Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia

Friedrich Leopold
Friedrich Leopold
Prince of Prussia
Born	14 November 1865; Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	13 September 1931 (aged 65); Krojanke, Kreis Flatow, West Prussia, Weimar Republic
Spouse	Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (m. 1889)
Issue	Princess Viktoria Margarete; Prince Friedrich Sigismund; Prince Friedrich Karl; Prince Friedrich Leopold
House	Hohenzollern
Father	Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
Mother	Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau

Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia (German: Joachim Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Leopold; 14 November 1865 – 13 September 1931) was a son of Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia and Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau, married in 1854.

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On 24 June 1889, he married in Berlin Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (8 April 1866 in Kiel – 28 April 1952 in Bad Nauheim), a sister of Empress Auguste Viktoria, wife of Emperor Wilhelm II.

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Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Princess Viktoria Margarete Elisabeth Marie Adelheid Ulrike	17 April 1890	9 September 1923	married Prince Heinrich XXXIII Reuss of Köstritz (1879–1942)
Prince Joachim Viktor Wilhelm Leopold Friedrich Sigismund	17 December 1891	6 July 1927	married HSH Princess Marie Luise Dagmar Bathildis Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe (10 February 1897-1 October 1938)
Tassilo Wilhelm Humbert Leopold Friedrich Karl	6 April 1893	6 April 1917	known as Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, fell in World War I.
Prince Franz Joseph Oskar Ernst Patrick Friedrich Leopold	27 August 1895	27 November 1959	Prisoner in Dachau concentration camp

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At age 10 in 1875 Kadett, in 1885 Premierlieutnant (Oberleutnant), 1888 Rittmeister (Hauptmann), 1890 Major and 1893 Oberst.

In the same year promoted to Generalmajor, commander of the Gardes du Corps, a Cuirassiers regiment of the 1st Guards Cavalry Brigade. Colonel-in-Chief of the Austrian k.u.k. Husarenregimentes Nr. 2 Friedrich Leopold, Prinz von Preußen (since 17. April 1742).

1898 Generalleutnant, leader of Kavallerieinspektion Potsdam. In 1902 General der Kavallerie. Served during Russian-Japanese War (1904–1905) as counselor in the Russian HQ. 1907 Generalinspektor of the Army, 10 September 1910 Generaloberst.

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Prinz Friedrich Leopold was the last patron of the Prussian freemasons from the House of Hohenzollern. A member since 1889 in "Friedrich Wilhelm zur Morgenröte", in 1894 he became patron of all three lodges. During the November Revolution 1918, he hoisted a red flag on his hunting lodge, Jagdschloss Glienicke, near Berlin.

He also owned a large manor at Krojanke, after 1918 located in Posen-West Prussia. On 21 June 1924, possession was confirmed by the Reichsgericht. He died there in 1931.

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German honours^[1]

Prussia:
- Knight of the Black Eagle, 14 November 1875; with Collar, 1884^[2]
- Knight of the Royal Crown Order, 1st Class, 14 November 1875^[2]
- Grand Commander's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, 14 November 1875;^[2] with Swords, 1914
- Grand Cross of the Red Eagle, with Crown, 12 June 1892^[3]
- Iron Cross (1914), 1st Class
- Service Award Cross
Hohenzollern: Cross of Honour of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, 1st Class with Swords
Anhalt:
- Grand Cross of the Order of Albert the Bear, 1882;^[4] with Swords, 1914
- Friedrich Cross
Baden:^[5]
- Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1888
- Knight of the Order of Berthold the First, 1888
Bavaria: Knight of St. Hubert, 1889^[6]
Brunswick: Grand Cross of the Order of Henry the Lion, 1888; with Swords, May 1906^[7]
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, 1885^[8]
Hesse and by Rhine: Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 24 May 1888^[9]
Mecklenburg:
- Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore
- Military Merit Cross, 1st Class (Schwerin)
- Cross for Distinction in War (Strelitz)
Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 18 February 1878;^[10] with Swords, 1914
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 1888;^[11] with Swords, 1914
Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown, 1890^[12]
Waldeck and Pyrmont: Cross of Merit for Civil and Military Performance, 1st Class
Württemberg:
- Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1886^[13]
- Grand Cross of the Military Merit Order
- Grand Cross of the Friedrich Order

Foreign honours^[14]

Austria-Hungary: Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, 1889^[15]
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
Bulgaria:
- Knight of Saints Cyril and Methodius
- Grand Cross of St. Alexander
China: Order of the Double Dragon, Class I Grade II
Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer
Italy: Knight of the Annunciation, 24 May 1884^[16]
Japan: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum
Montenegro: Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Danilo I
Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion
Persia: Order of the August Portrait
Portugal:
- Grand Cross of the Sash of the Two Orders
- Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword
Romania:
- Grand Cross of the Star of Romania
- Grand Cross of the Crown of Romania
- Cross of Valour, 1st Class
Russia:
- Knight of St. Andrew
- Knight of St. Alexander Nevsky
- Knight of the White Eagle
- Knight of St. Anna, 1st Class
- Knight of St. Stanislaus, 1st Class
- Knight of St. George, 4th Class
Serbia: Grand Cross of the White Eagle
Siam: Grand Cross of the White Elephant
Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, 18 May 1907^[17]
Sweden-Norway:
- Knight of the Seraphim, with Collar, 4 September 1893^[18]
- Knight of the Order of Charles XIII, 4 September 1893^[19]
- Medal of the Order of the Sword
United Kingdom: Honorary Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, 29 September 1899^[20]

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More information Ancestors of Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia ...

