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Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Wittekind
Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Head of House of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Tenure 30 November 1967 – present
Predecessor Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Born (1936-03-09) 9 March 1936 (age 81)
Arolsen, Nazi Germany
Spouse Countess Cecilie of Goëss-Saurau (m. 1988)
Issue Prince Carl-Anton
Prince Josias
Prince Johannes
Full name
Wittekind Adolf Heinrich Georg-Wilhelm
House Waldeck and Pyrmont
Father Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Mother Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg
Full name
Wittekind Adolf Heinrich Georg-Wilhelm
Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Military service
Allegiance  West Germany
Rank Lieutenant Colonel

Wittekind Adolf Heinrich Georg-Wilhelm, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (born 9 March 1936) has been since 1967 the head of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

He was born in Arolsen the son of Hereditary Prince Josias of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife, Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg (1903–2001). Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler were his godfathers. Wittekind, who has served in the German Armed Forces and held the rank Lieutenant Colonel, succeeded as head of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont on the death of his father on 30 November 1967. He lives with his family at Arolsen Castle.

Wittekind was married on 19 May 1988 in Frohnleiten to Countess Cecilie of Goëss-Saurau (b. 1956) with issue:



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