Genealogy of the Royal Family of the Netherlands1

HRH Prince Frederik and his descendants

HRH Prince Frederik of the NetherlandsHRH Prince Willem Frederik Karel of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau ("Frits")
(Born as: HSH Prince Willem Frederik Karel of Orange-Nassau)
* Royal Palace, Berlin, February 28th, 1797
† Huis "De Paauw", Wassenaar, September 8th, 1881
Member of the Council of State, 1815 (resigned his commission: 1862); Minister of War, 1826-1829
Colonel of the Infantry, 1813; Lieutenant-General of the Infantry and Grandmaster of the Artillery, 1814; Admiral, 1829; Fieldmarshal, 1840 (resigned his commissions: 1868); Colonel of the Infantry of Prussia, Honorary General-Colonel of the Infantry of Prussia; Colonel of the Cavalry of Russia
National Grandmaster of the Freemasons in the Netherlands, 1816

HRH Princess Luise of the Netherlands née Princess of PrussiaMarried:

Royal Palace, Berlin, May 21st, 1825:
HRH Princess Luise Augusta Wilhelmine Amalia of Prussia
* Royal Palace, Königsberg (today: Kaliningrad), February 1st, 1808
† Huis "De Paauw", Wassenaar, December 6th, 1870

HM Queen Lovisa of Sweden and Norway née Princess Louise of the NetherlandsChildren from this marriage:

  1. HRH Princess Wilhelmina Frederica Alexandrine Anna Louise of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau
    (In Sweden styled as Queen Lovisa)
    * Palace at the Korte Voorhout, The Hague, August 5th, 1828
    † Royal Palace, Stockholm, March 30th, 1871

    HM King Carl XV of Sweden and NorwayMarried:

    Storkyrkan, Stockholm, June 19th, 1850:
    HM King     Carl XV Ludvik Eugen of Sweden and Norway ("Kron-Kalle")
    (Born as: HRH Prince Carl Ludvik Eugen of Sweden, Duke of Skåne)
    (Since March 8th, 1844:) HRH Crown Prince Carl Ludvik Eugen of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Skåne
    * Royal Palace, Stockholm, May 3rd, 1826
    † Palace, Malmö, September 18th, 1872
    Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway, March 8th, 1844; Viceroy of Norway, February 7th, 1856; Prince-Regent of Sweden, 1857
    King of Sweden and Norway, July 8th, 1859 (crowned: Storkyrkan, Stockholm, May 3rd, 1860 and Nidaros Domkirke, Trondheim, August 5th, 1860)

  2. HRH Prince Frederik of the NetherlandsHRH Prince Willem Frederik Nicolaas Karel of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau
    * Palace at the Korte Voorhout, The Hague, July 6th, 1833
    † Palace at the Korte Voorhout, The Hague, November 1st, 1834
  3. HRH Prince Willem Frederik Nicolaas Albert of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau ("Frits")
    * Palace at the Korte Voorhout, The Hague, August 22nd, 1836
    † Palace at the Korte Voorhout, The Hague, January 23rd, 1846
  4. HRH Princess Wilhelmina Frederica Anna Elisabeth Marie of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau

HRH Fürstin Marie zu Wied née Princess of the Netherlands, HSH Fürst Wilhelm zu Wied and their childHRH Princess Wilhelmina Frederica Anna Elisabeth Marie of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau
* Huis "De Paauw", Wassenaar, July 5th, 1841
† Schloß Monrepos, Amt Heddesdorf near Neuwied, June 22nd, 1910

Married:

(civil) Huis "De Paauw" and (religious) Dorpskerk, Wassenaar, July 18th, 1871:
HSH Fürst Wilhelm Adolph Maximilian Carl zu Wied, Graf zu Isenburg
(Born as: HSH Prince Wilhelm Adolph Maximilian Carl zu Wied)
* Neuwied, August 22nd, 1845
† Schloß Monrepos, Amt Heddesdorf near Neuwied, October 22nd, 1907
5th Fürst zu Wied, March 5th, 1864
Member of the House of Lords of Prussia; Member of the Colonial Council of Prussia
Honorary General of the Cavalry of Prussia
Knight of the Order of St. John