Ancestors of Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia

8. Frederick William III of Prussia

4. Prince Charles of Prussia

9. Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

2. Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia

10. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

5. Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

11. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia

1. Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia

12. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

6. Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt

13. Princess Amalie of Hesse-Homburg

3. Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau

14. Prince Louis Charles of Prussia

7. Princess Frederica of Prussia

15. Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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Zivkovic, Georg: Heer- und Flottenführer der Welt. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1971 S. 427–428 ISBN 3-7648-0666-4

[1]
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Preußen (1918), Genealogy p. 4
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"Königlich Preussische Ordensliste", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: 7, 554, 935, 1886 – via hathitrust.org
[3]
"Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.)", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: 7, 1886 – via hathitrust.org
[4]
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch für des Herzogtum Anhalt (1894), "Herzoglicher Haus-Orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 17
[5]
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1896), "Großherzogliche Orden" pp. 63, 77
[6]
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreichs Bayern (1906), "Königliche-Orden" p. 9
[7]
Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Herzogtums Braunschweig für das Jahr 1908. Braunschweig 1908. Meyer. p. 9
[8]
Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1890), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 46
[9]
"Ludewigs-orden", Großherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste (in German), Darmstadt: Staatsverlag, 1914, p. 5 – via hathitrust.org
[10]
Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg0: 1879. Schulze. 1879. p. 34.
[11]
Staatshandbuch ... Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1900), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 16 Archived 6 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
[12]
Sachsen (1901). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1901. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 4 – via hathitrust.org.
[13]
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1907), "Königliche Orden" pp. 28
[14]
Rangliste de Königlich Preußischen Armee (in German), Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler & Sohn, 1914, p. 409 – via hathitrust.org
[15]
"A Szent István Rend tagjai" Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
[16]
Italia : Ministero dell'interno (1898). Calendario generale del Regno d'Italia. Unione tipografico-editrice. p. 54.
[17]
"Real y distinguida orden de Carlos III". Guía Oficial de España (in Spanish). 1930. p. 221. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
[18]
Sveriges statskalender (in Swedish), 1905, p. 440, retrieved 6 January 2018 – via runeberg.org
[19]
Anton Anjou (1900). "Utländske Riddare". Riddare af Konung Carl XIII:s orden: 1811–1900: biografiska anteckningar (in Swedish). Eksjö, Eksjö tryckeri-aktiebolag. p. 179.
[20]
The London Gazette, issue 27125, p. 6114

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http://www.portrait-hille.de/genealog/tabln/HZ_Koe2.htm Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
Österreichische Husaren at www.kuk-wehrmacht.de
Kavallerie-Regiment1 at www.preussenweb.de
Geschichte1 at www.schroederniko.de – Photo of Prinz Friedrich Leopold von Preußen
Die Junkers F 13 at www.ju-f13.de

[HofUndStaat-1] [1]
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Preußen (1918), Genealogy p. 4

[prus1-2] [2]
"Königlich Preussische Ordensliste", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: 7, 554, 935, 1886 – via hathitrust.org

[prus2-3] [3]
"Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.)", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: 7, 1886 – via hathitrust.org

[4] [4]
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch für des Herzogtum Anhalt (1894), "Herzoglicher Haus-Orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 17

[5] [5]
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1896), "Großherzogliche Orden" pp. 63, 77

[6] [6]
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreichs Bayern (1906), "Königliche-Orden" p. 9

[7] [7]
Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Herzogtums Braunschweig für das Jahr 1908. Braunschweig 1908. Meyer. p. 9

[8] [8]
Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1890), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 46

[9] [9]
"Ludewigs-orden", Großherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste (in German), Darmstadt: Staatsverlag, 1914, p. 5 – via hathitrust.org

[10] [10]
Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg0: 1879. Schulze. 1879. p. 34.

[11] [11]
Staatshandbuch ... Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1900), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 16 Archived 6 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine

[12] [12]
Sachsen (1901). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1901. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 4 – via hathitrust.org.

[13] [13]
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1907), "Königliche Orden" pp. 28

[rangliste-14] [14]
Rangliste de Königlich Preußischen Armee (in German), Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler & Sohn, 1914, p. 409 – via hathitrust.org

[15] [15]
"A Szent István Rend tagjai" Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[dell-16] [16]
Italia : Ministero dell'interno (1898). Calendario generale del Regno d'Italia. Unione tipografico-editrice. p. 54.

[17] [17]
"Real y distinguida orden de Carlos III". Guía Oficial de España (in Spanish). 1930. p. 221. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[18] [18]
Sveriges statskalender (in Swedish), 1905, p. 440, retrieved 6 January 2018 – via runeberg.org

[19] [19]
Anton Anjou (1900). "Utländske Riddare". Riddare af Konung Carl XIII:s orden: 1811–1900: biografiska anteckningar (in Swedish). Eksjö, Eksjö tryckeri-aktiebolag. p. 179.

[LG-27125-6114-20] [20]
The London Gazette, issue 27125, p. 6114

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Friedrich Leopold
Prince of Prussia

Born	(1865-11-14)14 November 1865 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	13 September 1931(1931-09-13) (aged 65) Krojanke, Kreis Flatow, West Prussia, Weimar Republic
Spouse	Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (m. 1889)
Issue	Princess Viktoria Margarete Prince Friedrich Sigismund Prince Friedrich Karl Prince Friedrich Leopold
House	Hohenzollern
Father	Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
Mother	Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau