – 1920 |
170px |
Spouse:
(1) Princess Caroline Reuss of Greiz, (2) Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen
Children:
(1) Sophie, Princess of Schwarzburg,
(2) Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach,
(3) Prince Bernhard, (4) Prince Georg
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Ancestors of William Ernest
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Dukes and Duchies (1918)
Ruler |
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Duke
Joachim Ernst
1901 – 1947 |
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House of Ascania
1036 – 1918
Duchy of Anhalt
1863 – 1918 |
170px |
Spouse:
(1) Elisabeth Strickrodt, (2) Editha Marwitz
Children:
(1) Princess Alexandra, (2) Princess Anna Luise,
(3) Prince Friedrich, (4) Princess Edda, (5) Prince Eduard
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Ancestors of Joachim Ernst
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16. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau |
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8. Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt |
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17. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg |
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4. Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt |
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18. Prince Louis Charles of Prussia |
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9. Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia |
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19. Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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2. Eduard, Duke of Anhalt |
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20. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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10. Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg |
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21. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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5. Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg |
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22. Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
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11. Princess Amalie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
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23. Marie Antoinette Murat |
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1. Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt |
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24. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (= 20) |
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12. Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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25. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (= 21) |
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6. Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg |
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26. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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13. Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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27. Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia |
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3. Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg |
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28. Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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14. Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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29. Princess Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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7. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen |
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30. William II, Elector of Hesse |
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15. Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel |
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31. Princess Augusta of Prussia |
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Duke
Ernest Augustus
1845 – 1923 |
85px
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House of Hanover
1635 – 1918
Duchy of Brunswick
1815 – 1918 |
170px |
Spouse:
(1) Princess Thyra of Denmark
Children:
(1) Marie Louise, Princess Maximilian of Baden,
(2) Prince George William of Hanover and Cumberland,
(3) Alexandra, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin,
(4) Princess Olga of Hanover and Cumberland, (5) Prince Christian of Hanover and Cumberland, (6) Ernest Augustus III, Duke of Brunswick
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Ancestors of Ernest Augustus
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16. Frederick, Prince of Wales |
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8. George III of the United Kingdom |
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17. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha |
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4. Ernest Augustus I of Hanover |
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18. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prince of Mirow |
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9. Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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19. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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2. George V of Hanover |
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20. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prince of Mirow (= 18) |
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10. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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21. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen (= 19) |
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5. Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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22. Landgrave George William of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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11. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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23. Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg |
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1. Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover |
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24. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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12. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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25. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar |
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6. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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26. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (= 10) |
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13. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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27. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt (= 11) |
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3. Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg |
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28. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg |
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14. Duke Louis of Württemberg |
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29. Margravine Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
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7. Duchess Amelia of Württemberg |
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30. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg |
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15. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg |
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31. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau |
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Duke
Ernst II
1871 – 1955 |
85px |
House of Wettin
900 – 1918
Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
1826 – 1918 |
170px |
Spouse:
(1) Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe, (2) Maria Triebel (morganatic)
Children:
(1) Charlotte Agnes, Princess Sigismund of Prussia,
(2) Georg Moritz, Hereditary Prince,
(3) Princess Elisabeth Karola, (4) Prince Frederick Ernst
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Ancestors of Ernst II
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16. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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8. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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17. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar |
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4. Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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18. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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9. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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19. Landgravine Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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2. Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg |
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20. Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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10. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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21. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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5. Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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22. Paul I of Russia |
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11. Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia |
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23. Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg |
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1. Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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24. Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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12. George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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25. Landgravine Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal |
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6. Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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26. Christian Albert, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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13. Princess Louise Eleanore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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27. Countess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern |
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3. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen |
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28. William I, Elector of Hesse |
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14. William II, Elector of Hesse |
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29. Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway |
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7. Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel |
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30. Frederick William II of Prussia |
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15. Princess Augusta of Prussia |
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31. Landgravine Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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Duke
Charles Edward
1884 – 1954 |
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House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1826 – 1918
Duchy of Saxe-Coburg Gotha
1826 – 1918 |
170px |
Spouse:
