George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
| George | ||
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 Prince George, c. 1893–1911 | ||
| Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe | ||
| Reign | 8 May 1893 – 29 April 1911 | |
| Predecessor | Adolf I | |
| Successor | Adolf II | |
| Born | 10 October 1846 Schloss Bückeburg, Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe | |
| Died | 29 April 1911 (aged 64) | |
| Spouse | ||
| Issue | Adolf II Prince Wolrad Prince Friedrich Christian | |
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| House | House of Lippe | |
| Father | Adolphus I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe | |
| Mother | Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (10 October 1846 – 29 April 1911) was the ruler of the small Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe within the German Empire from 1893 to 1911, succeeding his father Adolf I, and being succeeded by his son Adolf II.
Biography
[edit]Stephan Albrecht Georg was born at Bückeburg Castle, in Bückeburg, Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe as the eldest of four sons to Adolphus I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont. George had seven siblings, but only five of them survived childhood.
He succeeded as Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe on the death of his father on 8 May 1893 and reigned until his death on 29 April 1911 at Bückeburg and was succeeded by his son who became Adolphus II.
Family
[edit]George was married on 16 April 1882 at Altenburg to Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg, a daughter of Prince Maurice of Saxe-Altenburg.
They had nine children:
- Prince Adolf II (1883–1936)
- Prince Moritz Georg (1884–1920)
- Prince Peter (1886–1886)
- Prince Wolrad (1887–1962)
- Prince Stephan (1891–1965)
- Prince Heinrich (1894–1952)
- Princess Margaretha (1896–1897)
- Prince Friedrich Christian (1906–1983)
- Princess Elisabeth (1908–1933)
Silver wedding anniversary
[edit]On the occasion of their silver wedding anniversary in 1907, Emperor Wilhelm II presented to Georg and Marie Anne the family ancestral seat, Schaumburg Castle.[1] The castle had been controlled by the Hohenzollerns ever since Georg's father sided with the Austrians in the 1866 Austro-Prussian War.[1] The gift was also meant to be in recognition of Georg's support in the dispute over the succession to the Lippe-Detmold throne.[1]
Orders and decorations
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Kingdom of Prussia:
- Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class, 8 January 1867[2]
- Knight of Honour of the Johanniter Order, 27 July 1884[2]
- Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, 6 January 1894; with Collar, 17 January 1894[3]
Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, 1872[4]
Baden:[5]
- Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1893
- Knight of the Order of Berthold the First, 1893
Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of the Royal Order of Saint Hubert, 1893[6]
Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Order of the Rue Crown, 1895[7]
Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant, 5 May 1896[8]
Austria-Hungary: Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, 1899[9]
Ancestry
[edit]| Ancestors of George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe |
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Kaiser Rewards Prince", The New York Times, 21 April 1907
- 1 2 "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: 32, 1049, 1886
- ↑ "Schwarzer Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.) (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, p. 7 – via hathitrust.org
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Königliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg, Stuttgart: Landesamt, 1907, p. 29
- ↑ "Großherzogliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden, Karlsruhe, 1896, pp. 63, 77
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Königliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern, 1906, p. 8
- ↑ Sachsen (1901). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1901. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 5 – via hathitrust.org.
- ↑ Jørgen Pedersen (2009). Riddere af Elefantordenen, 1559–2009 (in Danish). Syddansk Universitetsforlag. p. 469. ISBN 978-87-7674-434-2.
- ↑ "A Szent István Rend tagjai" Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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