Formerly Sovereign House

Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe – House of Lippe

Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe – House of Lippe

Jurisdiction
Schaumburg-Lippe
Dynasty
House of Lippe
Entry type
House
Editorial status
Reviewed - Verified
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Fürstentum Schaumburg-Lippe

Schaumburg-Lippe was created as a county in 1647, became a principality in 1807, a free state in 1918, and was until 1946 a small state in Germany, located in the present day state of Lower Saxony, with its capital at Bückeburg. Schaumburg-Lippe was formed as a county in 1647 through the division of the County of Schaumburg by treaties between the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and the Count of Lippe. The division occurred because Count Otto V of Holstein- Schaumburg had died in 1640 leaving no male heir. Initially Schaumburg-Lippe’s position was somewhat precarious: it had to share a wide variety of institutions and facilities with the County of Schaumburg (which belonged to Hesse-Kassel), including the representative assembly and the highly productive Bückeberg mines, and the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel retained some feudal rights over it. It was further threatened by the headstrong policies of ruling Count Friedrich

Christian. To counter these threats, Friedrich’s grandson Count Wilhelm (who reigned 1748-1777) retained a standing army of up to 1000 troops – quite a lot for such a small territory. With Wilhelm’s death in 1777 the junior Schaumburg-Lippe-Alverdissen inherited the County thereby reuniting Schaumburg-Lippe with Lippe-Alverdissen.

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Schaumburg-Lippe was a county until 1807 when it became a principality; from 1871 it was a state within the German Empire. In 1913, it was the smallest state in the German Empire in terms of population. The capital was Bückeburg, and Stadthagen was the only other town. Under the constitution of 1868, there was a legislative diet of 15 members, 10 elected by the towns and rural districts and 1 each by the nobility, clergy and educated classes, the remaining 2 nominated by the prince. Schaumburg-Lippe sent one member to the Bundesrat (federal council) and one deputy to the Reichstag. It lasted until the end of the German monarchies in 1918, when it became a free state as the Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe. In November 1918, Prince Adolf was the second last reigning German monarch to abdicate.

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The Rulers of Schaumburg-Lippe

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Counts of Schaumburg-Lippe (1643-1807)

  • Philip I (1643-81)
  • Frederick Christian (1681-1728)
  • Albert Wolfgang (1728-48)
  • William (1748-77)
  • Philip II Ernest (1777-87)
  • George William (1787-1807)
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Princes of Schaumburg-Lippe (1807-1918)

  • George William (1807-60)
  • Adolf I (1860-93)
  • George (1893-1911)
  • Adolf II (1911-18)
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Heads of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe

  • Adolf II (1918-36)
  • Wolrad (1936-62)
  • Philipp-Ernst (1962-2003)
  • Alexander (2003-present)

Heir: Hereditary Prince Heinrich-Donatus (born 1994)

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The Family Titles and Styles

The members of this family bear the title Prince or Princess zu Schaumburg-Lippe, together with the formal appellation of His or Her Serene Highness, except those who have been granted the style “Hochfürstlich Durchlaucht”, who will be marked with an HD; these latter are those who spring from House-approved marriages.

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The Genealogy of the Princely House

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GEORG Wilhelm Gf zu Schaumburg-Lippe, Fürst zu Schaumburg-Lippe 6 Aug 1806 (Bückeburg 20 Dec 1784-Bückeburg 21 Nov 1860; bur Stadthagen); m. Arolsen 23 Jun 1816 Ida Pss zu Waldeck u. Pyrmont (Rhoden 26 Sep 1796-Menton 12 Apr 1869; bur Stadthagen)

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1a) ADOLF I Georg Fst zu Schaumburg-Lippe (Bückeburg 1 Aug 1817-Bückeburg
8 May 1893; bur Stadthagen); m. Arolsen 25 Oct 1844 Hermine Pss zu Waldeck
u. Pyrmont (Arolsen 29 Sep 1827-Bückeburg 16 Feb 1910; bur Stadthagen)

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1b) Hermine (Bückeburg 5 Oct 1845-Regensburg 23 Dec 1930; bur Ludwigsburg
Schloß); m. Bückeburg 16 Feb 1876 Maximilian, Duke of Württemberg
(Schloß Taxis 3 Sep 1828-Regensburg 28 Jul 1888)