Children from this marriage:

  1. HSH Fürst Wilhelm Friedrich Hermann Otto Karl zu Wied, Graf zu Isenburg ("Fritz")
  2. HSH Prince Alexander Hermann zu Wied
    * Neuwied, May 28th, 1874
    † Neuwied, January 15th, 1877
  3. HH Prince Wilhelm of AlbaniaHSH Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Heinrich zu Wied
    (Since February 6th, 1914:) HH Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Heinrich of Albania, Prince zu Wied
    * Neuwied, March 26th, 1876
    † Predeal near Sinaia, April 18th, 1945
    Prince of Albania (elected: February 6th, 1914; fled from the country: September 5th, 1914)

    HH Princess Sophie of Albania née Princess von Schönburg-WaldenburgMarried:

    Waldenburg, November 30th, 1906:
    HSH Princess Sophie von Schönburg-Waldenburg
    * Potsdam, May 21st, 1885
    † Fontaneli Castle, Romania, February 3rd, 1936

    Children from this marriage:

    1. HSH Princess Marie Eleonore Elisabeth Cecilie Mathilde Lucie zu Wied
      (Since February 6th, 1914:) HH Princess Marie Eleonore Elisabeth Cecilie Mathilde Lucie of Albania, Princess zu Wied
      * Potsdam, February 19th, 1909
      † (in internment camp) Miercurea Ciuc, September 29th, 1956

      Married:

      1. Munich, November 16th, 1937:
        HSH Prince Alfred von Schönburg-Waldenburg
        * Droyssig, October 30th, 1905
        † (disease in military service) Reserve Hospital, Zeitz, March 10th, 1941
      2. Bucharest, February 5th, 1949:
        Ion Octavian Bunea
        * Galatz, November 13th, 1899
        † ...
    2. HSH Prince Karl Viktor Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Günther zu Wied
      (Since February 6th, 1914:) HH Hereditary Prince Karl Viktor Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Günther of Albania, Prince zu Wied
      * Potsdam, May 19th, 1913
      † Munich, December 8th, 1973
      Hereditary Prince of Albania, February 6th, 1914

      Married:

      New York City, New York, September 8th, 1966:
      Eileen Johnston
      * Chester, September 3rd, 1922
      † New York City, New York, September 1st, 1985

  4. HSH Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Adolf Hermann Viktor zu Wied
  5. HSH Princess Wilhelmine Friederike Auguste Alexandrine Marie Elisabeth Luise zu Wied ("Wissa")
    * Neuwied, October 24th, 1880
    † Schloß Monrepos, Amt Heddesdorf near Neuwied, August 29th, 1965
  6. HSH Princess Elisabeth zu Wied
    * Neuwied, January 28th, 1883
    † Neuwied, November 14th, 1938

HSH Fürst Wilhelm Friedrich Hermann Otto Karl zu Wied, Graf zu Isenburg ("Fritz")
(Born as: HSH Hereditary Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Hermann Otto Karl zu Wied)
* Neuwied, June 27th, 1872
† Neuwied, June 18th, 1945
Hereditary Prince zu Wied, June 27th, 1872
6th Fürst zu Wied, October 22nd, 1907
Member of the House of Lords of Prussia (the House of Lords was abolished in 1918)

HRH Fürstin Pauline zu Wied née Princess von WürttembergMarried:

Stuttgart, October 29th, 1898:
HRH Princess Pauline Olga Helene Emma von Württemberg
* Stuttgart, December 29th, 1877
† Schloß Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, May 7th, 1965

Children from this marriage:

  1. HSH Hereditary Prince Hermann Wilhelm Friedrich zu Wied
  2. HSH Prince Dietrich Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Paul zu Wied

HSH Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Adolf Hermann Viktor zu Wied
* Neuwied, December 7th, 1877
† Moosburg, March 1st, 1946

