Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (23 February 1883 – 26 March 1936) was the last ruler of the small Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.
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[edit] Biography
He was born in Stadthagen to the then Hereditary Prince Georg (1846–1911) and Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg (1864–1918) during the reign of his grandfather Prince Adolf I.
He became heir apparent to Schaumburg-Lippe on 8 May 1893 following the death of his grandfather, and the accession of his father. He succeeded his father as Prince on 29 April 1911, and reigned until he became the last German monarch to abdicate, on 15 November 1918 following the German revolution: the Principality became the Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe. Adolf was exiled to Brioni in Istria.
During his reign he developed the spa of Bad Eilsen and was responsible for many buildings there.
[edit] Marriage and death
Adolf married Ellen Bischoff-Korthaus (1894–1936) in Berlin on 10 January 1920. They were both killed in a plane crash in Zumpango, Mexico on 26 March 1936, in what was believed to be a CFIT into a volcano. He had been denounced by a Gestapo agent in 1934. He was succeeded as head of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe by his brother Wolrad.
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Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe |
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Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg |
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Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen |
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[edit] External links
- "Worst & First". Time Magazine. 1936-04-06. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,848442,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-09. Time Magazine
- A 1913 wire photo; hosting and hunting with the Germain kaiser. Quebec Chronicle
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Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Born: February 23 1883 Died: March 26 1936 |
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| Preceded by Georg |
Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe 1911-1918 |
Succeeded by Monarchy abolished |
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| Preceded by None |
— TITULAR — Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe 1918-1936 |
Succeeded by Wolrad |
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