Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Ernst Wolrad Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Ernst Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Spouse Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe Issue Georg-Wilhelm Philipp-Ernst Konstantin Viktoria Luise Full name Ernst Wolrad Father Prince Georg Mother Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg Born 19 April 1887(1887-04-19) Stadthagen, Schaumburg-Lippe Died 15 June 1962(1962-06-15) (aged 75) Ernst Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (19 April 1887-15 June 1962) was a head of the Princely House of Schaumburg-Lippe. Biography He was born at Stadthagen the fourth son of Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg (1864–1918). He succeeded his brother Prince Adolf II as head of the Princely House following his death in a plane crash in Mexico on the 26 March 1936. Following his death at Hanover he was succeeded as head of the Princely House by his second son Philipp-Ernst. Marriage and children He was married at Simbach am Inn in April 1925 to his second cousin Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (1903–1983), only daughter of Prince Albert of Schaumburg-Lippe and Duchess Elsa of Württemberg. They had four children. Georg-Wilhelm (1926–1945) Philipp-Ernst (1928–2003) Konstantin (born 1930) Viktoria Luise (born 1945) Ancestry                               Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe               Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe                       Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont               Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe                             Georg II, Prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont               Princess Hermine of Waldeck-Pyrmont                       Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym               Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe                                   Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg               Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg                       Marie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin               Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg                             Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen               Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen                       Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel             External links Online Gotha Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe House of Lippe Born: 19 April 1887 Died: 15 June 1962 Titles in pretence Preceded by Prince Adolf II — TITULAR — Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe 1936-1962 Succeeded by Prince Philipp-Ernst