Prince Albert of Prussia (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Albrecht; 8 May 1837 – 13 September 1906) was a Prussian general field marshal, Herrenmeister (Grand Master) of the Order of Saint John from 1883 until his death, and regent of the Duchy of Brunswick from 1885, also until his death.
| Prince Albert of Prussia | |||||
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 Prince Albert in 1883 | |||||
| Born | 8 May 1837 Berlin, Prussia | ||||
| Died | 13 September 1906 (aged 69) Kamenz | ||||
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| House | Hohenzollern | ||||
| Father | Prince Albert of Prussia | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marianne of the Netherlands | ||||
Biography
editAlbert was born in Berlin, the son of Prince Albert of Prussia and his wife Princess Marianne, daughter of King William I of the Netherlands. His father was a brother of King Frederick William IV of Prussia and of William I, German Emperor.
Albrecht entered the Prussian army in 1847, serving in the First Schleswig War and participating in the battles of Skalitz, Schweinschädel and Königgrätz in the Austro-Prussian War in 1866. In the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 he commanded a guard cavalry brigade at Gravelotte and Sedan. After the fall of the Second Empire, he was subordinated to Edwin von Manteuffel in the fighting around Bapaume and St. Quentin. In 1874 he became commander of the X Corps stationed in Hannover. In 1883 he succeeded his uncle Prince Charles as Herrenmeister of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg). In 1885, Albert was chosen as Regent for the Duchy of Brunswick, as German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck had removed Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, from office.[1] In 1913 Ernst August's son Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick became Duke of Brunswick who only reigned for 5 years and 6 days. After accepting the regency, Albert and Marie resided chiefly in Brunswick, Berlin, and Kamenz.[1]
Prince Albrecht died at Schloss Kamenz in 1906. He was buried in the Mausoleum auf dem Hutberge in the park of Schloss Kamenz. After World War II, the mausoleum was plundered and the bodies of Albert and his wife were reburied in the park.[2]
Marriage and issue
editAlbert's parents had been unhappily married to each other and were later divorced. The unhappiness of that marriage had been a formative influence on Albert during his growing years. His decision to wait until he was 36 before marrying is thought to have been a reflection of his parents' marital situation.[3]
On 9 April 1873 in Berlin he married Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg. They had the following children:
- Prince Friedrich Heinrich Albrecht (1874–1940)
- Prince Joachim Albrecht (1876–1939); married firstly Baroness Marie of Liebenberg (née Blich-Sulzer) (1872-1919) and Karoline Kornelia Stockhammer (1891-1952)
- Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (1880–1925); married Princess Agatha of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Honours and awards
edit- German honours[4]
Prussia:
- Knight of the Black Eagle, 8 May 1847; with Collar, 1856[5]
- Grand Commander's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, 23 August 1851; with Swords, 1871[5]
- Grand Cross of the Red Eagle, with Oak Leaves, 18 October 1861; with Swords, 1864;[5] with Crown, 12 June 1892[6]
- Knight of the Crown Order, 1st Class, 18 October 1861[5]
- Iron Cross (1870), 1st Class
- Pour le Mérite (military), 19 September 1866; with Oak Leaves, 10 March 1871[7]
- Commander of Honour of the Johanniter Order, 1868;[8] Master of Knights, 1883-1906
- Knight of Merit of the Prussian Crown, 18 January 1901
Hohenzollern: Cross of Honour of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, 1st Class with Swords
Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of the Order of Albert the Bear, 29 November 1854; with Swords, 5 December 1864[9]
Baden:
- Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1856[10]
- Grand Cross of the Zähringer Lion, 1856[10]
- Commander of the Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order, 1871[11]
Bavaria: Knight of St. Hubert, 1853[12]
Brunswick: Grand Cross of the Order of Henry the Lion, 1871;[13] Grand Master (as Regent), 1885-1906
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, January 1855[14]
Hesse-Kassel: Knight of the Golden Lion, 16 April 1853[15]
Hesse-Darmstadt: Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 6 May 1870[16]
Lippe-Detmold: Grand Cross of the House Order of Lippe
Mecklenburg:
- Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore
- Military Merit Cross, 1st Class (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 5 September 1850[17]
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 1869[18]
Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown, 1854[19]
Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1885[20]
- Foreign honours[4]
Austrian Empire: Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, 1852[21]
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (military), 25 April 1867[22]
Kingdom of Italy: Knight of the Annunciation, 1889[23]
Netherlands:
- Commander of the Military William Order, 25 August 1878[24]
- Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion
Kingdom of Portugal: Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword
Kingdom of Romania: Grand Cross of the Star of Romania
Russian Empire:
- Knight of St. Andrew
- Knight of St. Alexander Nevsky
- Knight of the White Eagle
- Knight of St. Anna, 1st Class
- Knight of St. Stanislaus, 1st Class
- Knight of St. George, 4th Class
Spain:
- Knight of the Golden Fleece, 15 December 1891[25]
- Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, with Collar, 15 May 1902[26]
Sweden-Norway: Grand Cross of St. Olav, 3 September 1856[27]
United Kingdom:
Ancestry
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References
edit- ^ a b "Memorial Notices", The Manchester Guardian, 11 October 1898
- ^ "Saxe-Altenburg". Royaltyguide.nl. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "A Royal Marriage", The New York Times, Berlin, 7 May 1873
- ^ a b Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat (1906), Genealogy p. 4
- ^ a b c d "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: 4, 21, 549, 934, 1886 – via hathitrust.org
- ^ "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.)", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: 7, 1886 – via hathitrust.org
- ^ Lehmann, Gustaf (1913). Die Ritter des Ordens pour le mérite 1812–1913 [The Knights of the Order of the Pour le Mérite] (in German). Vol. 2. Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler & Sohn. p. 474.
- ^ "Johanniter-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1877, p. 964 – via hathitrust.org
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt (1867) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 17
- ^ a b Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1873), "Großherzogliche Orden" pp. 34, 48
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1873), "Großherzogliche Orden" p. 64
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreichs Bayern (in German). Königl. Oberpostamt. 1886. p. 9. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ Braunschweig, Staat (Hg.) (1905): Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Herzogtums Braunschweig für 1905. In: Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Herzogtums Braunschweig 1905. p. 11
- ^ Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtums Sachsen-Altenburg (1869), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 21
- ^ Hessen-Kassel (1856). Kurfürstlich Hessisches Hof- und Staatshandbuch: 1856. Waisenhaus. p. 12.
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Hessen (1879), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen" p. 12
- ^ Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg0: 1879. Schulze. 1879. p. 32.
- ^ Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1874), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 14
- ^ Staatshandbuch für den Freistaat Sachsen: 1865/66. Heinrich. 1866. p. 4.
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1907), "Königliche Orden" p. 28
- ^ "A Szent István Rend tagjai" Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Almanach royal officiel de Belgique. Librairie polytechnique De Decq. 1868. p. 52.
- ^ Italia : Ministero dell'interno (1898). Calendario generale del Regno d'Italia. Unione tipografico-editrice. p. 54.
- ^ "Militaire Willems-Orde: Preussen, Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Albrecht Prinz von" [Military William Order: Prussia, Frederick William Nicholas Albert, Prince of]. Ministerie van Defensie (in Dutch). 25 August 1878. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Caballeros de la insigne orden del toisón de oro", Guía Oficial de España (in Spanish), 1905, p. 143, retrieved 6 July 2020
- ^ "Real y distinguida orden de Carlos III", Guía Oficial de España (in Spanish), 1905, p. 148, retrieved 4 June 2020
- ^ Norges Statskalender (in Swedish), 1890, pp. 593–594, retrieved 2018-01-06 – via runeberg.org
External links
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