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Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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Princess Hermine
Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Princess consort of Schaumburg-Lippe
Reign21 November 1860 – 8 May 1893
Born(1827-09-29)29 September 1827
Died16 February 1910(1910-02-16) (aged 82)
SpouseAdolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
HouseHouse of Waldeck
FatherGeorge II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
MotherPrincess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont (29 September 1827 – 16 February 1910) was a German princess. She was the second daughter of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym. She was an aunt of the Dutch Queen Emma.

Marriage and issue

On 25 October 1844 at Arolsen, she married her cousin, Adolf I George of Schaumburg-Lippe. His mother was a sister of her father. They had eight children:

Two of their daughters were named Emma; both died young.

Titles and styles

  • 29 September 1827 – 25 October 1844: Her Serene Highness Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • 25 October 1844 – 21 November 1860: Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe
  • 21 November 1860 – 8 May 1893: Her Serene Highness The Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe
  • 8 May 1893 – 16 February 1910: Her Serene Highness The Dowager Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe

Ancestry