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Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg Lippe

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Name
  
Princess of


Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe

Born
  
22 September 1875 Ratiborice, Kingdom of Bohemia (
1875-09-22
)

Issue
  
Charlotte, Princess Sigismund of Prussia Georg Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg Princess Elisabeth Prince Frederick

House
  
House of Lippe (by birth) House of Saxe-Altenburg (by marriage)

Father
  
Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe

Mother
  
Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau

Died
  
January 27, 1971, Ballenstedt, Germany

Spouse
  
Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (m. 1898–1920)

Children
  
Georg Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg, Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg

Parents
  
Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau, Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe

Grandchildren
  
Princess Barbara of Prussia, Prince Alfred of Prussia

Similar People
  
Charlotte of Schaumburg‑Lippe, Prince Sigismund of Prussia, Princess Irene of Hesse an, William IV - Grand Duke of L

Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe (German: Prinzessin Friederike Adelheid Marie Luise Hilda Eugenie zu Schaumburg-Lippe; 22 September 1875 – 27 January 1971) was daughter of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe and consort of the last reigning Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Ernst II.

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Early life

Adelaide was born at Ratiboritz, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Ratibořice, seventh child and third daughter of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe (1834–1906), (son of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont) and his wife, Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau (1837–1902), (daughter of Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau and Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel). In 1891, her sister Charlotte became Queen Consort of William II of Württemberg.

Marriage

Adelaide married 17 February 1898 at Bückeburg to Prince Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg (1871–1955), son of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg, and his wife, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen. The marriage ended in divorce on 17 January 1920.

They had four children:

  • Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (4 March 1899 – 16 February 1989), married on 11 July 1919 to Prince Sigismund of Prussia, had issue.
  • Georg Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg (13 May 1900 – 13 February 1991)
  • Princess Elisabeth Karola of Saxe-Altenburg (6 April 1903 – 30 January 1991)
  • Prince Frederick Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg (15 May 1905 – 23 February 1985)
  • Titles and styles

  • 22 September 1875 – 17 February 1898: Her Serene Highness Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe
  • 17 February 1898 – 7 February 1908: Her Highness Princess Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg
  • 7 February 1908 – 17 January 1920: Her Highness The Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg
  • 17 January 1920 – 27 January 1971: Her Serene Highness Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe
  • References

    Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe Wikipedia