He succeeded as Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe following the death of his father, Prince Georg Wilhelm on 21 November 1860. In 1866, Schaumburg-Lippe signed a military treaty with Prussia, and in 1867 entered a military union, where Schaumburgers served in the Prussian military. Also in 1867, Schaumburg-Lippe became a member of the North German Confederation, and later in 1871 became a member state of the German Empire on its founding. He died at Bückeburg and was succeeded by his son Georg.
Marriage and childrenedit
On 25 October 1844 at Arolsen, Adolf was married to his cousin, Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1827–1910), a daughter of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. His mother was a sister of her father. The couple had eight children:
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Adolphus I Prince of Schaumburg Lippe Adolf Georg 1 August 1817 8 May 1893 was a ruler of the Principality of Schaumburg Lippe Adolf IPrince of Schaumburg LippeReign21 November 1860 8 May 1893PredecessorGeorge WilliamSuccessorGeorgeBorn 1817 08 01 1 August 1817Buckeburg Lower SaxonyDied8 May 1893 1893 05 08 aged 75 Buckeburg Lower SaxonySpousePrincess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont m 1844 wbr IssueHermine Duchess Maximilian of Wurttemberg George Prince of Schaumburg Lippe Ida Princess Reuss of Greiz Prince AdolfHouseSchaumburg LippeFatherGeorge William Prince of Schaumburg LippeMotherPrincess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont Contents 1 Biography 2 Marriage and children 3 Orders and decorations 4 Ancestry 5 ReferencesBiography editHe was born in Buckeburg to Georg Wilhelm Prince of Schaumburg Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont 1796 1869 He succeeded as Prince of Schaumburg Lippe following the death of his father Prince Georg Wilhelm on 21 November 1860 In 1866 Schaumburg Lippe signed a military treaty with Prussia and in 1867 entered a military union where Schaumburgers served in the Prussian military Also in 1867 Schaumburg Lippe became a member of the North German Confederation and later in 1871 became a member state of the German Empire on its founding He died at Buckeburg and was succeeded by his son Georg Marriage and children editOn 25 October 1844 at Arolsen Adolf was married to his cousin Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont 1827 1910 a daughter of George II Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont His mother was a sister of her father The couple had eight children Princess Hermine of Schaumburg Lippe 1845 1930 married Duke Maximilian of Wurttemberg only son of Duke Paul Wilhelm of Wurttemberg Prince Georg of Schaumburg Lippe 1846 1911 succeeded his father as Prince of Schaumburg Lippe married Princess Marie Anne of Saxe Altenburg Prince Hermann of Schaumburg Lippe 1848 1928 Princess Emma of Schaumburg Lippe 1850 1855 Princess Ida of Schaumburg Lippe 1852 1891 married Heinrich XXII Prince Reuss of Greiz Prince Otto Heinrich of Schaumburg Lippe 1854 1935 married Anna von Koppen Countess von Hagenburg Prince Adolf of Schaumburg Lippe 1859 1917 married Princess Viktoria of Prussia daughter of Frederick III German Emperor and Victoria Princess Royal eldest daughter of Queen Victoria Princess Emma of Schaumburg Lippe 1865 1868 Orders and decorations edit nbsp Kingdom of Prussia 1 Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle 1st Class 18 January 1850 Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle 18 January 1872 nbsp Baden 2 Knight of the House Order of Fidelity 1885 Knight of the Order of Berthold the First 1885 nbsp nbsp Austria Hungary Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St Stephen 1885 3 nbsp United Kingdom Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath civil division 16 May 1892 4 Ancestry editAncestors of Adolphus I Prince of Schaumburg Lippe16 Philipp Ernst Count of Lippe Alverdissen8 Friedrich Ernst Count Schaumburg Lippe Alverdissen17 Duchess Dorothea Amalia of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Beck4 Philip II Ernest Count of Schaumburg Lippe18 Philipp Sigismund von Friesenhausen9 Elisabeth Philippine von Friesenhausen19 Sophie Elisabeth von Ditfurth2 George William Prince of Schaumburg Lippe20 Charles I Landgrave of Hesse Philippsthal10 William Landgrave of Hesse Philippsthal21 Duchess Caroline Christine of Saxe Eisenach5 Princess Juliane of Hesse Philippsthal22 William Landgrave of Hesse Philippsthal Barchfeld11 Princess Ulrike Eleonore of Hesse Philippsthal Barchfeld23 Princess Charlotte Wilhelmine of Anhalt Bernburg Schaumburg Hoym1 Adolf I Prince of Schaumburg Lippe24 Friedrich Anton Ulrich Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont12 Karl August Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont25 Countess Palatine Louise of Birkenfeld Bischweiller6 George I Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont26 Christian III Count Palatine of Zweibrucken13 Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrucken Birkenfeld27 Countess Caroline of Nassau Saarbrucken3 Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont28 August I Prince of Schwarzburg Sondershausen14 August II Prince of Schwarzburg Sondershausen29 Princess Charlotte Sophie of Anhalt Bernburg7 Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg Sondershausen30 Victor Frederick Prince of Anhalt Bernburg15 Princess Christina of Anhalt Bernburg31 Margravine Albertine of Brandenburg SchwedtReferences edit Koniglich Preussische Ordensliste Preussische Ordens Liste in German 1 Berlin 7 29 1886 Grossherzogliche Orden Hof und Staats Handbuch des Grossherzogtum Baden Karlsruhe 1892 pp 62 76 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint location missing publisher link A Szent Istvan Rend tagjai Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Shaw William Arthur 1906 The Knights of England Vol 1 London Sharrett amp Hughes p 213 Adolphus I Prince of Schaumburg LippeHouse of LippeBorn 1 August 1817 Died 8 May 1893 German royalty Preceded byGeorg Wilhelm Prince of Schaumburg Lippe1860 1893 Succeeded byGeorg nbsp This article related to German royalty 1871 1919 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adolphus I Prince of Schaumburg Lippe amp oldid 1219541743, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
