George Victor (14 January 1831 – 12 May 1893) was the 3rd sovereign Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
He was born in Bad Arolsen, the son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym. He succeeded as prince originally under the guardianship of his mother in 1845 following the death of his father.
He died of pneumonia in Marienbad, Bohemia, in 1893 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Friedrich.
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Family
George Victor was first married on 26 September 1853 in Wiesbaden to Princess Helena of Nassau, daughter of William, Duke of Nassau. They had seven children:
Princess Sophie (27 July 1854 – 5 August 1869); died of tuberculosis at 15.
Princess Pauline (19 October 1855 – 3 July 1925), who married Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt.
Princess Marie (23 May 1857 – 30 April 1882), who married Prince William, later King William II of Württemberg.
Princess Emma (2 August 1858 – 20 March 1934), who married King William III of the Netherlands. Via this marriage, George Victor is an ancestor to the Dutch royal family.