George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (10 October 1846 – 29 April 1911) was the ruler of the small

Principality A principality (or sometimes princedom) is a type of monarchy, monarchical state or feudalism, feudal territory ruled by a prince or princess. It can be either a sovereign state or a constituent part of a larger political entity. The term "prin ...

Schaumburg-Lippe Schaumburg-Lippe, also called Lippe-Schaumburg, was created as a county in 1647, became a principality in 1807 and 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 capi ...

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 the 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

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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

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in 1907, Emperor Wilhelm II presented to Georg and Marie Anne the family ancestral seat, Schaumburg Castle. The castle had been controlled by the

Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern (, ; , ; ) is a formerly royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) German dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenburg, Prussia, the German Empire, and Romania. ...

s ever since Georg's father sided with the Austrians in the 1866

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. The gift was also meant to be in recognition of Georg's support in the dispute over the succession to the

Lippe-Detmold Lippe (later Lippe-Detmold and then again Lippe) was a state in Germany, ruled by the House of Lippe. It was located between the Weser river and the southeast part of the Teutoburg Forest. It originated as a state during the Holy Roman Empire, an ...

throne.

Orders and decorations

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: ** Knight of the

Order of the Red Eagle The Order of the Red Eagle () was an order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was awarded to both military personnel and civilians, to recognize valor in combat, excellence in military leadership, long and faithful service to the kingdom, o ...

, 1st Class, ''8 January 1867'' ** Knight of Honour of the Johanniter Order, ''27 July 1884'' ** Knight of the

Order of the Black Eagle The Order of the Black Eagle () was the highest order of chivalry in the Kingdom of Prussia. The order was founded on 17 January 1701 by Elector Friedrich III of Brandenburg (who became Friedrich I of Prussia, Friedrich I, King in Prussia, the ...

, ''6 January 1894''; with Collar, ''17 January 1894'' * : Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, ''1872'' * : ** Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, ''1893'' ** Knight of the

Order of Berthold the First The Order of Berthold the First () was a dynastic order in the Grand Duchy of Baden The Grand Duchy of Baden () was a German polity on the east bank of the Rhine. It originally existed as a sovereign state from 1806 to 1871 and later as par ...

, ''1893'' * : Knight of the Royal Order of Saint Hubert, ''1893'' * : Knight of the Order of the Rue Crown, ''1895'' * : Knight of the

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, ''5 May 1896'' *

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: Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, ''1899''"A Szent István Rend tagjai"

Ancestry

References

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1846 births 1911 deaths People from Bückeburg House of Lippe People from Schaumburg-Lippe Princes of Schaumburg-Lippe Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary {{Germany-royal-stub