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  • 2b) Stephan Albrecht GEORG Fst zu Schaumburg-Lippe (Bückeburg 10 Oct
  • 1846-Bückeburg 29 Apr 1911; bur Bückeburg Mausoleum); m. Altenburg 16
  • Apr 1882 Marie Pss of Saxe-Altenburg (Altenburg 14 Mar 1864-Bückeburg
  • 3 May 1918; bur Bückeburg Mausoleum)
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  • 1c) ADOLF II Bernhard Moritz Ernst Waldemar Fst zu Schaumburg-Lippe,
  • renounced the throne 16 Nov 1918 (Stadthagen 23 Feb 1883-k.in air
  • crash Zompango, Mexico 26 Mar 1936; bur Bückeburg Mausoleum); m. Berlin
  • 10 Jan 1920 Ellen Bischoff-Korthaus (Munich 6 Nov 1894-k.with her
  • husband 26 Mar 1936), former wife of Pr Eberwyn zu Bentheim
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2c) Moritz Georg (Stadthagen 11 Mar
1884-Breslau 10 Mar 1920; bur Bückeburg)

3c) Wilhelm (Stadthagen 6 Jan 1886-Stadthagen 17
May 1886; bur Stadthagen, later Bückeburg Mausoleum)

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  • 4c) Ernst WOLRAD Fst zu Schaumburg-Lippe (Stadthagen 19 Apr 1887-Hannover
  • 15 Jun 1962; bur Bückeburg Mausoleum); m.(civ) Simbach am Inn 15 Apr 1925
  • (rel) Schloß Pfaffstadt 16 Apr 1925 Bathildis Pss zu Schaumburg-Lippe
  • (11 Nov 1903-29 Jun 1983; below)

1d) Albrecht Georg-Wilhelm Eugen Erbprinz zu Schaumburg-Lippe (Schloß
Hagenburg 26 Jan 1926-k.a. Nössige, Saxony 29 Apr 1945; bur there)

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2d) Friedrich August PHILIPP-ERNST Wolrad Fst zu Schaumburg-Lippe, HD
(Hagenburg 26 Jul 1928-Bückeburg 28 Aug 2003); m. Bückeburg 3 Oct 1955
Eva-Benita Frn von Tiele-Winckler (Vollratsruhe 18 Nov 1927-8 May 2013)

1e) Adolf Friedrich Georg-Wilhelm Wolrad Hans-Werner
Erbprinz zu Schaumburg-Lippe (Freiburg im Breisgau
14 Jul 1956-nr Sternbergen 31 Jul 1983)

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Photo Sandra Carmen Schuster, Rehlein PhotoDesign, Stuttgart.

  • 2e) Ernst August ALEXANDER CHRISTIAN Viktor Hubert Fst zu Schaumburg-Lippe,
  • HD (b. Düsseldorf 25 Dec 1958); m.1st Bückeburg 27 Aug 1993 (rel) 29 Aug 1993
  • (div 2002) Marie Luise Pss zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (b. Stuttgart 25
  • Sep 1972); m.2nd Bückeburg 28 Jun 2007 (rel) 30 Jun 2007 Nadja Anna Zsoeks
  • (b. Munich 20 Feb 1975)
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1f) 1f) Hereditary Prince Ernst-August Alexander Wilhelm Bernhard
Krafft Heinrich-Donatus, HD (b. Bückeburg 13 May 1994)

2f) Friederike Marie-Caroline Elisabeth Thaddaea
Benita Eleonore Felipa (b. Munich 1 Dec 2008)

3f) Philomena Sylvia Huberta Amelie Juliane
Vera Marie-Anna (b. Munich 10 Jul 2011)

  • 3d) Konstantin Karl-Eduard Ernst-August Stephan Alexander, HD (Hagenburg 22
  • Dec 1930-16 Apr 2008); m.1st Hannover 28 Dec 1956 Sigrid Knape (Hirschberg
  • 2 Sep 1929-Bielefeld 30 Aug 1997); m.2nd Bielefeld 6 Nov 1998 Petra Maass
  • (b. Salzkotten 18 Feb 1951)
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1e) York Karl-Albrecht Konstantin (b. Bielefeld 4 Jun 1960);
m. Bielefeld 5 Sep 1986 Susanne Seidensticker (Bielefeld 10
Sep 1961-Bielefeld 19 Dec 1992)

1f) Nicolai-York Gerhard Konstantin
(b. San Diego, California 23 Apr 1989)

2e) Tatjana-Sybille Viktoria Juliane
(b. Bielefeld 13 Nov 1962)

3e) Oliver Konstantin Mortimer (b.
[by 2nd wife] Bielefeld 27 Mar 1988)

