Adolphus I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

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Adolf I
Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Reign21 November 1860 – 8 May 1893
PredecessorGeorge William
SuccessorGeorge
Born(1817-08-01)1 August 1817
Bückeburg, Lower Saxony
Died8 May 1893(1893-05-08) (aged 75)
Bückeburg, Lower Saxony
Spouse
Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont
(m. 1844)
Issue
HouseSchaumburg-Lippe
FatherGeorge William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
MotherPrincess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Adolphus I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (Adolf Georg; 1 August 1817 – 8 May 1893) was a ruler of the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Biography[edit]

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 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.

Marriage and children[edit]

On 25 October 1844 at Arolsen, Adolf was married to his cousin, Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1827–1910), a daughter of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. His mother was a sister of her father. The couple had eight children:

Orders and decorations[edit]

Ancestry[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, pp. 7, 29{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Großherzogliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden, Karlsruhe, 1892, pp. 62, 76{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "A Szent István Rend tagjai" Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Shaw, William Arthur (1906). The Knights of England. Vol. 1. London: Sharrett & Hughes. p. 213.
Adolphus I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Born: 1 August 1817 Died: 8 May 1893
German royalty
Preceded by Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
1860–1893
Succeeded by