Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Stephan Albrecht Georg of Schaumburg -Lippe ( born October 10, 1846 in Biickeburg, † April 29, 1911 in Biickeburg ) was from 1893 to 1911, Prince of Schaumburg -Lippe.

Life

Prince George was born on October 10, 1846 in Biickeburg. He was the son of Prince Adolf I of Schaumburg-Lippe (1817-1893) and Hermine of Waldeck -Pyrmont (1827-1910), daughter of Prince Georg Heinrich of Waldeck -Pyrmont and Emma of Anhalt- Bernburg - Schaumburg- Hoym. After an initial military training, he entered the University of Göttingen and devoted himself as an officer of Schaumburg -Lippe Battalion the military affairs.

After the 7th Westphalian Infantry Battalion had been moved from Kleve to Biickeburg due to the closed between Prussia and Schaumburg -Lippe 1867 military convention, he served in this rank of captain. He - like his father - 1870/71 at the Battle of France in part and later served in the 11th Hussars in Dusseldorf; In 1876 he was transferred to the Life Guards Hussar Regiment in Potsdam, where he remained until 1879.

On May 8, 1893 died Duke Adolf I Georg and Georg came to the government.

Marriage and issue

On April 16, 1882 he married in Altenburg Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg, the daughter of Prince Moritz of Saxe- Altenburg and Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen. The marriage produced nine children were born:

• Adolf II (1883-1936, aircraft accident)

• Moritz Georg (1884-1920) unmarried
• Peter (* / † 1886)
• Wolrad (1887-1962)

• Stephan (1891-1965)

• Heinrich (1894-1952)

• Margaret (1896-1897)
• Christian Friedrich (1906-1983)

• Elisabeth (1908-1933)