Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia

1883 - 1942  (59 years)

• Patriarch and Matriarch:
  

  Frederick III, German Emperor
            b. 18 Oct 1831, New Palace, Potsdam, Prussia
            d. 15 Jun 1888, New Palace, Potsdam, Germany  (Age 56 years)  (Grandfather) 
  Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
            b. 22 Oct 1858, Dolzig Palace, East Brandenburg, Prussia
            d. 11 Apr 1921, Huis Doorn, Doorn, Netherlands  (Age 62 years)  (Mother) 

  Name	Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
  Birth	7 Jul 1883	Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire
  Given names	Wilhelm Eitel Friedrich Christian Karl
  Death	8 Dec 1942	Potsdam, Brandenburg, Nazi Germany
  Burial	12 Dec 1942	Antique Temple, Potsdam, Nazi Germany
  Origins
  Siblings	5 brothers and 1 sister
  	> 01. Wilhelm, German Crown Prince           b. 6 May 1882, Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia           d. 20 Jul 1951, Hechingen, West Germany  (Age 69 years) └─Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin           b. 20 Sep 1886, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Empire           d. 6 May 1954, Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, West Germany  (Age 67 years),  m. 6 Jun 1905, Berlin   > 02. Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia           b. 7 Jul 1883, Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire           d. 8 Dec 1942, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Nazi Germany  (Age 59 years) └─Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg           b. 2 Feb 1879, Oldenburg Castle, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, German Empire           d. 29 Mar 1964, Westerstede, Lower Saxony, West Germany  (Age 85 years),  m. 27 Feb 1906, Berlin ,  div. 20 Oct 1926   > 03. Prince Adalbert of Prussia           b. 14 Jul 1884, Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire           d. 22 Sep 1948, La Tour de Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland  (Age 64 years) └─Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen           b. 16 Aug 1891, Kassel           d. 25 Apr 1971, La Tour-de-Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland  (Age 79 years),  m. 3 Aug 1914, Wilhelmshaven, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany   > 04. Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia           b. 29 Jan 1887, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire           d. 25 Mar 1949, Stuttgart, Württemberg-Baden, Allied-occupied Germany  (Age 62 years) └─Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg           b. 21 Apr 1887, Grünholz Castle, Schleswig-Holstein, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire           d. 15 Apr 1957, Lyon, French Fourth Republic  (Age 69 years),  m. 22 Oct 1904,  div. 16 Mar 1920   > 05. Prince Oskar of Prussia           b. 27 Jul 1888, Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire           d. 27 Jan 1958, Munich, Bavaria, West Germany  (Age 69 years) └─Countess Ina-Marie von Bassewitz-Levetzow           b. 27 Jan 1888, Bristow, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Empire of Germany           d. 17 Sep 1973, Munich, Bavaria, West Germany  (Age 85 years),  m. 31 Jul 1914, Schloss Bellevue, Berlin, Prussia   > 06. Prince Joachim of Prussia           b. 17 Dec 1890, Berlin Palace, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire           d. 18 Jul 1920, Potsdam, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic  (Age 29 years) └─Princess Marie Auguste of Anhalt           b. 10 Jun 1898, Ballenstedt, Anhalt, Germany           d. 22 May 1983, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany  (Age 84 years),  m. 11 Mar 1916, Berlin   > 07. Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia           b. 13 Sep 1892, Marmorpalais, Potsdam, German Empire           d. 11 Dec 1980, Hanover, West Germany  (Age 88 years) └─Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick           b. 17 Nov 1887, Penzing, Vienna, Austria-Hungary           d. 30 Jan 1953, Marienburg Castle, Hanover, West Germany  (Age 65 years),  m. 24 May 1913
  Person ID	P8324	Europe
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Wilhelm II, German Emperor           b. 27 Jan 1859, Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin, Prussia           d. 4 Jun 1941, Huis Doorn, Doorn, Reichskommissariat Niederlande (Age 82 years) Other Partners: └─Hermine Reuss of Greiz           b. 17 Dec 1887, Greiz, Germany           d. 7 Aug 1947, Frankfurt an de Oder, Germany  (Age 59 years)  m. 5 Nov 1922
  Mother	Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein           b. 22 Oct 1858, Dolzig Palace, East Brandenburg, Prussia           d. 11 Apr 1921, Huis Doorn, Doorn, Netherlands (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	27 Feb 1881
  Age at Marriage	Wilhelm was 22 years and 1 month old. Augusta was 22 years and 4 months old. Their age difference is 3 months. They were married for 40 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F4045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg           b. 2 Feb 1879, Oldenburg Castle, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, German Empire           d. 29 Mar 1964, Westerstede, Lower Saxony, West Germany (Age 85 years)  Other Partners: └─Harald von Hedemann           b. 22 Sep 1887             d. 12 Jun 1951  (Age 63 years)  m. 25 Sep 1927
  Marriage	27 Feb 1906	Berlin
  Age at Marriage	Eitel was 22 years and 7 months old. Sophia was 27 years old. Their age difference is 4 years and 5 months. They were married for 20 years and 8 months.
  Divorce	20 Oct 1926
  Family ID	F4069	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia(1883 – 1942) 2Wilhelm II, German Emperor(1859 – 1941) 4Frederick III, German Emperor(1831 – 1888) 8 16 17 9 18 19 5Victoria, Princess Royal(1840 – 1901) 10Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1819 – 1861) 20Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1784 – 1844) 21Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg(1800 – 1831) 11Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom(1819 – 1901) 22Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn(1767 – 1820) 23Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1786 – 1861) 3Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein(1858 – 1921) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31