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:

• Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 1971), m. 2009 Lena Giese
• Princess Desiree of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 1974)

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

Ancestors of Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 1939)

16. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe               8. Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe                       17. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont               4. Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe                             18. Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau               9. Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau                       19. Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel               2. Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe                                   20. Christian IX of Denmark               10. Frederick VIII of Denmark                       21. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel               5. Princess Louise of Denmark                             22. Charles XV of Sweden               11. Princess Louise of Sweden                       23. Princess Louise of the Netherlands               1. Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe                                         24. Christian IX of Denmark (= 20)               12. Frederick VIII of Denmark (= 10)                       25. Louise of Hesse-Kassel (= 21)               6. Prince Harald of Denmark                             26. Charles XV of Sweden (= 22)               13. Princess Louise of Sweden (11)                       27. Princess Louise of the Netherlands (= 23)               3. Princess Feodora of Denmark                                   28. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg               14. Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg                       29. Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe               7. Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg                             30. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg               15. Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg                       31. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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". Retrieved 23 January 2011.
2. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels (Limburg: C.A. Starke, 1951-present) Fürstliche Häuser 14:197