Figure 1.--The portait here shows Prince Anselem, again with his sister, wearing an Eton collar and small bow tie. Prince Anselem looks to be about 16 years old. By this time the Wae was already in progress.

Prince Anselem was killed in World War II at Solotaia-Balka. Two years earlier his cousin Prince Gabriel died in action during 1942 ar Stalingrad. Anselem-Albert would have been about 20 years old at the time. We do not know the circumstances of his death, but how frustrating it must have been. He was a member of one of the riches families in Europe, but forced to fight in a war that by 1944 was hopelessly lost. We know nothing about his politics. His father hated the NAZIs, but we do not know about Karl August and his sons. He would have grown up in the Hitler Youth. We note one portrait of Prince Anselem with his sister and grandfather Albert I, probably about 1928. S.H.D. means "Seine Hoheit Durchlaucht". We are not precisely sure who is who, but believe that Prince Anselem is the older child. The Princess wears a short white frock. Prince Anselem wears a white tunic with an large ruffled collar and fanct front. Their is a kind of ribbon belt in a contrasting light color. Both children have their hair cut in bangs. We wonder if the clothing might not reflect their mother's fashion sence more than German fashions at the time. The portait here shows Prince Anselem, again with his sister, wearing an Eton collar and small bow tie.

Created: March 13, 2003
Last updated: March 13, 2003