Georg (Schaumburg-Lippe)
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Stephan Albrecht Georg zu Schaumburg-Lippe (born October 10, 1846 in Bückeburg ; † April 29, 1911 there ) was Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe from 1893 to 1911 .
Life
Prince Georg was born on October 10, 1846 in Bückeburg . He was the son of Prince Adolf I zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1817-1893) and Hermine zu Waldeck-Pyrmont (1827-1910), the daughter of Prince Georg Heinrich zu Waldeck-Pyrmont and Emma von Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym . After initial military training, he moved to the University of Göttingen and devoted himself to the military as an officer of the Schaumburg-Lippi Jäger Battalion.
After the 7th Westphalian Jäger Battalion was relocated from Kleve to Bückeburg due to the military convention concluded between Prussia and Schaumburg-Lippe in 1867 , he held the rank of captain there . Like his father, he took part in the French campaign in 1870/71 and later served in the 11th Hussar Regiment in Düsseldorf ; In 1876 he was transferred to the Leibgardehusarenregiment in Potsdam , where he remained until 1879.
The Georgschacht colliery in Stadthagen is named after him.
Prince Adolf I. Georg died on May 8, 1893, and Georg took office.
Marriage and offspring
On April 16, 1882, in Altenburg , he married Princess Marie Anna of Saxe-Altenburg , the daughter of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg and Auguste of Saxe-Meiningen . The marriage had nine children:
- Adolf II. (1883–1936, airplane accident)
- ⚭ 1920 Ellen Bischoff-Korthaus (1894–1936, aircraft accident)
- Moritz Georg (1884–1920) unmarried
- Peter (* / † 1886)
- Wolrad (1887–1962)
- ⚭ 1925 Bathildis zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1903–1983)
- Stephan (1891–1965)
- ⚭ 1921 Ingeborg von Oldenburg (1901–1996)
- Heinrich (1894–1952)
- ⚭ 1933 Marie Erika von Hardenberg (1903–1964)
- Margarethe (1896-1897)
- Friedrich Christian (1906–1983)
- ⚭ 1927 Alexandra zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1904–1961)
- ⚭ 1962 Marie-Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1908–1969)
- ⚭ 1971 Hèlène Mayr (1913-2006)
- Elisabeth (1908–1933)
- ⚭ 1928 (divorced) Benvenuto Hauptmann (1900–1965), son of Gerhart Hauptmann, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, and Margarete geb. Marshalk
- ⚭ 1930 Johann Freiherr Herring von Frankensdorff (1891–1971)
literature
- Alexander vom Hofe: Four princes of Schaumburg-Lippe and the parallel system of injustices. Vierprinzen SL, Madrid 2006, ISBN 84-609-8523-7 ( online version )
- Alexander vom Hofe: Four Princes zu Schaumburg-Lippe, Kammler and von Behr. Vierprinzen SL, Madrid, 2013, ISBN 978-84-615-5450-8 .
Web links
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Adolf I. |
Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe 1893–1911 |
Adolf II |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schaumburg-Lippe, Stephan Albrecht Georg Fürst zu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buckeburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 1911 |
| Place of death | Buckeburg |