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Revelation of Dietzsch-Sachsenhausen’s memorial dedicated to Kreusler, at 8 June 1911. Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and his wife Bathildis, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe, are  attending the ceremony, as well as Reginald Kreusler, the oldest son of the poet.

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Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich (standing, fifth from the right) and his wife Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna (sitting, center) surrounded by members of royalties in Stockholm, 1897.

Sitting from left: Hilda, Grand Duchess of Baden; Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (later Queen); Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna of Russia; Crown Princess Louise of Denmark (later Queen); and Princess Bathildis of Waldeck-Pyrmont.

Standing from left: Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach; Wilhelm IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg; Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria; Prince Chira of Siam; Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden; Princess Ingeborg of Denmark; Crown Prince of Sweden (later Gustaf V); Crown Prince of Denmark (later Frederick VIII); Archduke Eugen of Austria; Prince Carl of Sweden; King Oscar II of Sweden; Prince Friedrich of Waldeck-Pyrmont; Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia; Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein; Princess Thyra of Denmark; Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke; and Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta.

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Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe was daughter of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe, and consort of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

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His Royal Highness Obergruppenführer und General der Polizei und Waffen-SS Josias Adolf  Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 1896-1967 . He was born in Arolsen at the ruling family's castle, the eldest son and heir of Prince Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his consort Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe. He was the nephew of William II, King of Württemberg, and Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Queen Regent of the Netherlands. He was also a cousin of Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, and Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He enlisted in theGerman Army as a cadet and fought in theFirst World War, where he suffered serious injuries.At the end of the war, his family lost their Principality as Waldeck and Pyrmont became a Free State in the newWeimar Republic. After the war, Waldeck-Pyrmont studied agriculture. On 1 November 1929, he joinedAdolf Hitler's Nazi Party, becoming a member of the SS on 2 March 1930. He was immediately appointed adjutant to Sepp Dietrich (a leading member of the SS), before becoming Heinrich Himmler's Adjutant and staff chief in September 1930.

Waldeck-Pyrmont was elected as theReichstag member for Düsseldorf-West in 1933 and was promoted to the rank of SS Lieutenant General.He was promoted again in 1939, to the Higher SS and Police Leaderfor Weimar. In this position he had supervisory authority over Buchenwald concentration camp.

Buchenwald had first caught the attention of Waldeck in 1941 when glancing over the camp's death list, he had stumbled across the name of Dr. Walter Krämer, a head hospital orderly at Buchenwald. He recognized it because Dr. Krämer had successfully treated him in the past. The Prince investigated the case and discovered Karl Otto Koch, the Camp Commandant, had ordered both Krämer and Karl Peixof (a hospital attendant) killed as "political prisoners" because they had treated him for syphilis, a fact Koch wished to keep secret. Waldeck-Pyrmont also received reports that a certain prisoner had been shot while attempting to escape.

By that time, Koch had been transferred to theMajdanek concentration camp in Poland, but his wife, Ilse, was still living at the Commandant's house in Buchenwald. Waldeck-Pyrmont ordered a fullscale investigation of the camp by Dr. Georg Konrad Morgen, an SS officer who was a judge in a German court. Throughout the investigation, more of Koch's orders to kill prisoners at the camp were revealed, as well as evidence of embezzlement of property stolen from prisoners.It was also discovered that the prisoner who was "shot while trying to escape" had been told to get water from a well some distance from the camp, then was shot from behind; he had also helped treat Koch for syphilis.

A charge of incitement to murder was lodged against Koch by Waldeck-Pyrmont and Dr. Morgen, to which later was added a charge of embezzlement. Other camp officials were also charged, including Ilse Koch. The trial resulted in a death sentence for the Commandant, who was executed by firing squad on 5 April 1945. Morgen was convinced that Ilse Koch was guilty of sadistic crimes, but the charges against her could not be proven; she was detained by German authorities until early 1945.

