William Frederick, Prince of Wied


William Frederick, Prince of Wied was a German nobleman, eldest child of William, Prince of Wied. He was an elder brother of William, Prince of Albania.

Early life

William Frederick was born at Neuwied in the Kingdom of Prussia. He was the first child of William, Prince of Wied and his wife, Princess Marie of the Netherlands. He was descended from George II of Great Britain through both his parents. His great-grandparents were William I of the Netherlands and Frederick William III of Prussia. He was a nephew of Queen Elisabeth of Romania.

Marriage

William Frederick married on 29 October 1898 in Stuttgart, Princess Pauline of Württemberg, only daughter of King William II of Württemberg and his first wife, Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont, daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. The couple had two children:
William Frederick inherited the title of Prince of Wied after the death of his father in 1907. After the German Revolution in 1919 all nobility titles were abolished. He became the titular Prince, or Fürst, until his death in 1945, upon which the title was inherited by his 14-year-old grandson Frederick William. His son Hermann had predeceased him, having died of wounds received in action during World War II in Rzeszów, Poland.

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