George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

George Victor
Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Reign15 May 1845 – 12 May 1893
PredecessorGeorge II
SuccessorFriedrich
Born(1831-01-14)14 January 1831
Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont
Died12 May 1893(1893-05-12) (aged 62)
Marienbad, Kingdom of Bohemia
Burial23 May 1893
Fuerstliches Erbbegraebnis,
Rhoden
Spouse
(m. 1853; died 1888)
Issue
HouseWaldeck and Pyrmont
FatherGeorge II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
MotherPrincess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

George Victor (14 January 1831 – 12 May 1893) was the 3rd sovereign Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

George Victor was born in Bad Arolsen the son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym.[1] He succeeded as prince originally under the guardianship of his mother on 15 May 1845 following the death of his father.[2]

He died of pneumonia in Marienbad, Bohemia and was succeeded by his eldest son Friedrich.

  1. ^ Almanach de Gotha. 1893. p. 111.
  2. ^ "Obituary. Prince George of Waldeck". The New York Times. 13 May 1893. p. 2.