Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe
Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe (German: Prinz Wilhelm Karl August zu Schaumburg-Lippe; 12 December 1834 – 4 April 1906) was son of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and member of the House of Lippe.
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William of Schaumburg-Lippe in 1901 | |||||
Born | Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe | 12 December 1834||||
Died | 4 April 1906 71) Ratibořice, Kingdom of Bohemia | (aged||||
Spouse | Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau | ||||
Issue | Charlotte, Queen of Württemberg Prince Franz Joseph Prince Friedrich Prince Albrecht Prince Maximilian Bathildis, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont Adelaide, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg Princess Alexandra | ||||
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House | House of Lippe | ||||
Father | George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe | ||||
Mother | Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
Early life
William was born at Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe, seventh child and third son of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1784–1860), (son of Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe and Landgravine Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal) and his wife, Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1796–1869), (daughter of George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen).
Marriage
William married 30 May 1862 at Dessau to Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau (1837–1902), daughter of Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau, and his wife, Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel.
They had eight children:
- Princess Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe (10 October 1864 – 16 July 1946), married in 1886 to William II of Württemberg, no issue.
- Prince Franz Joseph of Schaumburg-Lippe (8 October 1865 – 4 September 1881)
- Prince Friedrich of Schaumburg-Lippe (30 January 1868 – 12 December 1945), married in 1896 to Princess Louise of Denmark, had issue.
- Prince Albrecht of Schaumburg-Lippe (24 October 1869 – 25 December 1942), married in 1897 to Duchess Elsa of Württemberg, had issue.
- Prince Maximilian of Schaumburg-Lippe (13 March 1871 – 1 April 1904), married in 1898 to Duchess Olga of Württemberg, had issue.
- Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (21 May 1873 – 6 April 1962), married in 1895 to Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, had issue.
- Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe (22 September 1875 – 27 January 1971), married in 1898 to Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, had issue, divorced in 1920.
- Princess Alexandra Karoline of Schaumburg-Lippe (9 June 1879 – 5 January 1949), scheduled to marry King Alexander I of Serbia, but against the wishes of his parents, he instead married his mother's lady in waiting Draga Mašin.
He and his daughter-in-law Princess Louise of Denmark died five hours apart at the family castle in Nachod, Bohemia.[1]
Honours
- Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 14 January 1856[2]
- Nassau: Knight of the Gold Lion of Nassau, July 1864[3]
- Austria-Hungary:[4]
- Knight of the Iron Crown, 1st Class, 1875
- Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold, 1899
- Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, 1882[5]
- Baden:[6]
- Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1885
- Knight of the Order of Berthold the First, 1885
- Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1886[7]
Ancestry
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References
- "Prince and Princess Dead", The New York Times, Vienna, 5 April 1906
- Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt (1867) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 17
- Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch des Herzogthums Nassau (1866), "Herzogliche Orden" p. 9
- "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1906, pp. 58, 72, retrieved 7 September 2020
- Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1890), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 46
- Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1896), "Großherzogliche Orden" pp. 62, 77
- Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1886/7), "Königliche Orden" p. 23
Notes and sources
- L'Allemagne dynastique, Huberty, Giraud, Magdelaine, Reference: II 269