Adolf Hitler appointed Waldeck-Pyrmont a member of the Ordnungspolizei (uniformed police) in April 1941 and, a year later, he was appointed High Commissioner of Police inGerman-occupied France. One of his first acts in his new role was ordering French hostages to be placed on German troop trains, to discourage sabotage attempts

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Princess Bathildis of Waldeck and Pyrmont, nee Princess of Schamburg-Lippe, with her eldest daughter, Helene, later Grand Duchess of Oldenburg.

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Waldeck and Pyrmont Princely Family, early 1910s.

Prince Friedrich, Prince Maximilian, Princess Helena, Princess Consort Bathildis, Prince Georg and Hereditary Prince Josias.

Source: Czech archives.

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Prince Friedrich and Princess Bathildis of Waldeck and Pyrmont with their children, Princess Helena, Prince Maximilian, Hereditary Prince Josias and Prince Georg, late 1900s.

The Prince was the only brother of Emma, Queen of The Netherlands and Helena, Duchess of Albany.

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Wedding of Hereditary Grand Duke Nikolaus of Oldenburg and Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont on 26 October 1921 in Arolsen, Germany.

The bridal couple. The bride (20) was the only daughter of Prince Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe. Among her paternal aunts were Helena, Duchess of Albany and Queen Mother Emma of the Netherlands.

The bridegroom (24) was the only son of Grand Duke Frederick Augustus II of Oldenburg and his second wife Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

The bridal couple with their wedding guests:

From left to right: Grand Duke Frederick Augustus II of Oldenburg , Prince Maximilian of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Princess Bathildis of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Prince Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Hereditary Grand Duke Nikolaus of Oldenburg, Duchess Ingeborg of Oldenburg, Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg, Prince Georg of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Hereditary Prince Josias of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

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A picture taken at Arolsen, early 1900s.

From left to right: The Duchess of Albany, Princess Alice of Albany, Emma, Queen of the Netherland, Princess Bathildis of Waldeck-Pyrmont and Prince Friedrich of Waldeck-Pyrmont).

Source: Shared by royal_netherlands on The Alexander Palace Time Machine.

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Bathildis, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont and her only daughter, Princess Helena in 1909.

Bathildis was a great-niece of Queen Louise of Denmark and sister-in-law of Emma, Queen of the Netherlands and Helena, Duchess of Albany.

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Then Count Alexander of Erbach-Schönberg, nephew of Prince Louis of Battenberg, and his bride, Princess Elisabeth of Waldeck and Pyrmont who was the youngest sister of Helena, Duchess of Albany. 1900.

The bride and bridegroom with the royal wedding guests.

They were married on 3 May 1900 in Arolsen.

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Waldeck and Pyrmont Princely Family, mids 1900s.

Prince Friedrich, Princess Bathildis, Hereditary Prince Josias, Princess Helena, Prince Maximilian, Princess Helena and Prince Georg.

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Prince Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and his consort Princess Bathildis née Schaumburg-Lippe.

Friedrich was a younger brother to Helena, Duchess of Albany and Emma, Queen of the Netherlands.

Photographs by Atelier Molsberger, Arolsen.

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Prince Maximilian of Schaumburg-Lippe and his younger sister Princess Bathildis of Waldeck and Pyrmont, early 1900s.

Bathildis was a sister-in-law to Helena, Duchess of Albany and Emma, Queen of the Netherlands while Maximilian was married to Duchess Olga of Württemberg whose mother was Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia.

Sadly Prince Maximilian died in 1904 leaving two children behind, Olga did not remarried and died in 1932.

Image: Czech Archives. Please don't remove the watermark.

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Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont with his wife, Princess Bathildis née Schaumburg-Lippe and their newborn son, Hereditary Prince Josias (1896-1967).

Photograph by Th. Molsberger, Arolsen.

Source: Czech Archives

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Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his fiancée Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe in 1895.

Friedrich was the only son of Georg Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Helena of Nassau whose sister was Sofia, Queen consort of Sweden.

In 1895, he married Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe. Her eldest sister Charlotte was married to Friedrich's former brother-in-law William of Württemberg who was Princess Marie's (Friedrich's sister) widower.