| Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe | |
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| Duchess consort of Saxe-Altenburg | |
| Duchess Adelaide with her family ca. 1906. In the picture: Duke Ernst II, Princess Elisabeth, Hereditary Prince George Moritz, herself with Prince Frederick and in the back, Princess Charlotte. | |
| Spouse | Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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| Charlotte, Princess Sigismund of Prussia Georg Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg Princess Elisabeth Karola Prince Frederick Ernst |
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| Full name | |
| German: Friederike Adelheid Marie Luise Hilda Eugenie | |
| House | House of Lippe House of Saxe-Altenburg |
| Father | Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe |
| Mother | Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau |
| Born | 22 September 1875 Ratibořice, Kingdom of Bohemia |
| Died | 27 January 1971 (aged 95) Ballenstedt, East Germany |
Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe (German: Prinzessin Friederike Adelheid Marie Luise Hilda Eugenie zu Schaumburg-Lippe; 22 September 1875 – 27 January 1971) was daughter of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe and consort of the last reigning Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Ernst II.
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Adelaide was born at Ratiboritz, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Ratibořské Hory, seventh child and third daughter of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe (1834–1906), (son of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont) and his wife, Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau (1837–1902), (daughter of Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau and Landgravine Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel). In 1891, her sister Charlotte became Queen Consort of William II of Württemberg.
Adelaide married 17 February 1898 at Bückeburg to Prince Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg (1871–1955), son of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg, and his wife, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen. The marriage ended in divorce in 17 January 1920.
They had four children:
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Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe
Born: 22 September 1875 Died: 27 January 1971 |
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| German royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau |
Duchess consort of Saxe-Altenburg 7 February 1908 – 13 November 1918 |
Succeeded by Duchy abolished |
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| Loss of title | — TITULAR — Duchess consort of Saxe-Altenburg 13 November 1918 – 17 January 1920 Reason for succession failure: Duchy abolished in 1918 |
Succeeded by None |