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Role Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe\'s son Died July 13, 1974, Buckeburg, Germany Spouse Princess Feodora of Denmark Parents Princess Louise of Denmark, Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe Grandparents Frederick VIII of Denmark, Louise of Sweden Great-grandparents Christian IX of Denmark Similar People Frederick VIII of Denmark, Prince Waldemar of Schau, Louise of Sweden | ||
Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe (German: Christian zu Schaumburg-Lippe; 20 February 1898, Ödenburg, Hungary – 13 July 1974, Bückeburg) was a German prince and head of the Náchod branch of the princely house of Schaumburg-Lippe.
He was the only son and second child of Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe (1868–1945) and his first wife Princess Louise of Denmark, younger sister of King Christian X of Denmark.
Marriage and issue
In 1927, his engagement to Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, a daughter of Constantine I of Greece was announced. Nothing ever came of these plans, however. She later married Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta.
On 9 September 1937, he married his cousin, Princess Feodora, daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark, a younger brother of King Christian X and Princess Louise, at Fredensborg Palace, Zealand, Denmark; they had four children.
He died a year before his wife. His four children live in Germany and Denmark.