George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (german: Georg Friedrich Heinrich Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 20 September 178915 May 1845) was Prince of

Waldeck and Pyrmont The County of Waldeck (later the Principality of Waldeck and Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire and its successors from the late 12th century until 1929. In 1349 the county gained Imperial immediacy and in 1 ...

from 1813 to 1845. He was the son of

George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (german: Georg Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 6 May 17479 September 1813) was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1812 to 1813. He was the son of Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Countess Pala ...

and Countess Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.

Marriage and children

He married Emma, daughter of

Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym Victor II Karl Frederick of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (Schaumburg, 2 November 1767Schaumburg, 22 April 1812), was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Bernburg branch and a ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schau ...

, and Princess Amalie of Nassau-Weilburg, in

Schaumburg Schaumburg is a district (''Landkreis'') of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (clockwise from the north) the districts of Nienburg, Hanover and Hamelin-Pyrmont, and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (districts of Lippe and Minden-Lüb ...

on 26 June 1823 .C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 232. Hereinafter cited as The Book of Kings. They had three sons and two daughters: * Princess Augusta of Waldeck-Pyrmont (21 July 1824 – 4 September 1893), married Alfred, Prince of Stolberg-Stolberg, had issue. *Prince Josef of Waldeck and Pyrmont (24 November 1825 – 27 December 1829) *

Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont (29 September 1827 – 16 February 1910) was a German princess. She was the second daughter of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym. She ...

(29 September 1827 – 16 February 1910), married

Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Adolphus I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (''Adolf Georg''; 1 August 1817 – 8 May 1893) was a ruler of the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe. Biography He was born in Bückeburg to Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of W ...

, had issue. *

George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont George Victor (14 January 1831 – 12 May 1893) was the 3rd sovereign Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont. He was born in Bad Arolsen the son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg- ...

(14 January 1831 – 12 May 1893), married (1)

Princess Helena of Nassau Princess Helena of Nassau (german: Prinzessin Helene Wilhelmine Henriette Pauline Marianne von Nassau-Weilburg; 18 August 183127 October 1888) was a daughter of William, Duke of Nassau, and consort of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont ...

, had issue, (2) married Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, had issue. *Prince Wolrad of Waldeck and Pyrmont (24 January 1833 – 20 January 1867)

Ancestry

Notes and sources

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(German) *Karl Theodor Menke: Pyrmont und seine Umgebung. Hameln, Pyrmont, 1840, S.65 *L. Curtze: Geschichte und Beschreibung des Fürstentums Waldeck. Arolsen, 1850, S.619f. 1789 births 1845 deaths People from Lörrach (district) People from Waldeck (state) Princes of Waldeck and Pyrmont House of Waldeck and Pyrmont {{Germany-noble-stub