Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 1939)

Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe (Wilhelm Friedrich Harald Christian Ernst August Karl Gustav zu Schaumburg-Lippe, born 19 August 1939) is the head of the Nachod branch of the princely house of Schaumburg-Lippe. Wilhelm is the son of Prince Christian Nicholas of Schaumburg-Lippe, and the great-grandson of Frederick VIII of Denmark. [1]

Marriage and issue

He married Ilona Hentschel Baronin von Gelgenheimb on 17 January 1971. They had two children:

Although related to the Danish Royal Family, under Danish law he is not in line to inherit the throne as he is not a descendant of Christian X. He is, however, in line of succession to the British throne, being a descendant of George II of the United Kingdom, through his daughter Queen Louisa of Denmark and Norway.[2]

Ancestry

Styles of
Prince Wilhelm
Reference style His Serene Highness
Spoken style Your Serene Highness
Alternative style Sir

References

  1. ^ "Living Members of The Former Ruling House of Schaumburg-Lippe, 1939-1945". http://gsteinbe.intrasun.tcnj.edu/royalty/houses/schaumburg.htm. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
  2. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels (Limburg: C.A. Starke, 1951-present) Fürstliche Häuser 14:197