Friedrich zu Wied
Wilhelm Friedrich Hermann Otto Karl 6th Prince zu Wied , also Friedrich Prince zu Wied (born June 27, 1872 in Neuwied , † June 18, 1945 there ), was a German nobleman .
Life
Friedrich was the son of Prince Wilhelm zu Wied (1845–1907) and Princess Marie von Oranien-Nassau, Princess of the Netherlands (1841–1910), a granddaughter of the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm III. and by Wilhelm I of Nassau , King of the Netherlands. During his studies at the University of Bonn he was from 1897 to 1898 CK with the Corps Borussia Bonn , which awarded him the Corpsschleife in 1922 . In 1907 he succeeded his late father as the reigning prince of the reign of Wied.
Hereditary Prince Friedrich zu Wied married Princess Pauline (1877-1965) , the only surviving child of the last King of Württemberg, Wilhelm II of Württemberg (1848-1921) and Princess Marie zu Waldeck and Pyrmont , on October 29, 1898 in Stuttgart . He became an officer à la suite of the "König" (2nd Württemberg) Dragoon Regiment No. 26 , temporarily with the Olga Dragoons . After the marriage, the couple initially lived in Potsdam because Friedrich was in command there, and in 1902 they moved to Berlin . In 1907 they moved to the Neuwied residence because Friedrich had become Prince of Wied after the death of his father. In 1908 he took over the protectorate of the Rheinischer Schützenbund , which his father had already held.
During the First World War he served a. a. as a colonel in the high command of the " Army Group Linsingen " and was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown with Swords by King Wilhelm II on October 5, 1916 .
Prince Friedrich zu Wied died on June 18, 1945 in Neuwied .
progeny
- Hermann Wilhelm Friedrich zu Wied (1899–1941)
- ⚭ 1930 Countess Maria Antonia zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (1909–2003)
- Dietrich Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Paul zu Wied (1901–1976)
- ⚭ 1928 Julie Countess Grote (1902–1988)
literature
- Sönke Lorenz , Dieter Mertens , Volker Press (ed.): The house of Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4
Web links
- The story of the zu Wied family ( memento from November 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- The expensive heirloom never given up
- The many roles of the Princess zu Wied
- Photo of Princess Pauline von Württemberg with Hereditary Prince Friedrich zu Wied on flickr.com
- Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann Otto Karl Fürst zu Wied on thepeerage.com , accessed on September 11, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ ( page no longer available , search in web archives ).
- ^ Württembergisches Kriegsministerium (Ed.): Königlich Württembergisches Militär-Verordnungsblatt. No. 58 of October 16, 1916. p. 611.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wied, Friedrich too |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wied, Wilhelm Friedrich Hermann Otto Karl 6th prince to (full name); Wied, Friedrich Fürst zu (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman, Prince of Wied |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuwied |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1945 |
| Place of death | Neuwied |