Georg Wilhelm (Schaumburg-Lippe)
Georg Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe (* 20th December 1784 in Bückeburg ; † 21st November 1860 ibid) was from 1787 - initially under the regency of his mother - to 1807 Count of Schaumburg-Lippe , and subsequently after joining the Confederation of the Rhine first Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe . From 1842 to 1860 he owned the Nachod rule in Eastern Bohemia.
Life
He was the son of Count Philipp II (1723–1787) and his second wife, Princess Juliane von Hessen-Philippsthal (1761–1799), a daughter of Landgrave Wilhelm von Hessen-Philippsthal and Princess Ulrike Eleonore von Hessen-Philippsthal- Barchfeld.
In 1816 Georg Wilhelm issued a first corporate constitution, and in 1854 his country joined the Prussian customs area.
In 1847 he had the Idaturm built for his wife, and in 1848 he had the Wilhelmsturm built near Wölpinghausen .
In 1816 Georg Wilhelm married in Arolsen Princess Ida Karoline Luise of Waldeck-Pyrmont (1796-1869), a daughter of Prince Georg of Waldeck-Pyrmont and Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. The marriage, which all reports said was harmonious, had nine children:
- Adolf I. (1817–1893) ⚭ 1844 Princess Hermine zu Waldeck-Pyrmont (1827–1910)
- Mathilde Auguste (1818–1891) ⚭ 1843 Duke Eugen Wilhelm of Württemberg (1820–1875)
- Adelheid Christine (1821–1899) ⚭ 1841–1848 Duke Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg ⚭ 1854 her first husband again
- Ernst August (1822–1831)
- Ida Marie Auguste (1824-1894)
- Emma Auguste (1827-1828)
- Wilhelm Karl August (1834–1906), founder of the Náchod secondary school ⚭ 1862 Princess Bathildis Amalgunde von Anhalt-Dessau
- Hermann Otto (* / † 1839)
- Elisabeth Wilhelmine (1841–1926) ⚭ 1866–1868 Prince Wilhelm von Hanau (1836–1902)
literature
- Otto Preuss : Georg Wilhelm, ruling prince of Schaumburg-Lippe . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878, p. 688 f.
- Stefan Meyer: Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe 1784–1860, absolutist monarch and major entrepreneur on the threshold of the industrial age, Bielefeld 2007
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Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Philip II |
Count of Schaumburg-Lippe from 1807 prince 1787–1860 |
Adolf I. Georg |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Georg Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Georg Wilhelm zu Schaumburg-Lippe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1784 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buckeburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 1860 |
| Place of death | Buckeburg |