(1) Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
Children:
(1) Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha,
(2) Princess Sibylla, Duchess of Västerbotten,
(3) Prince Hubertus, (4) Princess Caroline Mathilde, (5) Prince Friedrich Josias
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Ancestors of Charles Edward
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16. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
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8. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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17. Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf |
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4. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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18. Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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9. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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19. Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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2. Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany |
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20. George III of the United Kingdom |
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10. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn |
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21. Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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5. Victoria of the United Kingdom |
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22. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (= 16) |
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11. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
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23. Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (= 17) |
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1. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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24. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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12. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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25. Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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6. George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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26. Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
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13. Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
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27. Princess Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg |
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3. Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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28. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg |
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14. William, Duke of Nassau |
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29. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg |
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7. Princess Helena of Nassau |
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30. Prince Paul of Württemberg |
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15. Princess Pauline of Württemberg |
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31. Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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Duke
Bernhard III
1851 – 1928 |
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House of Saxe-Meiningen
(Wettin)
1680 – 1918
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1680 – 1918 |
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(1) Princess Charlotte of Prussia
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16. Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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8. Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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17. Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal |
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4. Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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18. Christian Albrecht, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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9. Princess Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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19. Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern |
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2. Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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20. William I, Elector of Hesse |
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10. William II, Elector of Hesse |
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21. Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark |
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5. Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel |
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22. Frederick William II of Prussia |
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11. Princess Augusta of Prussia |
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23. Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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1. Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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24. Frederick William II of Prussia (= 22) |
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12. Frederick William III of Prussia |
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25. Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt (= 23) |
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6. Prince Albert of Prussia |
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26. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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13. Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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27. Landgravine Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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3. Princess Charlotte Frederica of Prussia |
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28. William V, Prince of Orange |
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14. William I of the Netherlands |
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29. Wilhelmina of Prussia |
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7. Princess Marianne of the Netherlands |
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30. Frederick William II of Prussia (= 22) |
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15. Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia |
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31. Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt (= 23) |
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Princes and Principalities (1918)
Ruler |
Title |
Arms – Flag |
House – State |
Location |
Spouse – Children |
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Prince
Leopold IV
1871 – 1949 |
85px
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House of Lippe
1123 – 1918
Principality of Lippe
1123 – 1918 |
170px |
Spouse:
(1) Princess Bertha of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
(2) Princess Anna of Ysenburg and Büdingen |
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16. Karl, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld |
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8. Ernst I, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld |
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17. Countess Ferdinande of Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda |
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4. Julius, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld |
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18. Karl Philipp von Unruh |
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9. Modeste von Unruh |
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19. Elisabeth Henriette Dorothea von Kameke |
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2. Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld |
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20. Count Friedrich Carl of Castell-Castell |
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10. Friedrich, Count of Castell-Castell |
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21. Countess Amalie of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg |
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5. Countess Adelheid of Castell-Castell |
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22. Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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11. Princess Emilie of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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23. Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth |
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1. Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe |
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24. Count Leopold of Wartensleben |
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12. Count Cäsar of Wartensleben |
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25. Caroline Louise Dorothea von der Recke |
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6. Count Leopold of Wartensleben |
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26. Carl Georg Friedrich von Gfug |
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13. Friederike von Gfug, Heiress of Osniszczewo |
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27. Johanna Juliane von Lestwitz |
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3. Countess Karoline of Wartensleben |
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28. Johannes Arnold Halbach |
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14. Arnold Halbach |
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29. Maria Gertrud Hilger |
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7. Mathilde Halbach |
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30. Bohl Bohlen |
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15. Caroline Bohlen |
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31. Johanna Magdalene Oswald |
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100px |
Prince
Adolph II
1883 – 1936 |
85px
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House of Lippe
1123 – 1918
Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
1643 – 1918 |
170px |
Spouse:
(1) Ellen Bischoff-Korthaus (1894–1936) |
Ancestors of Adolf II
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16. Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe |
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8. Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe |
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17. Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal |
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4. Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe |
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18. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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9. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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19. Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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2. Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe |
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20. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (=18) |
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10. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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21. Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (=19) |
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5. Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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22. Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
