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German army officer and politician (1845–1907) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William V, Prince of Wied (German: Wilhelm Adolph Maximilian Karl Fürst von Wied; 22 August 1845 – 22 October 1907) was a German army officer and politician, elder son of Hermann, Prince of Wied. He was the father of William, Prince of Albania and brother of Queen Elisabeth of Romania. By birth he was a member of the House of Wied.
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| Born | 22 August 1845 Neuwied, Duchy of Nassau | ||||
| Died | 22 October 1907 (aged 62) Neuwied, Kingdom of Prussia | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Marie of the Netherlands | ||||
| Issue | Friedrich, Prince of Wied Prince Alexander Wilhelm, Prince of Albania Prince Victor Princess Louise Princess Elisabeth | ||||
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| House | Wied-Neuwied | ||||
| Father | Hermann, Prince of Wied | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie of Nassau | ||||
William was the second child and first son of Hermann, Prince of Wied (1814–1864), son of Johann August Karl, Prince of Wied (1779-1836) and Princess Sophie Auguste of Solms-Braunfels (1796-1855), and his wife, Princess Marie of Nassau (1825–1902), daughter of William, Duke of Nassau and his first wife, Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Through his mother he was descendant of William IV Stadtholder of the Netherlands and George II of Great Britain.
During the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, he was a lieutenant general staff of the 2nd Army. During 1870-71 he attended Franco-Prussian War.
Between 1893 and 1897 he was the Imperial commissioner and military Chief of volunteer nurses in the army. In 1893 he was appointed as General of Infantry à la suite.
Politically, William was a supporter of colonial policy. Between 1891 and 1892 he was chairman of the German anti-slavery committees. This funded include expeditions to unexplored areas in Africa. Since 1897, he was a member of the Colonial Council. William was co-founder and from 1898 to 1901 President of the Navy League.
Between 1875 and 1886 he was Marshal of Rhine Province parliament. He was from 1888 to 1894 and from 1899 to 1901 Chairman of the Rhine Province parliament. Since 1878, he was a member of the Prussian House of Lords. Which he was president from 1897 to 1904.
William married on 18 July 1871 in Wassenaar, Princess Marie of the Netherlands (1841–1910), younger daughter of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands (1792–1839) second son of William I of the Netherlands, and his wife, Princess Louise of Prussia (1808–1870), daughter of Frederick William III of Prussia.
They had six children:
He received the following orders and decorations:[1]
Kingdom of Prussia:
Hohenzollern: Cross of Honour of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, 1st Class
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, 1871;[5] with Swords
Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore
Netherlands:
Luxembourg:
Kingdom of Romania: Grand Cross of the Star of Romania
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 1898[7]
Schaumburg-Lippe: Military Merit Medal
Sweden-Norway:
United Kingdom: Honorary Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, 10 February 1904[10]
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