George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

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.

George in 1862 at 16 years old

George
Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Reign8 May 1893 – 29 April 1911
PredecessorAdolf I
SuccessorAdolf II
BornStephan Albrecht Georg
(1846-10-10)10 October 1846
Schloss Bückeburg, Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe
Died29 April 1911(1911-04-29) (aged 64)
SpousePrincess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg
IssueAdolf II
Prince Wolrad
Prince Friedrich Christian
HouseHouse of Lippe
FatherAdolphus I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
MotherPrincess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Biography

Stephan Albrecht Georg was born at Bückeburg Castle, 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

Ancestry

References
  1. "Kaiser Rewards Prince", The New York Times, 21 April 1907
  2. "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), Berlin, 1: 32, 1049, 1886
  3. "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)
  4. "Königliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg, Stuttgart: Landesamt, 1907, p. 29
  5. "Großherzogliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden, Karlsruhe, 1896, pp. 63, 77{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. "Königliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern, 1906, p. 8
  7. Sachsen (1901). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1901. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 5 – via hathitrust.org.
  8. Jørgen Pedersen (2009). Riddere af Elefantordenen, 1559–2009 (in Danish). Syddansk Universitetsforlag. p. 469. ISBN 978-87-7674-434-2.
  9. "A Szent István Rend tagjai" Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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