Adelheid zu Schaumburg-Lippe
Adelheid, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe (full name: Friederike Adelheid Marie Luise Hilda Eugenie) (born September 22, 1875 in Ratibořice Castle , Bohemia ; † January 27, 1971 in Ballenstedt , GDR ) was a member of the Schaumburg-Lippe family and of 1908 to 1918 the last Duchess of Saxony-Altenburg .
Life
Princess Adelheid was a daughter of Prince Wilhelm zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1834-1906), the youngest son of Prince Georg Wilhelm zu Schaumburg-Lippe , and Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau (1837-1902).
She grew up with four brothers and three sisters in the princely rule of Nachod in Eastern Bohemia. On February 17, 1898, Princess Adelheid married Prince Ernst von Sachsen-Altenburg, who ascended the throne as Duke Ernst II in 1908 . The wedding took place in Bückeburg , the residence of her cousin, Prince Georg zu Schaumburg-Lippe , whose wife Marie Anna was the groom's sister. After the marriage, the young couple initially settled in a stately villa in Potsdam . All four of the couple's children were born there between 1899 and 1905. With the death of his uncle Ernest I am 7 February 1908 Ernst II was. Duke and Adelheid moved to his side as the Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg Altenburg order.
Ernst II had a great passion for the theater and his interest in the theater extended "to the beautiful and talented actresses" . At the end of the First World War, the duke abdicated on November 13, 1918. “Ultimately, his affairs led Adelheid to feel compelled, after the Duke's abdication in 1918, to end the marriage with the words, 'As the mother of the country, I endured the disgrace, as (only) a wife, I am no longer ready for it' End. ” On January 17, 1920 the marriage was divorced after 22 years. While Ernst entered into a second marriage with an opera singer, Adelheid remained single.
She died on January 27, 1971 at the age of 95 in Ballenstedt in the GDR , a good 15 years after her former husband Ernst II, who was the only former German prince who also stayed in the GDR and became a citizen.
progeny
The following four children resulted from Adelheid's marriage to Duke Ernst II of Saxony-Altenburg:
- Charlotte Agnes (1899-1989)
- ⚭ 1919 Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1896–1978)
- Georg Moritz (1900–1991), Hereditary Prince of Saxony-Altenburg
- Elisabeth (1903-1991)
- Friedrich Ernst (1905–1985)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Freundeskreis Rieseneck e. V .: The life of Duke Ernst II of Saxony-Altenburg
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adelheid zu Schaumburg-Lippe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adelheid of Saxe-Altenburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe, by marriage Duchess of Saxony-Altenburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ratibořice Castle |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 1971 |
| Place of death | Ballenstedt |