Alexander zu Schaumburg-Lippe

Alexander zu Schaumburg-Lippe, 2014

Alexander Prinz zu Schaumburg-Lippe (born December 25, 1958 in Düsseldorf ) is a German entrepreneur as well as a farmer and forester. Following the family tradition, he has been called Alexander Fürst zu Schaumburg-Lippe since 2003 .

Life

Family coat of arms

Origin, education and occupation

Alexander is the second son of Philipp Ernst zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1928–2003) and his wife Eva-Benita, born Freiin von Tiele-Winckler (1927–2013). Since his older brother Georg-Wilhelm had a fatal accident in a motorcycle accident in 1983, Alexander zu Schaumburg-Lippe became his heir after the death of his father. He first studied political science and musicology with a career in journalism at the University of Munich . After the death of his brother Alexander, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe began at the University of Göttingen , the Jura -Studies, which he completed 1989th Soon after his first marriage in 1993, he became the general representative of the Princely Court Chamber of Bückeburg , the family's private asset management company.

Ernst-August Alexander Christian Viktor Hubert Prince zu Schaumburg-Lippe (full baptismal name) succeeded his father Philipp Ernst zu Schaumburg-Lippe in 2003 as head of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe in accordance with the traditional guidelines of the German Nobility Law Committee . Commonly known he has since under the name of Prince Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe , which since the abolition of class privileges of the nobility in 1919 generally only the former title "prince" (/ "Princess"), but not the anterior mostly in primogeniture acquired title " Fürst ”is part of the name recorded in the passport.

Private life

From his marriage to Marie-Louise "Lilly" Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg , a son was born in 1994. They married in 1993 and divorced in 2002. After a liaison with the designer Jette Joop from 2001 to 2004, he married the Munich lawyer Nadja Anna Zsöks (* 1975) on June 30, 2007 . He has two daughters with her. The couple's split became known in March 2015. The divorce took place in June 2018. He now lives with the Iranian concert pianist Mahkameh Navabi. In January 2020, the Princely Court Chamber in Bückeburg announced the engagement, the wedding is to follow in late summer. His son becomes best man and his ex-wife “Lilly” is one of the bridesmaids.

Alexander zu Schaumburg-Lippe is an accomplished hobby jazz pianist who occasionally performs in front of a large audience. He is a member of the Evangelical Reformed Church in Bückeburg .

Non-professional activities

Alexander zu Schaumburg-Lippe works as a patron or in another function for several German and German-Israeli non-profit organizations. He is a member of the FDP , for which he is involved in newspaper articles and election campaigns. He was a substitute member of the 14th Federal Assembly on June 30, 2010, a member of the 15th Federal Assembly and a member of the 16th Federal Assembly .

About the party Alternative for Germany , the deputy chairman of his cousin Beatrix von Storch is Alexander the expressed Schaumburg-Lippe in February 2016 in an interview with the online edition of "star" critical.

Dispute over rights to names and their trademark rights

In 2003 he led a legal dispute over the domain www.schaumburg-lippe.de. His lawsuit for naming rights against Mario-Max Prince Schaumburg-Lippe (* 1977 as Mario-Helmut Wagner, since 2009 due to renewed adoption Mario-Max Prinz zu Schaumburg-Lippe), the son of the former Salzburg member of the state parliament Gertraud Wagner-Schöppl , lasted for several years.

