Prince Joachim of Prussia
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| Prince Joachim of Prussia | |
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| Born | December 17, 1890 |
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| Birthplace | Potsdam, Prussia |
| Died | July 18, 1920 (aged 29) |
| Place of death | Potsdam, Brandenburg |
| Consort | Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt |
| Royal House | House of Hohenzollern |
| Father | Wilhelm II |
| Mother | Duchess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein |
Prince Joachim Franz Humbert of Prussia (17 December 1890-18 July 1920) was the youngest son of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, by his first wife, Duchess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein.
During the Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland in 1916 some republican leaders contemplated giving the throne of an independent Ireland to Prince Joachim.[1]
Prince Joachim married Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt (10 June 1898 - 22 May 1983), on 11 March 1916. The couple had one son.
After his father's abdication, Joachim was unable to accept his new status as a commoner and fell into a deep depression, finally committing suicide by gunshot on July 18, 1920.
[edit] Children and Granchildren
- Prince Karl Franz Josef Wilhelm Friedrich Eduard of Prussia (December 15, 1916 Potsdam, Germany - 22 January 1975 in Chile). Married first, on 5 October 1940, to Princess Henriette Hermine Wanda Ida Luise Schönaich-Carolath (25 November 1918 - 16 March 1972). They divorced 5 September 1946. They were the parents of three children;
- Prince Franz Wilhelm Viktor Christoph Stephan of Prussia (born 3 September 1943)
- Prince Friedrich Christian Ludwig of Prussia (3 September 1943 - 26 September 1943)
- Prince Franz Friedrich Christian of Prussia (born 17 October 1944).
Prince Karl married secondly, morganatically, on 9 November 1946, to Luise Dora Hartmann (5 September 1909 Hamburg, Germany - 23 April 1961 Hamburg, Germany). The couple were childless and divorced in 1959.
Prince Karl married lastly, on 20 July 1959 in Lima, Peru, to Dona Eva Maria Herrera y Valdeavellano (10 June 1922 Lima, Peru - 6 March 1987 Lima, Peru). They were married until Prince Karl's death and had two daughters;
- Alexandra Maria Augusta Juana Consuelo Prinzessin von Preussen (born 29 April 1960 Lima, Peru)
- Désirée Anastasia Maria Benedicta Prinzessin von Preussen (born 13 July 1961 Lima, Peru).
