Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Wied

Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Wied (; 2 June 193128 August 2000) was the grandson of William Frederick, 6th Prince of Wied. He was the titular Prince of Wied from 1945 until his death.

Early life

Friedrich Wilhelm was born at Stuttgart, Germany, the first child of Hermann, Hereditary Prince of Wied (1899–1941), (son of William Frederick, Prince of Wied and Princess Pauline of Württemberg) and his wife, Countess Marie Antonia of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1909–2003), (daughter of Charles, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode and Hilde von Witzleben).

Marriage

Friedrich Wilhelm married on 9 September 1958 in Arolsen to Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 1939), youngest daughter of Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife, Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg, daughter of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg. They divorced in 1962.

They had two children:

  • Prince Alexander of Wied (b. 29 September 1960), unmarried and without issue
  • Carl, Prince of Wied (b. 27 October 1961) married Princess Isabelle of Isenburg, had issue.

Friedrich Wilhelm married secondly on 15 July 1967 in Runkel to Princess Sophie of Stolberg-Stolberg (b. 1943), youngest child of Wolff-Heinrich, Prince of Stolberg-Stolberg and Irma Erfert.

They had two children:

  • Princess Christina of Wied (b. 9 June 1970), married Baron Wolf von Gemmingen-Hornberg, had issue.
  • Prince Wolff-Heinrich of Wied (b. 12 February 1979)

Prince of Wied

In 1945, at the age of 14, Friedrich Wilhelm succeeded as head of the House of Wied after the death of his grandfather; his father Hermann had previously died of wounds received in action during World War II in Rzeszów, Poland.

At the death of Friedrich Wilhelm in 2000, the title was inherited by his second son Carl. (Frederick William's eldest son, Prince Alexander, renounced the title on 4 October 2000.)

Titles and styles

  • 2 June 1931 – 18 June 1945: His Serene Highness Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Wied
  • 18 June 1945 – 28 August 2000: His Serene Highness The Prince of Wied

Notes and sources

See Also

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