George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

George

Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Reign	8 May 1893 – 29 April 1911
Predecessor	Adolf I
Successor	Adolf II

Born	Stephan Albrecht Georg (1846-10-10)10 October 1846 Schloss Bückeburg, Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe
Died	29 April 1911(1911-04-29) (aged 64)
Spouse	Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg
Issue	Adolf II Prince Wolrad Prince Friedrich Christian
House	House of Lippe
Father	Adolphus I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Mother	Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont

George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (10 October 1846 – 29 April 1911) was the ruler of the small Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe within the German Empire from 1893 to 1911, succeeding his father Adolf I, and being succeeded by his son Adolf II.

Biography

Stephan Albrecht Georg was born at Bückeburg Castle [de], in Bückeburg, Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe as the eldest of four sons to Adolphus I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1827–1910). George had seven siblings, but only five of them survived childhood.

He succeeded as Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe on the8 death of his father on 8 May 1893 and reigned until his death on 29 April 1911 at Bückeburg and was succeeded by his son who became Adolphus II.

Family

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

They had nine children:

Prince Adolf II (1883–1936)
Prince Moritz Georg (1884–1920)
Prince Peter (1886-1886)
Prince Wolrad (1887–1962)
Prince Stephan (1891–1965)
Prince Heinrich (1894–1952)
Princess Margaretha (1896–1897)
Prince Friedrich Christian (1906–1983)
Princess Elisabeth (1908–1933)

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, Schaumburg Castle.^[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]

Orders and decorations

Kingdom of Prussia:
- Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class, 8 January 1867^[2]
- Knight of Honour of the Johanniter Order, 27 July 1884^[2]
- Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, 6 January 1894; with Collar, 17 January 1894^[3]
Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, 1872^[4]
Baden:^[5]
- Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1893
- Knight of the Order of Berthold the First, 1893
Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of the Royal Order of Saint Hubert, 1893^[6]
Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Order of the Rue Crown, 1895^[7]
Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant, 5 May 1896^[8]
Austria-Hungary: Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, 1899^[9]

Ancestry

Ancestors of George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

16. Friedrich Ernst, Count of Lippe-Alverdissen

8. Philip II, 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 Ulrike Eleonore of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

2. Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

20. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

10. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

21. Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

5. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont

22. Prince August of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

11. Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

23. Princess Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg

1. Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

24. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (=20)

12. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont ( = 10)

25. Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (=21)

6. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

26. Prince August of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (=22)

13. Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (= 11)

27. Princess Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg (=23)

3. Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont

28. Charles Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

14. Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

29. Countess Amalie Eleonore of Solms-Braunfels

7. Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

30. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

15. Princess Amelie of Nassau-Weilburg

31. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kaiser Rewards Prince", The New York Times, 21 April 1907
^ ^a ^b "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: 32, 1049, 1886
^ "Schwarzer Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.) (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, p. 7 – via hathitrust.org{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Königliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg, Stuttgart: Landesamt, 1907, p. 29
^ "Großherzogliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden, Karlsruhe, 1896, pp. 63, 77{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Königliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern, 1906, p. 8
^ Sachsen (1901). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1901. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 5 – via hathitrust.org.
^ Jørgen Pedersen (2009). Riddere af Elefantordenen, 1559–2009 (in Danish). Syddansk Universitetsforlag. p. 469. ISBN 978-87-7674-434-2.
^ "A Szent István Rend tagjai" Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine

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German royalty
George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe House of Lippe Born: 10 October 1846 Died: 29 April 1911
Preceded by Adolf I	Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe 1893–1911	Succeeded by Adolf II