| Prince Waldemar of Prussia | |||||
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 Waldemar in 1915 | |||||
| Born | (1889-03-20)20 March 1889 Kiel,Schleswig-Holstein,German Empire | ||||
| Died | 2 May 1945(1945-05-02) (aged 56) Tutzing,Bavaria,Nazi Germany | ||||
| Burial | 5 May 1945 | ||||
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| Issue | Princess Marie Amelie | ||||
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| House | Hohenzollern | ||||
| Father | Prince Henry of Prussia | ||||
| Mother | Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine | ||||
Prince Waldemar William Louis Frederick Victor of Prussia (German:Waldemar Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich Viktor Heinrich; 20 March 1889 atKiel – 2 May 1945 atTutzing,Bavaria) was the eldest son ofPrince Henry of Prussia andPrincess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine. He was known asToddy to his friends and family.
Waldemar married Princess Calixta ofLippe (14 October 1895 – 15 December 1982) on 14 August 1919 at Hemmelmark.[1]
Waldemar, like his maternal first cousin,Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia; maternal unclePrince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine; and youngest brotherHenry, hadhaemophilia. He died in a clinic in Tutzing, Bavaria because of a lack ofblood transfusion facilities. He and his wife fled their home in light of the Russian advance, arriving in Tutzing, where Waldemar was able to receive his last blood transfusion.[2] The U.S. Army overran the area the next day, on 1 May 1945, and diverted all medical resources to treat nearby concentration camp victims, preventing Waldemar's doctor from treating him.[2] Waldemar died the following day, on 2 May.[1]
Prince Waldemar received the following awards:[3]
Knight of the Black Eagle, with Collar (Kingdom of Prussia)
Grand Cross of the Red Eagle, with Crown (Kingdom of Prussia)
Knight of the Prussian Crown, 1st Class (Kingdom of Prussia)
Grand Commander of the RoyalHouse Order of Hohenzollern (Kingdom of Prussia) Cross of Honour of the PrincelyHouse Order of Hohenzollern, 1st Class (House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)
Knight of theHouse Order of Fidelity,1909 (Grand Duchy of Baden)[4]_-_ribbon_bar.png)
Grand Cross of theLudwig Order,19 March 1910 (Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine)[5]
Knight of the Rue Crown (Kingdom of Saxony)
Grand Cordon of theOrder of the Chrysanthemum,6 May 1912 (Empire of Japan)[6]
Grand Cross of St. Alexander, with Swords,1916 (Kingdom of Bulgaria)[7]| Ancestors of Prince Waldemar of Prussia (born 1889) |
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