Prince Joachim of Prussia | |||||
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Born | Berlin Palace, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire | 17 December 1890||||
Died | 18 July 1920 Potsdam, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic | (aged 29)||||
Burial | 21 July 1920 | ||||
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Issue | Prince Karl Franz | ||||
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House | Hohenzollern | ||||
Father | Wilhelm II, German Emperor | ||||
Mother | Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein |
Prussian Royalty |
House of Hohenzollern |
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Wilhelm II |
Prince Joachim Franz Humbert of Prussia (17 December 1890 – 18 July 1920) was the youngest son and sixth child of Wilhelm II, German Emperor, by his first wife, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. He committed suicide at age 29. Prince Joachim was educated as an officer and participated in the First World War. During the war, he was considered a candidate for several newly established monarchies in Europe.
His great-grandson is Grand Duke George Mikhailovich, the heir apparent to Maria Vladimirovna, a claimant to the disputed Headship of the Imperial Family of Russia.