Philipp-Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Philipp-Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (Friedrich August Philipp-Ernst Wolrad; 26 July 1928 – 28 August 2003) was a head of the Princely House of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Philipp-Ernst
Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Tenure15 June 1962 – 28 August 2003
PredecessorPrince Wolrad
SuccessorPrince Alexander
Born26 July 1928
Hagenburg
Died28 August 2003
Bückeburg
SpouseEva-Benita von Tiele-Winckler
HouseLippe
FatherPrince Wolrad
MotherPrincess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe

Biography

He was born in Hagenburg, the second son of Prince Wolrad of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (1903–1983). Following the death of his uncle Prince Adolf II in a plane crash in 1936, Philipp-Ernst's father Wolrad became the new head of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe.

After his older brother, Hereditary Prince Georg-Wilhelm, was killed in action at Nössige, Saxony, on 29 April 1945 during the second world war, Philipp-Ernst became the new heir apparent to the House of Schaumburg-Lippe. Philipp-Ernst succeeded to the headship of the house on the death of his father on 15 June 1962, and he remained head until his death at Bückeburg, when he was succeeded by his only surviving son, Alexander.

Marriage and children

He was married to Eva-Benita Freiin von Tiele-Winckler (1927–2013) at Bückeburg on 3 October 1955. They had two sons, with the elder Georg-Wilhelm dying in a motorcycle accident in 1983.

  • Georg-Wilhelm (1956–1983)
  • Alexander (born 1958)

Ancestry

Philipp-Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Born: 26 July 1928 Died: 28 August 2003
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Prince Wolrad
 TITULAR 
Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
15 June 1962 – 28 August 2003
Succeeded by
Prince Alexander
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