George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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

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

He died of pneumonia in Marienbad, Bohemia, in 1893 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Friedrich.

Family George Victor was first married on 26 September 1853 in Wiesbaden to Princess Helena of Nassau, daughter of William, Duke of Nassau.

Orders and decorations Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of the Order of Albert the Bear, 30 November 1848 Grand Cross of the House and Merit Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 12 August 1845 Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, August 1852 Grand Cross of the Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Ludwig, 3 April 1853 Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau, April 1859 Kingdom of Prussia: Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, 1 February 1868 Grand Commander's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, 5 December 1878 Sweden-Norway: Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav, 5 September 1861 Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim, 8 October 1872 Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, 1872 Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1874 Honorary Knight Grand Cross (civil division) of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, 1882

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