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4 days ago · In 1880 Wilhelm became engaged to Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, known as "Dona". The couple married on 27 February 1881, and their marriage lasted 40 years until her death in 1921. Between 1882 and 1892, Augusta bore Wilhelm seven children, six sons and a daughter.
Jun 18, 2024 · Augusta Victoria of Schleswig 1858–1921: Wilhelm II 1859–1941 German Emperor r. 1888–1918: Hermine Reuss of Greiz 1887–1947: Charles I 1887–1922 Emperor of Austria r. 1916–1918: Charlotte of Prussia 1860–1919: Bernhard III 1851–1928 Duke of Saxe-Meiningen: Henry of Prussia 1862–1929: Irene of Hesse and by Rhine 1866–1953 ...
4 days ago · Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia was the fourth son of Wilhelm II, German Emperor by his first wife, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. Prince August joined NSDAP on 1 April 1930, with the low membership number 24. In 1931, he was accepted into the SA with the rank of "Standartenführer", this rank later representing the SS ...
Jun 3, 2024 · In 1868 when he was nine years old, Wilhelm first met Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, known as Dona, who was a few months older. Dona was the eldest daughter of Friedrich VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
Jun 11, 2024 · The Peace of Prague (August 23, 1866) ceded the duchies to Prussia, and after Prussia’s formation of the German Empire in 1871, the Schleswig-Holstein question was narrowed to a contest between Denmark and Germany over North Schleswig.
Jun 11, 2024 · German-Danish War, (1864), the second of two conflicts over the settlement of the Schleswig-Holstein question, a complex of problems arising from the relationship of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein to Denmark, to each other, and to the German Confederation. Involved in it were a disputed.
Jun 3, 2024 · In 1876, an attempt to preserve what remained came in the form of a stone wall funded by Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. This sanctuary was designed to shield the young saplings from goats and other threats, a medieval measure for a medieval survivor.
