| George Victor | |
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| Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | |
| Reign | 15 May 1845 – 12 May 1893 |
| Predecessor | George II |
| Successor | Friedrich |
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| Born | (1831-01-14)14 January 1831 Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont |
| Died | 12 May 1893(1893-05-12) (aged 62) Marienbad, Kingdom of Bohemia |
| Burial | 23 May 1893
Fuerstliches Erbbegraebnis,
Rhoden |
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(m. 1853; died 1888)
(m. 1891) |
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| House | Waldeck and Pyrmont |
| Father | George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
| Mother | Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
George Victor (14 January 1831 – 12 May 1893) was the 3rd sovereign Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
George Victor was born in Bad Arolsen the son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym.[1] He succeeded as prince originally under the guardianship of his mother on 15 May 1845 following the death of his father.[2]
He died of pneumonia in Marienbad, Bohemia and was succeeded by his eldest son Friedrich.
George Victor was first married on 26 September 1853 in WiesbadentoPrincess Helena of Nassau, daughter of William, Duke of Nassau.[1] They had seven children:
His second marriage took place in Luisenlund on 29 April 1891 to Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.[1] From this marriage he had one son:
Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of the Order of Albert the Bear, 30 November 1848[4]
Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the House and Merit Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 12 August 1845[5]
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, August 1852[6]
Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Cross of the Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Ludwig, 3 April 1853[7]
Nassau: Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau, April 1859[8]
Kingdom of Prussia:[9]
Sweden-Norway:
Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, 1872[12]
Baden: Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1874[13]
United Kingdom: Honorary Knight Grand Cross (civil division) of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, 1882[14] |
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George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Cadet branch of the House of Waldeck Born: 14 January 1831 Died: 12 May 1893 | ||
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