Royal House of Hohenzollern
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia was the second son of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Auguste Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein.
He married Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg in 1906, but they had no children and were divorced in 1926.
Eitel Friedrich was a highly decorated career military officer, serving on the front line in World War I as Commander of the Prussian First Foot Guards. He was wounded at Bapaume, France, in 1918.
∼Prussian Royalty. Born Prince Wilhelm Eitel Friedrich Christian Karl of Prussia, he was the second son of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany by his first wife, Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein. On 27 February 1906, he married Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg in Berlin, Germany and they were divorced on 20 October 1926 on the grounds of her adultery before the war. They had no children. At the beginning of World War I, he was in the front line and was wounded at Bapaume, France, where he commanded the Prussian First Foot Guards. He temporarily relinquished command to Count Hans von Blumenthal, but returned to duty before the end of the year. The following year, he was transferred to the Eastern Front. He received numerous military and foreign decorations/awards during his life. He died at the age of 59.
Royal House of Hohenzollern
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia was the second son of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Auguste Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein.
He married Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg in 1906, but they had no children and were divorced in 1926.
Eitel Friedrich was a highly decorated career military officer, serving on the front line in World War I as Commander of the Prussian First Foot Guards. He was wounded at Bapaume, France, in 1918.
∼Prussian Royalty. Born Prince Wilhelm Eitel Friedrich Christian Karl of Prussia, he was the second son of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany by his first wife, Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein. On 27 February 1906, he married Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg in Berlin, Germany and they were divorced on 20 October 1926 on the grounds of her adultery before the war. They had no children. At the beginning of World War I, he was in the front line and was wounded at Bapaume, France, where he commanded the Prussian First Foot Guards. He temporarily relinquished command to Count Hans von Blumenthal, but returned to duty before the end of the year. The following year, he was transferred to the Eastern Front. He received numerous military and foreign decorations/awards during his life. He died at the age of 59.
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