Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

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Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1 August 18178 May 1893) was a ruler of the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.

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[edit] Biography

He was born in Bückeburg to Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck-Pyrmont (1796-1869).

He succeeded as Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe following the death of his father, Prince Georg Wilhelm on the 21 November 1860. In 1866, Schaumburg-Lippe signed a military treaty with Prussia, and in 1867 entered a military union, where Schaumburgers served in the Prussian military. Also in 1867, Schaumburg-Lippe became a member of the North German Confederation, and later in 1871 became a member state of the German Empire on its founding. He died at Bückeburg and was succeeded by his son Georg

[edit] Marriage and children

Adolf was married to Princess Hermine of Waldeck-Pyrmont (18271910) at Arolsen on 25 October 1844, they had eight children.

  • Princess Hermine (1845–1930)
  • Prince Georg (1846–1911)
  • Prince Hermann (1848–1928)
  • Princess Emma (1850–1855)
  • Princess Ida (1852–1891)
  • Prince Otto Heinrich (1854–1935)
  • Prince Adolf (1859–1917)
  • Princess Emma (1865–1868)

[edit] Ancestry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Friedrich Ernst, Count of Lippe-Alverdissen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Philipp II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Elisabeth Philippine von Friesenhausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Landgravine Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Landgravine Ulrike Eleonore of Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Karl August, Prince of Waldeck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Georg I, Prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Countess Palatine Christiane of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Princess Ida of Waldeck-Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Ebeleben
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Princess Christina of Anhalt-Bernburg
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Born: 1 August 1817 Died: 8 May 1893
German royalty
Preceded by
Georg Wilhelm
Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
1860–1893
Succeeded by
Georg