George II
Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Reign9 September 1813 – 15 May 1845
PredecessorGeorge I
SuccessorGeorge Victor
Born(1789-09-20)20 September 1789
Weil am Rhein, Baden
Died15 May 1845(1845-05-15) (aged 55)
Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont
Spouse
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(m. 1823)​
Issue
HouseHouse of Waldeck and Pyrmont
FatherGeorge I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
MotherPrincess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Georg Friedrich Heinrich Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 20 September 1789 – 15 May 1845) was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1813 to 1845.

He was the son of George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.

Marriage and children

He married Emma, daughter of Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, and Princess Amalie of Nassau-Weilburg, in Schaumburg on 26 June 1823 .[1] They had three sons and two daughters:

Ancestry

Notes and sources

  1. ^ 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.
George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont House of Waldeck and PyrmontCadet branch of the House of WaldeckBorn: 20 September 1789 Died: 15 May 1845 Regnal titles Preceded byGeorge I Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 9 September 1813 – 15 May 1845 Succeeded byGeorge Victor


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