Married:

Schloß Wildenfels, June 6th, 1912:
Countess Gisela Klementine Christophora Karola zu Solms-Wildenfels
* Schloß Wildenfels, December 30th, 1891
† Oberammergau, August 20th, 1976

Children from this marriage:

  1. HSH Princess Marie Elisabeth Charlotte Sophie Anna Pauline Luise Solveig zu Wied
    * Christiania (today: Oslo), March 14th, 1913
    † Augsburg, March 30th, 1985
  2. HSH Princess Benigna-Viktoria Ingeborg Anna Wilhelmine zu Wied
    * Christiania (today: Oslo), July 23rd, 1918
    † Oberammergau, January 16th, 1972

    Married:

    Berlin, December 19th, 1939:
    Ernst Hartmann Günther Freiherr von Schlotheim
    * Wiesbaden, December 27th, 1914
    † Wiesbaden, October 31st, 1952

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Victoria Elisabeth Sibylla Agneta Freiin von Schlotheim
      * Wiesbaden, April 11th, 1948

      Married:

      1. Oberammergau, December 5th, 1973:
        Christiaan Zuidema
        * Kantens, September 20th, 1952
        (Divorced: Augsburg, December 30th, 1982)
      2. Bad Kohlgrub, November 30th, 1995:
        Günter Pfeffer
        * Königsberg (today: Kaliningrad), June 6th, 1930
    2. Christina Maria Gisela Freiin von Schlotheim
      * Wiesbaden, July 22nd, 1950

      Married:

      Fürstenfeldbruck, March 7th, 1974:
      Walter Deutsch
      * Schweidnitz, August 14th, 1945
      (Divorced: Fürstenfeldbruck, March 12th, 1996)

HSH Prince Hermann zu Wied with his brother HSH Prince Dietrich zu WiedHSH Hereditary Prince Hermann Wilhelm Friedrich zu Wied
(Born as: HSH Prince Hermann Wilhelm Friedrich zu Wied)
* Potsdam, August 18th, 1899
† (wounds received in battle) Res. Kriegslazaret 2/520, Rzeszów, November 5th, 1941
Hereditary Prince zu Wied, October 22nd, 1907

Married:

Neuwied, April 29th, 1930:
H Ill H Countess Marie Antonia zu Stolberg-Wernigerode
* Várpalota, February 6th, 1909
† Dierdorf, January 24th, 2003

Children from this marriage:

  1. HSH Fürst Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Konstantin zu Wied, Graf zu Isenburg
  2. HSH Prince Metfried Alexander Wilhelm Friedrich zu Wied
    * Stuttgart, April 25th, 1935
    Heir Pressumptive, June 18th, 1945 - September 29th, 1960

    Married:

    (civil) Andernach, February 12th and (religious) Neuwied, February 17th, 1968:
    Felicitas Gisela Sylvia Freiin von der Pahlen-Astrau ("Fairy"/"Fe")
    * Linnich, December 31st, 1948

    Wedding photo of HSH Prince Christian zu Wied and Sibylle GarbeChildren from this marriage:

    1. HSH Prince Friedrich Christian Hermann Wilhelm Alexis zu Wied ("Dickie")
      * Waldbröl, August 5th, 1968

      Married:

      (civil) ... and (religious) Schloß Runkel, Runkel an der Lahn, June 29th, 2002:
      Sibylle Garbe
      * Freiburg im Breisgau, June 29th, 1972

    2. HSH Prince Magnus zu WiedHSH Prince Magnus Alexander Wilhelm Friedrich zu Wied
      * Waldbröl, June 6th, 1972
  3. HSH Princess Wilhelmine Friederike Elisabeth Henriette Anastasia Osterlind zu Wied

HSH Prince Dietrich Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Paul zu Wied
* Potsdam, October 30th, 1901
† Ludwigsburg, January 8th, 1976

Married:

