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  1. George Victor (14 January 1831 – 12 May 1893) was the 3rd sovereign Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont. George Victor was born in Bad Arolsen the son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym.

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    The noble family of the Counts of Waldeck[de] and the later Princes of Waldeck and Pyrmont were male line descendants of the Counts of Schwalenberg[de] (based at Schwalenberg Castle), ultimately descendent from Widekind I of Schwalenberg[de] (reigned 1127-1136/7). Waldeck Castle, overlooking the Eder river at Waldeck, is first attested in 1120. A b...

    Waldeck had raised a battalion of infantry in 1681 but for much of the subsequent history leading up to the Napoleonic Wars, Waldeckers generally served as what is commonly described as 'mercenaries', but was actually 'auxiliaries' hired out by the rulers of Waldeck for foreign service. Such was the demand that the single battalion became two in 17...

    Castle Waldeck, Hesse
    Friedrichstein Castle at Bad Wildungen
  2. George Victor was the 3rd sovereign Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont.