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George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

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George
Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Reign8 May 1893 – 29 April 1911
PredecessorAdolf I
SuccessorAdolf II
BornStephan Albrecht Georg
(1846-10-10)10 October 1846
Schloss Bückeburg, Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe
Died29 April 1911(1911-04-29) (aged 64)
Spouse
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(m. 1882)​
IssueAdolf II
Prince Wolrad
Prince Friedrich Christian
HouseHouse of Lippe
FatherAdolphus I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
MotherPrincess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont

George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (10 October 1846 – 29 April 1911) was the ruler of the small Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe within the German Empire from 1893 to 1911, succeeding his father Adolf I, and being succeeded by his son Adolf II.

George in 1862 at 16 years old

Biography

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Stephan Albrecht Georg was born at Bückeburg Castle [de], in Bückeburg, Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe as the eldest of four sons to Adolphus I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1827–1910). George had seven siblings, but only five of them survived childhood.

He succeeded as Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe on the8 death of his father on 8 May 1893 and reigned until his death on 29 April 1911 at Bückeburg and was succeeded by his son who became Adolphus II.

Family

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George was married on 16 April 1882 at Altenburg to Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg, a daughter of Prince Maurice of Saxe-Altenburg.

They had nine children:

  • Prince Adolf II (1883–1936)
  • Prince Moritz Georg (1884–1920)
  • Prince Peter (1886-1886)
  • Prince Wolrad (1887–1962)
  • Prince Stephan (1891–1965)
  • Prince Heinrich (1894–1952)
  • Princess Margaretha (1896–1897)
  • Prince Friedrich Christian (1906–1983)
  • Princess Elisabeth (1908–1933)

Silver wedding anniversary

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On the occasion of their silver wedding anniversary in 1907, Emperor Wilhelm II presented to Georg and Marie Anne the family ancestral seat, Schaumburg Castle.[1] The castle had been controlled by the Hohenzollerns ever since Georg's grandfather sided with the Austrians in the 1866 Austro-Prussian War.[1] The gift was also meant to be in recognition of Georg's support in the dispute over the succession to the Lippe-Detmold throne.[1]

Orders and decorations

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Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kaiser Rewards Prince", The New York Times, 21 April 1907
  2. ^ a b "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: 32, 1049, 1886
  3. ^ "Schwarzer Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.) (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, p. 7 – via hathitrust.org{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Königliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg, Stuttgart: Landesamt, 1907, p. 29
  5. ^ "Großherzogliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden, Karlsruhe, 1896, pp. 63, 77{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ "Königliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern, 1906, p. 8
  7. ^ Sachsen (1901). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1901. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 5 – via hathitrust.org.
  8. ^ Jørgen Pedersen (2009). Riddere af Elefantordenen, 1559–2009 (in Danish). Syddansk Universitetsforlag. p. 469. ISBN 978-87-7674-434-2.
  9. ^ "A Szent István Rend tagjai" Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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