Berlin, July 18th, 1928:
Antoinette-Julia Marie-Amalia Ethel Amerika Thyra Gustava Gräfin Grote
* Berlin, October 9th, 1902
† Ludwigsburg, February 17th, 1988

Children from this marriage:

  1. HSH Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Otto Hermann Maximilian zu Wied
    * Hanover, May 30th, 1929
  2. HSH Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Ulrich zu Wied
  3. HSH Prince Wilhelm zu Wied
    * Stuttgart, August 24th, 1936
    † Stuttgart, April 24th, 1937
  4. HSH Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Dietrich Ludwig-Eugen zu Wied
    * Stuttgart, August 27th, 1938
    † Munich, May 12th, 2001

    Married:

    (civil) Munich, May 30th and (religious) Munich, June 8th, 1966:
    Helga Gemeinert
    * Sorau, Niederlausitz, May 7th, 1941

    Child from this marriage:

    1. HSH Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Dietrich Ludwig Karl Edzard zu Wied
      * Munich, January 16th, 1968

HSH Fürst Friedrich Wilhelm zu WiedHSH Fürst Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Konstantin zu Wied, Graf zu Isenburg
(Born as: HSH Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Konstantin zu Wied)
(Since November 5th, 1941:) HSH Hereditary Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Konstantin zu Wied
* Stuttgart, June 2nd, 1931
† Salmon Arm, British Columbia, August 28th, 2000
Hereditary Prince zu Wied, November 5th, 1941
7th Fürst zu Wied, June 18th, 1945

Married:

  1. (civil) Arolsen, August 31th and (religious) Arolsen, September 9th, 1958:
    HSH Princess Guda zu Waldeck und Pyrmont
    * Arolsen, August 22nd, 1939
    (Divorced: Coblenz/Neuwied, January 3rd, 1967)
  2. (civil) Neuwied, July 14th and (religious) Schloß Runkel, Runkel and der Lahn, July 15th, 1967:
    HSH Princess Sophie Charlotte Agnes zu Stolberg-Stolberg
    * Nordhausen, October 4th, 1943

Children from the first marriage:

  1. HSH Hereditary Prince Johann Friedrich Alexander Hermann Josias Wilhelm zu Wied
    * Neuwied, September 29th, 1960
    Hereditary Prince zu Wied, September 29th, 1960 - August 28th, 2000    2
  2. HSH Fürst Friedrich August Maximilian Wilhelm Carl zu Wied, Graf zu Isenburg
    (Born as: HSH Prince Friedrich August Maximilian Wilhelm Carl zu Wied)
    * Neuwied, October 27th, 1961
    8th Fürst zu Wied, August 28th, 2000    2

    Married:

    Birstein, April 25th, 1998:
    HSH Princess Isabelle Sophie Gabrielle von Isenburg
    * Frankfurt am Main, April 26th, 1973

    Children from this marriage:

    1. HSH Prince Franz Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm Maximilian zu Wied
      (Since August 28th, 2000:) HSH Hereditary Prince Franz Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm Maximilian zu Wied
      * Neuwied, August 10th, 1999
      Hereditary Prince zu Wied, August 28th, 2000
    2. HSH Prince Franz Alexander Heinrich Konstantin Friedrich Wilhelm zu Wied
      * Neuwied, June 12th, 2001

Children from the second marriage:

  1. HSH Princess Christina Elisabeth Sophie Wilhelmine Friederike zu Wied
    * Neuwied, June 9th, 1970

    Married:

    Neuwied, June 8th, 1996:
    Wolf-Eckart Caspar Freiherr von Gemmingen-Hornberg
    * Bamberg, October 21st, 1959

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Juliana Freiin von Gemmingen-Hornberg
      * Bad Rappenau, March 26th, 1997
    2. Emily Freiin von Gemmingen-Hornberg
      * Heilbronn, September 9th, 1998
    3. Alexander Freiherr von Gemmingen-Hornberg
      * Bad Rappenau, March 12th, 2000
    4. Philipp Freiherr von Gemmingen-Hornberg
      * Bad Rappenau, May 31st, 2002
  2. HSH Prince Wolff-Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Ello zu Wied
    * Neuwied, February 12th, 1979

