Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
| Wittekind Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head of House of Waldeck and Pyrmont | |||||
| Tenure | 30 November 1967 – 16 December 2024 | ||||
| Predecessor | Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
| Successor | Carl-Anton, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
| Born | 9 March 1936 Arolsen, Nazi Germany | ||||
| Died | 16 December 2024 (aged 88) Bad Arolsen, Germany | ||||
| Spouse |
Countess Cecilie von Goëss-Saurau
(m. 1988) | ||||
| Issue | 3 | ||||
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| House | Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
| Father | Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
| Mother | Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg | ||||
| Military service | |||||
| Allegiance | West Germany | ||||
| Rank | Oberstleutnant | ||||
Wittekind Adolf Heinrich Georg-Wilhelm, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Wittekind Adolf Heinrich Georg-Wilhelm Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 9 March 1936 – 16 December 2024), was a member of the German nobility who from 1967 to 2024 was head of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont. A life-long champion of the Waldeck region's cultural and environmental heritage, he served as president of the Hessian Forest Owners Association from 1978 to 1999.