ancestors

Pedigree of Alexander zu Schaumburg-Lippe
Great-great-grandparents	Prince Adolf I. Georg zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1817–1893) ⚭ 1844 Princess Hermine zu Waldeck-Pyrmont (1827–1910)	Duke Moritz von Sachsen-Altenburg (1829–1907) ⚭ 1862 Duchess Auguste von Sachsen-Meiningen (1843–1919)	Prince Wilhelm zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1834–1906) ⚭ 1862 Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau (1837–1902)	Duke Eugene of Württemberg (1846–1877) ⚭ 1874 Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinowna of Russia (1845–1912)	Hubert von Tiele (1823–1893) ⚭ 1854 Valeska Franziska von Winckler (1829–1880)	Count Adolf von Grote (1830–1898) ⚭ 1860 Maria Jenisch (1841–1922)	Count Heinrich Ludwig von Bassewitz (1831–1911) ⚭ 1854 Charlotte von Bülow (1834–1911)	Baron Karl of Beaulieu-Marconnay (1811-1889) ⚭ 1859 Freiin Anna of Fritsch (1835 to 1916)
Great grandparents	Prince Georg of Schaumburg-Lippe (1846–1911) ⚭ 1882 Duchess Maria Anna of Saxony-Altenburg (1864–1918)		Prince Albrecht zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1869–1942) ⚭ 1897 Duchess Elsa von Württemberg (1876–1936)		Walther von Tiele-Winckler (1858–1909) ⚭ 1885 Countess Helene von Grote (1862–?)		Count Gerd von Bassewitz (1856–1945) ⚭ 1890 Baroness Viktoria von Beaulieu-Marconnay (1870–1954)
Grandparents	Wolrad zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1887–1962) ⚭ 1925 Bathildis Princess zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1903–1983)				Hans Werner Graf von Tiele-Winckler (1895–1957) ⚭ 1924 Elisabeth Countess von Bassewitz (1899–1980)
parents	Philipp Ernst zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1928–2003) ⚭ 1955 Eva Benita Freiin von Tiele-Winckler (1927–2013)
Alexander Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (* 1958)

literature

• Alexander Fürst zu Schaumburg-Lippe , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 12/2006 from March 25, 2006, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)

Web links

Commons : Alexander zu Schaumburg-Lippe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Site of Bückeburg Castle
• Schaumburg-Lippe: historical overview

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Comment: Germany now needs ... - The FDP trusts in Schaumburg-Lippe. In: Welt Online , October 7, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
2. ↑ ARD Planet Wissen: Alexander Fürst zu Schaumburg-Lippe visits the studio
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} biography  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of Schloss Bückeburg  
4. ↑ Spiegel Online : Celebrity Love: Jette Joop solo again, June 29, 2004. Retrieved on August 3, 2010.
5. ↑ stern.de: These two also want to remain friends from now on
6. ↑ Bunte.de: Alexander zu Schaumburg-Lippe BUNTE-exclusive: Divorce!
7. ↑ Bunte.de: Alexander zu Schaumburg-Lippe BUNTE-exclusive: The prince has got engaged.
8. ^ Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung: Jam session in the ballroom
9. ↑ Prince's role for the ears - high nobility makes music for young musical talents
10. ↑ Reading Foundation | Board of Trustees. In: www.stiftunglesen.de. Retrieved May 24, 2016 . 
11. ^ Website of "Aktion Sonnenstrahl", Hanover: Patron
12. ↑ Website of Interhelp - German Society for International Aid: Patronage ( Memento from August 3, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
13. ↑ Website of the Dewezet / DRK aid campaign “Children in Need”: Patron.
14. ^ Website of the International Music Academy for Soloists e. V .: IMAS board of directors.
15. ↑ Hadassah Germany hosts a private dinner with guest of honor John Malkovich ( Memento from April 14, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
16. ↑ Commentary: Prince Alexander zu Schaumburg-Lippe: This is how FDP star Philipp Rösler really is. In: Bild.de , October 31, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
17. ↑ NWZ online: Funders of the FDP meet in the castle  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
18. ^ Lower Saxony State Parliament - 16th electoral term. Printed matter 16/2580 new. Joint list of proposals of the parliamentary groups in the Lower Saxony state parliament for the election of members of the Federal Assembly. Online (PDF, S 6; 81 kB).
19. ↑ Schaumburger Nachrichten of March 13, 2012 , accessed on April 18, 2012.
20. ↑ "I can't understand why Beatrix is ​​still part of the AfD" in: Stern online, February 3, 2016.
21. ^ Judgment: Domain Schaumburg-Lippe does not go to a noble family. www.heise.de on December 23, 2003.
22. ↑ Dispute over domain names and a princely title. Schaumburg-Lippe is a free name. rhein-zeitung.de on December 22, 2003.
23. ↑ Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe vs. Dr. Schaumburg-Lippe. www.buskeismus.de March 2007.

predecessor	Office	successor
Philipp Ernst	Head of the Schaumburg-Lippe family since 2003	...