Princess Adelaide
Duchess consort of Saxe-Altenburg
Tenure7 February 1908 – 13 November 1918
Born(1875-09-22)22 September 1875
Ratibořice, Kingdom of Bohemia
Died27 January 1971(1971-01-27) (aged 95)
Ballenstedt, East Germany
Spouse
(m. 1898; div. 1920)
IssueCharlotte, Princess Sigismund of Prussia
Georg Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg
Princess Elisabeth
Prince Frederick
Names
German: Friederike Adelheid Marie Luise Hilda Eugenie
HouseLippe
FatherPrince William of Schaumburg-Lippe
MotherPrincess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau

Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe (German: Prinzessin Friederike Adelheid Marie Luise Hilda Eugenie zu Schaumburg-Lippe; 22 September 1875 – 27 January 1971) was daughter of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe and consort of the last reigning Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Ernst II.

Early life

Adelaide was born at Ratiboritz, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Ratibořice), seventh child and third daughter of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe (1834–1906), (son of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont) and his wife, Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau (1837–1902), (daughter of Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau and Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel). In 1891, her sister Charlotte became Queen Consort of William II of Württemberg.

Marriage

Adelaide married 17 February 1898 at Bückeburg to Prince Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg (1871–1955), son of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg, and his wife, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen. The marriage ended in divorce on 17 January 1920.

They had four children:

Ancestry

Notes and sources

Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe House of LippeBorn: 22 September 1875 Died: 27 January 1971 German royalty Preceded byAgnes of Anhalt-Dessau Duchess consort of Saxe-Altenburg 7 February 1908 – 13 November 1918 Succeeded byDuchy abolished Titles in pretence Loss of title — TITULAR — Duchess consort of Saxe-Altenburg 13 November 1918 – 17 January 1920Reason for succession failure:Duchy abolished in 1918 Succeeded byNone