Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe

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.

Early life

Adelaide was born at Ratiboritz, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Ratibořice, 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 Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel). In 1891, her sister Charlotte became Queen Consort of William II of Württemberg.

Marriage

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 on 17 January 1920.

They had four children:

Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (4 March 1899 – 16 February 1989), married on 11 July 1919 to Prince Sigismund of Prussia, had issue.
Georg Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg (13 May 1900 – 13 February 1991)
Princess Elisabeth Karola of Saxe-Altenburg (6 April 1903 – 30 January 1991)
Prince Frederick Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg (15 May 1905 – 23 February 1985)

Titles and styles

22 September 1875 – 17 February 1898: Her Serene Highness Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe
17 February 1898 – 7 February 1908: Her Highness Princess Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg
7 February 1908 – 17 January 1920: Her Highness The Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg
17 January 1920 – 27 January 1971: Her Serene Highness Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe

16. Frederick Ernest, Count of Lippe-Alverdissen

8. Philip II Ernest, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe

17. Elisabeth Philippine von Friesenhausen

4. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

18. William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

9. Landgravine Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal

19. Landgravine Ulrica Eleonore of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

2. Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe

20. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

10. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

21. Countess Palatine Christiane of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

5. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont

22. August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

11. Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

23. Princess Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg

1. Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe

24. Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau

12. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

25. Margravine Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt

6. Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau

26. Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

13. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg

27. Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt

3. Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau

28. Prince Frederick of Hesse-Cassel

14. Prince William of Hesse-Kassel

29. Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen

7. Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel

30. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway

15. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark

31. Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Notes and sources

Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Princess Adelheid zu Schaumburg-Lippe
thePeerage.com - Friederike Adelheid Marie Luise Hilda Eugenie Prinzessin zu Schaumburg-Lippe
L'Allemagne dynastique, Huberty, Giraud, Magdelaine, Reference: II 295
Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1961

German royalty
Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe House of Lippe Born: 22 September 1875 Died: 27 January 1971
Preceded by Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau	Duchess consort of Saxe-Altenburg 7 February 1908 – 13 November 1918	Succeeded by Duchy abolished
Titles in pretence
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

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