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| Pretender William, German Crown Prince | |
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| Born | May 6, 1882 Potsdam, Germany |
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| Died | July 20, 1951 (aged 69) Hechingen, Germany |
| Regnal name claimed | William III |
| Title(s) | Crown Prince |
| Throne(s) claimed | Germany, Prussia |
| Pretend from | June 4, 1941 - July 20, 1951 |
| Monarchy abolished | 1918 |
| Last monarch | William II, German Emperor |
| Connection with | eldest son |
| Royal House | Hohenzollern |
| Father | William II of Germany |
| Mother | Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein |
| Spouse | Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Children | Wilhelm, Louis Ferdinand, Hubertus, Ferderick, Alexandrine, Cecilie |
Frederick William Victor Augustus Ernest (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst) (6 May 1882 – 20 July 1951) of the House of Hohenzollern was the last Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Also see Potsdam New York (in the USA For the Potsdam Conference see Potsdam Conference. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Hechingen is a Town in the Zollernalbkreis of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Princess Auguste Viktoria Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg ( October 22 1858 - April 11 1921) Duchess Cecilie Auguste Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ( 20 September 1886 at Schwerin, Germany &ndash 6 May 1954 at Biography Louis Ferdinand was born in Potsdam as the third in succession to the throne of the German Empire after his father German Crown Prince William and The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Crown Princess redirects here for the ship see Crown Princess (ship. The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification He was colloquially known as William or Wilhelm.
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Early life
William was born in the Marble Palace of Potsdam in the Province of Brandenburg. Also see Potsdam New York (in the USA For the Potsdam Conference see Potsdam Conference. } The Province of Brandenburg (Provinz Brandenburg was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 to 1946 He was the eldest son of William II, German Emperor (1859-1941) and his first wife Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858-1921). Princess Auguste Viktoria Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg ( October 22 1858 - April 11 1921)
As a young man, the Crown Prince grew up within militaristic circles. He had received little command experience when he was given charge of the 5th Army in August 1914, shortly after the outbreak of World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All He led this Army until November 1916, and his command included the period of the Verdun Offensive. The Battle of Verdun was one of the most critical battles in World War I on the Western Front, fought between the German and French Since April 1916 he tried in vain to convince the supreme command that the battle no longer made any sense. Only on September 2 was his wish fulfilled.
After the German revolution
After the outbreak of the German Revolution in 1918, both Emperor William II and the Crown Prince signed the document of abdication. The Crown Prince went into exile to the isle of Wieringen, in the Netherlands. Wieringen is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands In 1923, he returned to Germany after giving assurances that he would no longer engage in politics. The term Weimar Republic ( ˈvaɪmarɐ repuˈbliːk is used by historians to signify the democratic and Republican period of Germany from 1919 to 1933 The former Crown Prince held some political ambitions, and was reportedly interested in the idea of running for Reichspräsident as the right-wing candidate opposed to Paul von Hindenburg in 1932, until his father forbade the idea. The Reichspräsident was the German Head of state during the period of the 1919-1934 Weimar Republic and the title was later briefly revived Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg ( known universally as Paul von Hindenburg ( ( October 2, 1847 &ndash August 2
The Crown Prince supported Hitler for some time, hoping and announcing in public that this man would do for Germany what Mussolini had done for Italy - making an end to all Bolshevist/Marxist influence. He had connections with some organizations, more than loosely connected with the National Socialist Party (Nazi Party) and allowed himself to be used by the Nazi government in various symbolic actions. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers . After the murder of his friend, the former Chancellor Kurt von Schleicher in the Night of the Long Knives (1934), he retreated from all political activities. The Night of the Long Knives (German) or " Operation Hummingbird " was a Purge that took place in Nazi Germany between June 30 and July Most of his efforts from 1919 until 1934 had been directed to make a return of the Hohenzollerns to the throne viable option again, and he had assumed that Hitler would give this idea his support.
William lived as a private citizen on his family's estates throughout World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Upon his father's death in 1941, William succeeded him as head of the House of Hohenzollern, the former German imperial dynasty. In 1951, the former Crown Prince died of a heart attack in Hechingen, in the ancestral lands of his family in Swabia, as the family's estates in Brandenburg had been occupied by the Soviet Union. Hechingen is a Town in the Zollernalbkreis of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Swabia, Suabia, or Svebia ( German: Schwaben, Schwabenland or Ländle) is both a historic and linguistic Brandenburg ( Lower Sorbian: Bramborska; Upper Sorbian: Braniborska) is one of the sixteen states of Germany. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
Family and children
William married Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (20 September 1886 - 6 May 1954) in Berlin on 6 June 1905. Duchess Cecilie Auguste Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ( 20 September 1886 at Schwerin, Germany &ndash 6 May 1954 at Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Cecilie was the daughter of Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1851-1897) and his wife, Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (1860-1922). Friedrich Franz III ( 19 March 1851 – 10 April 1897) was the penultimate Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a Duchy (from 1815 a Grand duchy) in northern Germany, formed by a partition of the Duchy of Mecklenburg. Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (Анастасия Михайловна July 28 1860 – March 11 1922) was a daughter of Their eldest son, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, was killed fighting for the German Army in France in 1940. The German Army (Deutsches Heer heɐ) is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. In World War II, the Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries
Their children and male-line grandchildren are:
- Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906-1940), who renounced his succession right.
- Princess Felicitas of Prussia (born 1934)
- Princess Christa of Prussia (born 1936)
- Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1907-1994)
- Prince Hubertus of Prussia (1909-1950)
- Princess Anastasia of Prussia (born 1944)
- Princess Marie-Christine of Prussia (1947-1966)
- Prince Frederick of Prussia (1911-1966)
- Prince Frederick Nicholas of Prussia (born 1946)
- Prince Andrew of Prussia(born 1947)
- Princess Victoria of Prussia (born 1952)
- Prince Rupert of Prussia (born 1955)
- Princess Antonia of Prussia (born 1955)
- Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1915-1980)
- Princess Cecilie of Prussia (1917-1975)
Their surviving descendants are also in the Line of British succession. Biography Louis Ferdinand was born in Potsdam as the third in succession to the throne of the German Empire after his father German Crown Prince William and Prince Hubertus Karl Wilhelm of Prussia ( September 30 1909 &ndash April 8 1950) was the third son of Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany Prince Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Christoph of Prussia ( December 19 1911 &ndash April 20 1966) was the son of Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany Princess Antonia of Prussia Marchioness of Douro, OBE (b April 28 1955) is a great-granddaughter of Wilhelm II of Germany and 355th in line Princess Alexandrine of Prussia ( 23 February[[ 803]]&ndash 21 April[[ 892]] Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was the daughter of Frederick William III of The line of succession to the British Throne is a partial list of the people in line to succeed to the throne
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William, German Crown Prince Born: 6 May 1882 Died: 20 July 1951 | ||
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| Preceded by Emperor William II | — TITULAR — German Emperor King of Prussia June 4, 1941 – July 20, 1951 Reason for succession failure: Empire / Kingdom abolished in 1918 | Succeeded by Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia |
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