Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1 August 1817 – 8 May 1893) was a ruler of the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.
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[edit] Biography
He was born in Bückeburg to Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1796–1869).
He succeeded as Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe following the death of his father, Prince Georg Wilhelm on the 21 November 1860. In 1866, Schaumburg-Lippe signed a military treaty with Prussia, and in 1867 entered a military union, where Schaumburgers served in the Prussian military. Also in 1867, Schaumburg-Lippe became a member of the North German Confederation, and later in 1871 became a member state of the German Empire on its founding. He died at Bückeburg and was succeeded by his son Georg
[edit] Marriage and children
On 25 October 1844 at Arolsen, Adolf was married to his cousin, Princess Hermine of Waldeck-Pyrmont (1827–1910), a daughter of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Her mother was a sister of his father. The couple had eight children:
- HSH Princess Hermine of Schaumburg-Lippe (1845–1930); married Duke Maximilian of Württemberg, only son of Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg.
- HSH Prince Georg of Schaumburg-Lippe (1846–1911); succeeded his father as Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe; married HH Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg.
- HSH Prince Hermann of Schaumburg-Lippe (1848–1928).
- HSH Princess Emma of Schaumburg-Lippe (1850–1855).
- HSH Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe (1852–1891); married Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz.
- HSH Prince Otto Heinrich of Schaumburg-Lippe (1854–1935); married Anna von Koppen.
- HSH Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (1859–1917); married Princess Viktoria of Prussia, daughter of Frederick III, German Emperor and Victoria, Princess Royal, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
- HSH Princess Emma of Schaumburg-Lippe (1865–1868).
[edit] Ancestry
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Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Born: 1 August 1817 Died: 8 May 1893 |
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Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe 1860–1893 |
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