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Born 19 April 1887Stadthagen, Schaumburg-Lippe ( 1887-04-19 ) Died 15 June 1962(1962-06-15) (aged 75) Spouse Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe Issue Georg-Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Schaumburg-LippePhilipp-Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-LippePrince KonstantinPrincess Viktoria Luise Father Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe | ||
Ernst Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (19 April 1887 – 15 June 1962) was a head of the Princely House of Schaumburg-Lippe.
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Biography
He was born at Stadthagen, the fourth son of Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife, Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg (1864–1918). He succeeded his brother Prince Adolf II as head of the Princely House following his death in a plane crash in Mexico on 26 March 1936. Following his death at Hanover, he was succeeded as head of the Princely House by his second son, Philipp-Ernst.
Marriage and children
He was married at Simbach am Inn in April 1925 to his second cousin, Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (1903–1983), only daughter of Prince Albert of Schaumburg-Lippe and Duchess Elsa of Württemberg. They had four children:
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