Hubertus of Prussia
Hubertus Karl Wilhelm Prince of Prussia (born September 30, 1909 in Potsdam , † April 8, 1950 in Windhoek , South West Africa ) was a Prussian prince and grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
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Life
Prince Hubertus was born as the third son of Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and his wife Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia in the Marble Palace in Potsdam.
When the monarchy collapsed in 1918 and the House of Hohenzollern lost its prominent position in the state structure, his father went into exile in the Netherlands. Hubertus left his hometown Potsdam and moved with his younger siblings to Oels ( province of Silesia ), where his family still owned properties.
The Emperor's grandson Hubertus joined the 8th Infantry Regiment in 1934, which was stationed in Frankfurt / Oder . When the Second World War broke out, he too took part in the attack on Poland with the 3rd Infantry Division . But when his older brother Wilhelm fell in 1940 and was buried in the Temple of Antiquities in Sanssouci Park with the participation of more than 50,000 people , Hitler was compelled to issue the so - called Prince's Decree , which forbade members of the former ruling dynasties from fighting at the front. In doing so, Hitler wanted to prevent the worship of another fallen Hohenzollern, as this seemed to him to be a danger to his own rule.
Before Hubertus von Prussia retired from service at the front in 1940, he had graduated from the commercial aviation school and was able to work as an air officer in Brieg (Silesia). In 1943, by order of Hitler, all members of the princely houses left the armed forces for good. Hubertus and his wife Magdalene, née Princess Reuss, took over the Wildenbruch castle and estate near Schwedt / Oder .
After the end of the World War, the couple had to give up the estate east of the Oder and initially found accommodation with Prince Ysenburg in Büdingen . In 1947 Hubertus von Prussia took over the management of the Schloss Reinhartshausen winery in Erbach .
In 1950 he emigrated to South West Africa . During the German colonial era , the Hohenzollern family owned several farms ( crown estates ) there. His brother Friedrich had bought back the former imperial farms “Dickdorn” and “Kosis” near Mariental in the post-war period . Hubertus wanted to take over the business and build a new existence with the Karakul breed. But on April 8, 1950, he died in Windhoek from the effects of an appendix operation. His funeral procession through the streets of the capital was accompanied by many locals.
After his coffin had been transferred to Germany via Johannesburg, Hubertus Prince of Prussia was buried in the small family cemetery in the officers' garden of the St. Michaels Bastion within Hohenzollern Castle.
family
Hubertus Prince of Prussia was married to Maria Anna, nee Freiin von Humboldt-Dachroeden (1916–2003), from 1941 until the divorce in 1943 , a daughter of Alexander von Humboldt . There were no children from this marriage.
In 1943 he married Magdalene Pauline Princess Reuss (1920–2009). From this connection come:
- Anastasia Viktoria Cecile Princess of Prussia (* 1944) ∞ (1965) Alois Konstantin Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (* 1941), whose eldest son Carl Friedrich died on April 24, 2010 in a racing car accident on the Nürburgring.
- Marie Christine Princess of Prussia (1947–1966), who died in a car accident in Giessen.
literature
- Hubertus , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 22/1950 of May 22, 1950, in the Munzinger Archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prussia, Hubertus von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Prussia, Hubertus Prince of; Prussia, Hubertus Karl Wilhelm Prince von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian Prince (until 1919) and grandson of Wilhelm II. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Potsdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1950 |
| Place of death | Windhoek , South West Africa |