Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe
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| Prince Adolf | |
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| Regent of Lippe | |
| Reign | 1895 – 1897 As Regent of Lippe |
| Predecessor | New position |
| Successor | Count Ernst |
| Spouse | Princess Viktoria of Prussia |
| House | House of Lippe |
| Father | Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe |
| Mother | Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (20 July 1859 – 9 July 1916) was the regent of the Principality of Lippe from 1895 till 1897.
Early life
He was born in Bückeburg the seventh child of Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1817-1893) and Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1827-1910).
Following the death of Prince Woldemar on the 20 March 1895 and the ascension of Woldemar's brother Alexander, Adolf was appointed to act as regent of Lippe due to Prince Alexander being unable to rule due to a mental illness. He continued to act as regent until 1897 when he was replaced by Count Ernst of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
Marriage
Prince Adolf was married on the 19 November 1890 in Berlin to Princess Viktoria of Prussia.[1] She was a daughter of Frederick III, German Emperor, and as such Adolf was a brother in law to the last German Emperor William II. The wedding was attended by the Emperor William, along with his wife Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein and Victoria's mother the widowed Empress Victoria.[1] As Princess Victoria's mother was a member of the British royal family, many of her relatives also attended, including Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. After the ceremony, the couple held a banquet, where Emperor William feelingly assured the pair of "his protection and friendly care".[1]
The marriage was childless, though Princess Viktoria had a miscarriage in the first few months of marriage.
Ancestry
| Philipp II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe | |||||||||||||||
| Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe | |||||||||||||||
| Landgravine Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal | |||||||||||||||
| Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe | |||||||||||||||
| Georg I, Prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont | |||||||||||||||
| Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont | |||||||||||||||
| Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | |||||||||||||||
| Adolf, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe | |||||||||||||||
| Georg I, Prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont | |||||||||||||||
| Georg II, Prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont | |||||||||||||||
| Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | |||||||||||||||
| Princess Hermine of Waldeck-Pyrmont | |||||||||||||||
| Viktor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym | |||||||||||||||
| Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym | |||||||||||||||
| Princess Amelie of Nassau-Weilburg | |||||||||||||||
References
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