Albert Wolfgang von Lippe Schaumburg Buckeburg (1699-1748)

Albrecht Wolfgang, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe (27 April 1699 – 24 September 1748) was a ruler of the

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Schaumburg-Lippe Schaumburg-Lippe, also Lippe-Schaumburg, was created as a county in 1647, became a principality in 1807, a free state in 1918, and was until 1946 a small state in Germany, located in the present day state of Lower Saxony, with its capital at Bück ...

Biography

He was born in

Bückeburg Bückeburg (Northern Low Saxon: ''Bückeborg'') is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the border with North Rhine Westphalia. It is located in the district of Schaumburg close to the northern slopes of the Weserbergland ridge. Population: 21,0 ...

the son of Friedrich Christian, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe and his first wife,

Countess Johanna Sophia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Countess Johanna Sophia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (born 16 December 1673 in Langenburg; died: 18 August 1743 in Stadthagen) was a German noblewoman, by birth member of the House of Hohenlohe and by marriage Countess of Schaumburg-Lippe. Early l ...

(1673–1743). He succeeded his father as Count on 13 June 1728. In 1743, he joined

Maria Theresa of Austria Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (german: Maria Theresia; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was ruler of the Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg dominions from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position ''suo jure'' ( ...

and Schaumburg-Lippe led during the

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. He died at Bückeburg and was succeeded as Count by his son

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Marriages and children

He was married firstly to Countess Margarete Gertrud of Oeynhausen (1701–1726), an illegitimate daughter of

George I of Great Britain George I (George Louis; ; 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the Electorate of Hanover within the Holy Roman Empire from 23 January 1698 until his death in 1727. He was the first ...

and his mistress

Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal, Duchess of Munster (25 December 166710 May 1743) was a longtime mistress to King George I of Great Britain. Early life She was born at Emden in the Duchy of Magdeburg. She was a daught ...

, on 30 October 1721 at

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. They had two children: *Count Georg Wilhelm (1722–1742), killed in a duel at age 20 *Count

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(1724–1777) He was married secondly to Princess Charlotte of

Nassau-Siegen Nassau-Siegen was a principality within the Holy Roman Empire that existed between 1303 and 1328, and again from 1606 to 1743. From 1626 to 1734, it was subdivided into Catholic and Protestant parts. Its capital was the city of Siegen, found ...

(1702–1785) on 26 April 1730 at

Varel Varel () is a town in the district of Friesland, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Jade River and the Jade Bight, approximately south of Wilhelmshaven and north of Oldenburg. With a population of 23,984 (2020) it is the biggest ...

. She was the eldest daughter of

Frederick William Adolf, Prince of Nassau-Siegen Prince Frederick William Adolf of Nassau-Siegen (20 February 1680 – 13 February 1722), german: link=no, Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf Fürst von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: ''Fürst zu Nassau, Graf zu Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Limb ...

. He had at least two illegitimate sons: August Wolfrath von Campen, who married Countess Wilhelmine von Anhalt,

morganatic Morganatic marriage, sometimes called a left-handed marriage, is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which in the context of royalty or other inherited title prevents the principal's position or privileges being passed to the spous ...

daughter of Prince

William Gustav of Anhalt-Dessau William Gustav of Anhalt-Dessau (20 June 1699 – 16 December 1737) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and heir to the principality of Anhalt-Dessau. He was born in Dessau, the eldest son of Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, by his mor ...

; and, with

Charlotte Sophie of Aldenburg Charlotte Sophie of Aldenburg (4 August 1715– 5 of February 1800), was the ruling Countess of Varel and Kniphausen,Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser IV. "Portland". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1956, pp. 484-485. (German). adjacen ...

, Karl Wilhelm Wolfgang von Donop, father of historian Georg von Donop.

References

External links

Schaumburg-Lippe Nobility
1699 births 1748 deaths People from Bückeburg Counts of Lippe House of Lippe People from Schaumburg-Lippe {{Germany-noble-stub