Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe

Princess Ida
Princess Reuss of Greiz
Tenure	8 October 1872 – 28 September 1891
Born	28 July 1852 Bückeburg
Died	28 September 1891 Schleiz
Burial	Waldhaus Mausoleum (until 1969) Neuen Friedhof, Greiz (1969-1977) Stadtkirche St. Marien, Greiz (1977-present)[1]
Spouse	Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
Issue	Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz Princess Emma Princess Marie Caroline, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Hermine, German Empress and Queen of Prussia Princess Ida
Full name German: Ida Mathilde Adelheid
House	House of Schaumburg-Lippe (by birth) House of Reuss (by marriage)
Father	Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Mother	Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Ida Matilda Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe (Bückeburg, 28 July 1852 – Schleiz, 28 September 1891) was the consort of Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1872 until her death.^[2] She was the mother of Hermine Reuss of Greiz, second wife of Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor.

Family and early life

She was a daughter of Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Her siblings included Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe, husband of Princess Viktoria of Prussia.

Despite their high birth, Ida and her siblings were brought up very simply; one report said they "knew more about the kitchen than many women of lower degree".^[3] Ida was also well educated, and was able to hold her own in discussions about philosophy and science with the learned men in her principality.^[3]

Marriage and issue

On 8 October 1872, Ida married Heinrich XXII, the reigning sovereign Prince of Reuss since he came of age in 1867.^[2][4][5] Consequently, Ida became his consort as was subsequently referred to as Her Serene Highness The Princess Reuss of Greiz.

They had the following children:

• Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz (1878–1927)
• Princess Emma (1881–1961) ∞ (1903) Graf Erich von Ehrenburg (1880–1930)
• Princess Marie (1882–1942) ∞ (1904) Freiherr Ferdinand von Gnagnoni (1878–1955)
• Princess Caroline (1884–1905) ∞ (1903) Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1876–1923)
• Princess Hermine (1887–1947) ∞ I. (1907) Prince Johann Georg of Schoenaich-Carolath (1873–1920); ∞ II. (1922) Ex-Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859–1941)
• Princess Ida (1891–1977) ∞ (1911) Fürst Christoph Martin III. zu Stolberg-Roßla (1888–1949)

Death

Ida died on 28 September 1891, the same year as the Viennese diplomatic incident, at the age of 39 at Schleiz.^[2][3] She died well-beloved, one of the few members of a royal family in Germany to enjoy such popularity.^[3]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 28 July 1852 – 8 October 1872: Her Serene Highness Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe^[2]
• 8 October 1872 – 28 September 1891: Her Serene Highness The Princess Reuss of Greiz

Ancestry

References

1. ↑ "SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE". Royalty Guide. Retrieved 13 October 2010. 
2. 1 2 3 4 Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Ida Mathilde Adelheid Prinzessin zu Schaumburg-Lippe". Retrieved 16 August 2010. 
3. 1 2 3 4 "Personals", The Independent, Berlin, 17 December 1891 
4. ↑ Martin, p. 173.
5. ↑ New York Evening Express, p. 184.

Sources

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• Martin, Frederick (1879). The Statesman's Year Book, 1879. London: Macmillan and Co. 
• New York Evening Express (1879). New York Evening Express Almanac, Handbook of Politics. New York Evening Express Company.