Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (10 October 1846 29 April 1911) was a ruler of the small Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Biography

He was born in Bückeburg to Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1827–1910).

He succeeded as Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe on the death of his father on the 8 May 1893 and reigned until his death on the 29 April 1911 at Bückeburg and was succeeded by his son who became Adolf II.

Family

Georg was married on the 16 April 1882 at Altenburg to Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg, a daughter of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg.

They had nine children:

Silver wedding anniversary

On the occasion of their silver wedding anniversary in 1907, Emperor Wilhelm II presented to Georg and Marie Anne the family ancestral seat, Castle Schaumburg.[1] The castle had been controlled by the Hohenzollerns ever since Georg's grandfather sided with the Austrians in the 1866 Austro-Prussian War.[1] The gift was also meant to be in recognition of Georg's support in the dispute over the succession to the Lippe-Detmold throne.[1]

Ancestry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Philipp II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Landgravine Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Georg I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (= 12)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (= 13)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Georg I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont ( = 10)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (= 11)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Viktor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Princess Amelie of Nassau-Weilburg
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kaiser Rewards Prince", The New York Times, 21 April 1907

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Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Born: 10 October 1846 Died: 29 April 1911
German royalty
Preceded by
Adolf I
Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
18931911
Succeeded by
Adolf II