HSH Princess Wilhelmine Friederike Elisabeth Henriette Anastasia Osterlind zu Wied
* Stuttgart, April 8th, 1939

Married:

(civil) Neuwied, September 5th and (religious) Neuwied, September 7th, 1964:
Werner Manfred Fritz von Klitzing
* Hanover, August 3rd, 1934

Children from this marriage:

  1. Sophie Antonie Margarete von Klitzing
    * Frankfurt am Main, September 13th, 1965

    Married:

    Runkel an der Lahn, September 27th, 1994:
    Rüdiger Mackenthun
    * Hanover, May 7th, 1964

    Adopted children:

    1. Viktoria Alexandra Alicia Mackenthun
      * Mainz, June 22nd, 2000
    2. Elisabeth Alexandra Annabelle Mackenthun
      * September 17th, 2001

    Child from this marriage:

    1. Georg Reinhard Werner Mackenthun
      * Buenos Aires, May 8th, 2002
  2. Franziska von Klitzing, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff and their children Helena and VictorFranziska Christiane Hilde Elisabeth von Klitzing
    * Frankfurt am Main, November 30th, 1966

    Married:

    Schloß Runkel, Runkel an der Lahn, July 1st, 1994:
    Alexander Sebastian Léonce Graf Lambsdorff
    * Cologne, November 5th, 1966

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Helena Virginia Gräfin Lambsdorff
      * Bonn, July 3rd, 1997
    2. Victor Caspar Léonce Graf Lambsdorff
      * Bonn, December 23rd, 1998
  3. Valeska Marie Natalie Henriette von Klitzing
    * Frankfurt am Main, July 3rd, 1970

    Married:

    Schloß Runkel, Runkel an der Lahn, May 23rd, 1998:
    Albrecht Adolf Hubertus von Harnier
    * Bonn, November 25th, 1970

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Friedrich Louis Konstantin von Harnier
      * Frankfurt am Main, November 10th, 2001
    2. Philippa von Harnier
      * Frankfurt am Main, February 23rd, 2003
  4. Kaspar Friedrich Florian von Klitzing
    * Frankfurt am Main, May 6th, 1973

HSH Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Ulrich zu Wied
* Stuttgart, June 12th, 1931

Married:

Munich, December 2nd, 1968:
Ilke Fischer
* Bonn, December 9th, 1936

HSH Prince Wilhelm zu Wied, his wife Clara and their son FriedrichChildren from this marriage:

  1. HSH Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Ulrich zu Wied ("Willi")
    * Munich, June 26th, 1970

    Married:

    St. John the Baptist's Church, Fladbury, Worcestershire, July 1st, 2000:
    Clarissa Elizabeth Makepeace-Massingham ("Clara")
    * Evesham, July 8th, 1971

    Child from this marriage:

    1. HSH Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Ulrich Maximilian George zu Wied
      * London, May 9th, 2001
  2. TRH Duke Friedrich and Duchess Marie von Württemberg née Princess zu Wied with their childrenHSH Princess Wilhelmine Friederike Pauline Elisabeth Marie zu Wied ("Mariechen")
    * Munich, December 27th, 1973

    Married:

    (civil) Schloß Altshausen, November 11th and (religious) Schloß Altshausen, November 13th, 1994:
    HRH Duke     Friedrich Philipp Carl Franz Maria von Württemberg
    * Friedrichshafen, June 1st, 1961

Footnotes:

  1. Sources: l'Allemagne Dynastique Tome III by Michel Huberty, Alain Giraud and F. & B. Magdelaine and Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau by A.W.E. Dek. With special thanks to Hein Bruins, Brigitte Gastel Lloyd, Netty Leistra and Paul Theroff.
  2. HSH Fürst Carl succeeded his father as Head of the Family as his elder brother Alexander is mentally handicapped.

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