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Prince Hubertus of Prussia

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Prince Hubertus
Born(1909-09-30)30 September 1909
Marmorpalais,Potsdam,German Empire
Died8 April 1950(1950-04-08)(aged 40)
Windhoek,South West Africa
Burial15 April 1950
SpouseBaroness Maria Anna vonHumboldt-Dachröden
Princess Magdalena Reuss of Köstritz
IssueAnastasia, Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Princess Marie Christine
Names
Hubertus Karl Wilhelm
HouseHohenzollern
FatherWilhelm, German Crown Prince
MotherDuchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Prince Hubertus Karl Wilhelm of Prussia(30 September 1909 – 8 April 1950) was the third son ofCrown Prince Wilhelm of GermanyandDuchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin,and member of the princelyHouse of Hohenzollern.

Biography[edit]

He joined the army in 1934 (infantry regiment 8 in Frankfurt/Oder) and participated in theInvasion of Polandin 1939. One year later he was dismissed from the army by Hitler'sPrinzenerlaß,following the death of his elder brotherPrince Wilhelm of Prussia,who was wounded in France in May 1940 and later died in a field hospital in Belgium.

Marriage and issue[edit]

On 29 December 1941, he married Baroness Maria Anna Sybilla Margaretha vonHumboldt-Dachröden(9 July 1916 – 24 September 2003) inOels,Schlesien.They divorced a little over a year later in early 1943 (the same year she would later give birth to Hubertus' first cousinErnest Augustus of Hanover's illegitimate son),[1]and on 5 June of that year, he married again toPrincess Magdalena Reuss of Köstritz(20 August 1920 – 10 October 2009). They had two daughters:

Prince Hubertus died ofappendicitison 8 April 1950 atWindhoek,South West Africa.He was buried inHohenzollern Castle.

Prince Hubertus (at bottom) with his brothers, 1914

Ancestry[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Bruins, Hein (11 July 2024)."Descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark".heinbruins.nl.