George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe explained

George
Reign:8 May 1893 – 29 April 1911
Succession:Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Predecessor:Adolf I
Successor:Adolf II
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
Birth Name:Stephan Albrecht Georg
Birth Date:10 October 1846
Birth Place:Schloss Bückeburg, Bückeburg, 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.

Biography

Stephan Albrecht Georg was born at, 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:

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. The castle had been controlled by the Hohenzollerns ever since Georg's grandfather sided with the Austrians in the 1866 Austro-Prussian War. The gift was also meant to be in recognition of Georg's support in the dispute over the succession to the Lippe-Detmold throne.

Orders and decorations

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sachsen. Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1901. 1901. Heinrich. Königlich Orden. 5. Dresden. hathitrust.org.
  2. Book: Jørgen Pedersen. Riddere af Elefantordenen, 1559–2009. 2009. Syddansk Universitetsforlag. da. 978-87-7674-434-2. 469.
  3. http://tornai.com/rendtagok.htm "A Szent István Rend tagjai"