Victor Adolf, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
| Victor Adolf | |
|---|---|
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| Head of the House of Bentheim and Steinfurt | |
| Reign | 21 January 1919 – 4 June 1961 |
| Born | 18 July 1883 Potsdam |
| Died | 4 June 1961 (aged 77) Steinfurt |
| Spouse | Princess Stephanie of Schaumburg-Lippe (m. 1920; died 1925) |
| Issue | Prince Alexis Frederick Prince Christian Juliane Henrietta, Princess of Bentheim and Steinfurt Reinhard Georg, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt Princess Marie Adelheid Princess Charlotte Prince Ferdinand Prince Otto Viktor Prince Oskar Arnold |
| Father | Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt |
| Mother | Princess Pauline of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
Viktor Adolf, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt (18 July 1883 – 4 June 1961)[1] was hereditary prince from October 1, 1906, and head of the house of Bentheim and Steinfurt from January 21, 1919. His official name was then Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt.[2]
Life[edit]
Origin[edit]
Viktor Adolf, Prince Bentheim and Steinfurt was a son of Prince Alexis of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1845–1919) and his wife Princess Pauline of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1855–1925). She was the second daughter of Prince George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1831–1893) and his first wife Princess Helena of Nassau (1831–1888). Her sister Emma was Queen of the Netherlands.
Career[edit]
Viktor attended the Gymnasium Arnoldinum in Burgsteinfurt. On October 1, 1906, he became hereditary prince after his older brother Eberwyn abdicated.[3] He studied law in Bonn and became a member of the Corps Borussia Bonn.[4] as Captain active officer in the First World War[5] and received several awards.[6] With the death of his father on January 21, 1919, he became head of the Bentheim family and he remained in Steinfurt until his death.
His son Alexis Prinz zu Bentheim and Steinfurt took off from Avignon on his first combat mission during the Second World War on December 2, 1943, but never returned and was considered a for a long time “missing at sea”. It is now certain that he crashed on December 2, 1943, south of Marseille in an air battle over the Mediterranean and died as a result.[7]
Viktor Adolf Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt was Evangelical Reformed Denomination. He died on June 4, 1961, at the age of 77 in Burgsteinfurt and was buried in the princely family cemetery in Bagno. Since the eldest son Alexis died in the war, the younger son Christian became the new head of the family.
References[edit]
- ↑ Gothaisches Genealogical Handbook of the Princely Houses. Volume 2, published by Deutsches Adelsarchiv, self-published, Marburg 2018, p. 202. ISBN 978-3-9817243 -6-3.
- ↑ Artikel 109 WRV (Weimarer Reichsverfassung of August 11, 1919) determined that the public law privileges or disadvantages of birth or class should be abolished. Designations of nobility are only [no longer] considered part of the name and may no longer be awarded. In the case of the descendants of the former royal house of Bentheim and Steinfurt, all family members have borne the family name Prince or Princess of Bentheim and Steinfurt since then. See Wilfried Rogasch: Quick course for nobility. DuMont, Cologne 2004, p. 17 ff. ISBN 978-3-8321-7617-4. The Prussian Nobility Law of June 23, 1920 states in § 22 with regard to first birth titles: “If a family member was given a special designation before the other family members at the time the Imperial Constitution came into force, he may use this designation for his person [...] ] retained.”
- ↑ The marriage affair of Prince Eberwyn zu Bentheim, In: Berliner Volkszeitung, 60th year, no. 573, Berlin, Friday, December 6, 1912, p. 1.
- ↑ Kösen Corps lists from 1798 to 1910, published by Karl Rügemer, publisher of the Academische Monathefte, Druck Verlagsanstalt Carl Gerber GmbH Munich, Starnberg 1910, 19, 781.
- ↑ Eduard Senftleben. The 1st Guard Uhlan Regiment in the World War. Search this book on
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- ↑ A. v. Loebenstein (1919). From the war diary of the 1st Guards Uhlan Regiment. p. 54. Search this book on
- ↑ Gothaisches Genealogical Handbook of the Princely Houses. Volume 2, published by Deutsches Adelsarchiv, self-published, Marburg 2018, p. 203. ISBN 978-3-9817243-6-3.
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