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11. Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
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23. Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg |
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1. Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe |
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24. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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12. Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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25. Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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6. Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg |
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26. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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13. Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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27. Elena Pavlovna of Russia |
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3. Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg |
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28. George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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14. Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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29. Louise Eleanore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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7. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen |
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30. William II, Elector of Hesse |
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15. Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel |
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31. Augusta of Prussia |
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100px |
Prince
Victor Gunther
1852 – 1925 |
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House of Schwarzburg
11?? – 1918
Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
1599 – 1919
Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
(1909–1920) |
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Spouse
(1) Princess Anna Louise of Schönburg-Waldenburg
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16. Louis Günther II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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8. Frederick Charles, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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17. Countess Sophie Henriette Reuss of Untergreiz |
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4. Prince Charles Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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18. John Frederick, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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9. Princess Frederica of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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19. Bernardina Christina Sophia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
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2. Prince Adolf of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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20. Frederick IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg |
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10. Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg |
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21. Ulrike Louise of Solms-Braunfels |
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5. Landgravine Luise Ulrike of Hesse-Homburg |
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22. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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11. Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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23. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken |
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1. Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg |
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24. Albert Charles, Count of Schönburg-Stein |
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12. Otto Charles Frederick, Prince of Schönburg-Waldenburg |
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25. Frederica von der Marwitz |
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6. Otto Victor, Prince of Schönburg-Waldenburg |
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26. Henry XXIII, Count of Reuss-Köstritz |
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13. Henriette Eleonore of Reuss-Köstritz |
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27. Ernestine of Schönburg-Wechselburg |
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3. Princess Mathilde of Schönburg-Waldenburg |
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28. Frederick Charles, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (= 8) |
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14. Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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29. Princess Frederica of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (= 9) |
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7. Princess Thekla of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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30. Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (= 10) |
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15. Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Homburg |
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31. Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt (=11) |
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100px |
Prince
Friedrich
1865 – 1946 |
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House of Waldeck and Pyrmont
1815 – 1918
Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont
1180 – 1918 |
170px |
Spouse:
(1) Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
Children:
(1) Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, (2) Prince Maximilian, (3) Helena, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg, (4) Prince Georg
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16. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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8. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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17. Countess Palatine Christiane of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
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4. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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18. August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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9. Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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19. Princess Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg |
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2. George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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20. Karl Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
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10. Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
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21. Princess Eleonore of Solms-Braunfels |
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18. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg |
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19. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau |
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27. Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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28. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (= 26) |
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14. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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29. Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (= 27) |
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30. Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
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15. Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
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31. Princess Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg |
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16. Count Heinrich XII Reuss of Schleiz |
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8. Heinrich XLII, Prince Reuss of Schleiz |
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17. Countess Christine of Erbach-Schönberg |
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4. Heinrich LXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line |
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18. Christian Friedrich Karl, Prince of Hohenlohe-Kirchberg |
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19. Princess Luise Charlotte of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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20. Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf |
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10. Heinrich LI, Prince Reuss of Ebersdorf |
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21. Countess Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg |
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5. Princess Adelheid Reuss of Ebersdorf |
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22. Count Gotthelf Adolf of Hoym |
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11. Count Luise of Hoym |
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23. Countess Sophie Auguste of Stolberg-Rossla |
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24. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg |
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12. Duke Eugen of Württemberg |
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25. Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
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6. Duke Eugen of Württemberg |
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26. Christian Karl, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern |
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13. Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern |
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27. Countess Eleonore Reuss of Lobenstein |
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28. Christian Albrecht, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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14. Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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29. Countess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern |
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7. Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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30. Johann Christian II, Count of Solms-Baruth |
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15. Countess Amalie of Solms-Baruth |
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31. Countess Friederike Reuss of Köstritz |
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See also
References
- ↑ Harper's magazine, Volume 63. Pp. 593. While the term Reich does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people, the term Kaiserreich literally denotes an empire - particularly a hereditary empire led by a literal emperor, though Reich has been used in German to denote the Roman Empire because it had a weak hereditary tradition. In the case of the German Empire, the official name Deutsches Reich is properly translated as "German Realm"; under its constitution the King of Prussia, as head of state, officially "presided" over a confederation of German states, and held "the title of German Emperor" in the sense of an emperor who was German, rather than emperor of a German state.
- ↑ Statement of Abdication (1918). As translated and appearing in the 1923 Source Records of the Great War, Vol. VI, edited by Charles F. Horne.
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