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Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe , house =House of Lippe , father =George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe , mother =Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont , birth_date = , birth_place =Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe, German Confederation , death_date = , d ...

, mother =

Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau , house = Ascania , father = Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau , mother = Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel , birth_date = , birth_place =Dessau, Anhalt-Dessau, German Confederation , death_dat ...

, birth_date = , birth_place = Ratibořice Castle, Bohemia,

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Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe (german: Prinz Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Bruno zu Schaumburg-Lippe; 30 January 186812 December 1945) was a German prince and head of the

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branch of the princely house of

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 ...

. He was a son of

by his wife,

Early life

Frederick was born at Ratiboritz Castle, Bohemia (now Ratibořice Castle,

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), the third child and second son of

(1834–1906), (son of

George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (20 December 1784 – 21 November 1860) was a Count and later Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. Biography He was born in Bückeburg the son of Philipp II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, and his second wife Prince ...

and

Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont , reign = 23 June 1816 – 21 November 1860 , succession = Princess consort of Schaumburg-Lippe , house = House of Waldeck-Pyrmont (by birth)House of Lippe (by marriage) , spouse = George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe , issue = Ad ...

) and his wife,

(1837–1902), (daughter of

Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau (german: Friedrich August von Anhalt-Dessau) (23 September 1799 – 4 December 1864), was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Dessau branch. Birth and family Frederick was born in Dessau on ...

and

Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (9 May 1814 – 28 July 1895) was a member of the House of Hesse-Kassel by birth. Through her marriage to Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau, she became a princess of Anhalt-Dessau. Family ...

Marriages and issue

First marriage

Frederick married first on 5 May 1896 at

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to Princess Louise of Denmark, daughter of Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark, and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden. The marriage was an unhappy one and Princess Louise spent much time visiting her family, staying for 2 to 3 months at a time. Her father also came and visited with her each year. Princess Louise died at Ratiboritz Castle on 4 April 1906. The official cause of death of Princess Louise was "cerebral inflammation" caused by meningitis, after weeks of being ill. It is rumoured she attempted to

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herself in the castle lake on her husband's estate, Ratiboritz, and caught a chill in the attempt, eventually leading to her death. Frederick and Louise had three children: *Princess Marie Luise Dagmar Bathildis Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe (10 February 1897 – 1 October 1938) She married Prince Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia and had issue. Prince Friedrich died in a riding accident after a fall from his horse. * Prince ''Christian'' Nikolaus Wilhelm Friedrich Albert Ernst of Schaumburg-Lippe (20 February 1898 – 13 July 1974) He married his first cousin, Princess Feodora of Denmark and had issue. *Princess ''Stephanie'' Alexandra Hermine Thyra Xenia Bathildis Ingeborg of Schaumburg-Lippe (19 December 1899 – 2 May 1925). She married Viktor Adolf, 5th Prince of Bentheim und Steinfurt (son of

Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt , reign = 28 September 1890 –21 January 1919 , succession = Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt , successor = Viktor Adolf , predecessor = Ludwig Wilhelm , house = House of Bentheim and Steinfurt , spouse = Princess Pauline of Waldeck ...

and

Princess Pauline of Waldeck and Pyrmont , reign = 28 September 189021 January 1919 , succession = Princess consort of Bentheim and Steinfurt , house = Waldeck and Pyrmont , spouse = Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt(m. 1881; died 1919) , issue = Prince EberwynViktor Adolf, ...

) and had two sons: Prince Alexis (30 July 1922 – 2 December 1943, KIA over the Mediterranean), and Prince Christian (b. 9 December 1923). Stephanie died in childbirth with twin boys. Both boys died on 2 May 1925, one stillborn, the other living only a few hours.

Second marriage

Frederick married a second time on 26 May 1909 at Dessau to

Princess Antoinette of Anhalt , spouse = , issue = Prince LeopoldPrince Wilhelm , house = Ascania , father = Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt , mother = Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel , birth_date = , birth_ ...

, daughter of

Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt , spouse =Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel , issue = Antoinette, Princess Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe , house =House of Ascania , father =Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt , mother ...

and his wife,

Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel Princess ''Elizabeth'' Charlotte Alexandra Mary Louise of Hesse-Kassel (german: Elisabeth Charlotte Alexandra Marie Luise von Hessen-Kassel; 13 June 1861 – 7 June 1955), was a Princess of Hesse-Kassel by birth and, by her marriage to Leopold, H ...

. Frederick and Antoinette had two sons: * Prince Leopold Friedrich Alexander Wilhelm Eduard of Schaumburg-Lippe (21 February 1910 - 25 January 2006) He married princess Helene Sofie von Erbach-Schönberg (daughter of

Alexander, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg Alexander, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg (german: Alexander Ludwig Alfred Eberhard, Fürst & Graf zu Erbach-Schönberg; 12 September 1872 –18 October 1944) was the 2nd Prince of Erbach-Schönberg, eldest son of Gustav, 1st Prince of Erbach- ...

), and had issue. * Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Adolf Leopold Hilderich of Schaumburg-Lippe (24 August 1912 - 4 March 1938)

Honours

Duchy of Anhalt The Duchy of Anhalt (german: Herzogtum Anhalt) was a historical German duchy. The duchy was located between the Harz Mountains in the west and the river Elbe and beyond to the Fläming Heath in the east. The territory was once ruled by the House ...

: Grand Cross of the House

Order of Albert the Bear The House Order of Albert the Bear (German: ''Hausorden Albrechts des Bären'' or ''Der Herzoglich Anhaltische Hausorden Albrechts des Bären'') was founded in 1836 as a joint House Order by three dukes of Anhalt from separate branches of the fa ...

, ''1884'' *

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: Knight of the

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, 1st Class, ''22 November 1890'' * : ** Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog, ''26 May 1892'' ** Commemorative Medal for the Golden Wedding of King Christian IX and Queen Louise, ''1892'' **

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, ''6 May 1896'' ** Knight of the Order of the Elephant, ''14 September 1900'' * : Knight of the

House Order of Fidelity The House Order of Fidelity (german: Hausorden der Treue) is a dynastic order of the Margraviate of Baden. It was established by Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach as a reward for merit and to mark the laying of the foundation ston ...

, ''1909''''Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden'' (1910), "Großherzogliche Orden
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Ancestry

References

Bibliography

* * * Lydia Baštecká, Ivana Ebelová, ''Náchod'', Náchod 2004, {{DEFAULTSORT:Friedrich Of Schaumburg-Lippe, Prince 1868 births 1945 deaths People from Česká Skalice German Bohemian people House of Lippe Princes of Schaumburg-Lippe Grand Crosses of the Order of the Dannebrog Recipients of the Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog Theresian Military Academy alumni