  • 4d) Elsa Viktoria Luise Marie Barbara Elisabeth Bathildis Wera, HD
  • (b. Hagenburg 31 Jul 1940); m.1st (civ) Willing bei Bad Aibling 16
  • Dec 1966 (rel) Bückeburg 30 Jan 1967 Karl-Georg Gf von Stackelberg
  • (Arensburg 19 Jul 1913-Rosenheim 28 Aug 1980); m.2nd Bückeburg (civ)
  • 27 Jun (rel) 28 Jun 1983 Jürgen von Goerne (Allenstein 12 Feb
  • 1908-Munich 3 Mar 2001)
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5c) Stephan Alexander Viktor (Stadthagen 21 Jun 1891-Kempfenhausen am
Starnberger See 20 Feb 1965; bur Bückeburg); m. Rastede 4 Jun 1921 Ingeborg,
Dss of Oldenburg (Oldenburg 20 Jul 1901-Bienebek, Holstein 10 Jan 1996)

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1d) Georg-Moritz Friedrich August Otto Christian
(Bückeburg 9 Mar 1924-Wolfratshausen 17 Oct 1970)

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2d) Marie-Alix (b. Bückeburg 2 Apr 1923); m. Glücksburg 9 Oct
1947 Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (Schloß Luisenlund
30 Apr 1922-Bienebek 30 Sep 1980)

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  • 6c) Heinrich Konstantin Friedrich Ernst (Bückeburg 25 Sep 1894-Minden 11 Nov
  • 1952; bur Bückeburg Mausoleum); m.(civ) Berlin 30 May 1933 (rel) Sophienreuth
  • bei Schönwald 10 Jun 1933 Marie-Erika Gfn von Hardenberg (Hofgeismar 10 Feb
  • 1903-Bad Oeynhausen 15 Jul 1964)
  • 1d) Dagmar Marie Elisabeth (HD) (Berlin-Wilmersdorf 18 Feb 1934-24 Dec 2008);
  • m.1st Kronberg, Taunus 7 May 1956 Christoph Kalau vom Hofe (Schwierse 16 Sep
  • 1931-Caracas 8 Oct 1981); m.2nd Celle 27 Jan 1989 Heinz Heine
  • (Großlichterfelde 8 Jan 1907-Celle 26 Feb 1991)

7c) Margaretha (Bückeburg 21 Jan 1896-
Bückeburg 22 Jan 1897; bur Bückeburg)

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  • 8c) Friedrich Christian Wilhelm Alexander (Bückeburg 5 Jan 1906-Wasserburg am
  • Inn 20 Sep 1983; bur Bückeburg Mausoleum); m.1st Seeläsgen 25 Sep 1927 Alexandra
  • Gfn zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (Stein bei Nürnberg 29 Jun 1904-Linz an der Donau 9
  • Sep 1961; bur Bückeburg Mausoleum); m.2nd Glücksburg (civ) 8 Oct (rel) 15 Oct
  • 1962 Marie Luise Pss of Schleswig-Holstein (Berlin 8 Dec 1908-Wiesbaden 29 Dec
  • 1969; bur Bückeburg Mausoleum); m.3rd Schlangenbad 6 Mar 1971 Hélène Mayr
  • (Lausanne 12 Mar 1913-Bad Reichenhall 6 Oct 2006; she was born while her mother,
  • Antonie von Bartolf, was still married to Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria)

1d) Marie Elisabeth Hermine Hedwig Bathildis (Göttingen 19
Dec 1928-Nürnberg 4 Dec 1945; bur Bückeburg Mausoleum)

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  • 2d) Albrecht-Wolfgang Friedrich Wolrad Ruppert, HD (b. Berlin 5 Aug 1934); m.1st
  • Salzburg 7 Jan 1961 (div 1962) Catherine Whitenack-Hurt (b. Wilmington, Delaware
  • 13 Dec 1941); m.2nd Linz an der Donau (civ) 6 May 1964 (rel) 8 May 1964 (div
  • 1974) Heidemarie Günther (b. Grundlsee, Austria 31 Aug 1945); m.3rd Linz an der
  • Donau 16 Jul 1983 Gertrude Friedhuber (b. Linz 5 Nov 1951)
  • 1e) Stephan Wilhelm Ernst (b. Linz 10 Sep 1965); m.1st Gallneukirchen 24 Sep
    1988 (div 1989) Andrea Maria Reichl (b. Pasching 9 Jul 1966); m.2nd Linz 31
    Aug 2002 Michaela Lasisch (b. Linz 24 Feb 1973)
  • 1f) Raphael Elias (b. Reichenau 5 Apr 1989)
  • 2f) Niklas Georg (b. Linz 20 Aug 2001)
  • 2e) Alexandra Maria Christina (b. Linz 15 Jan 1967); m. New
    York 16 Sep 2005 Stephen J. Mallon (b. Aylesbury 2 Aug 1973)
  • 3d) Christine Marie-Luise Auguste Friederike, HD (b. Berlin 16 Oct 1936);
    m. Lehenleiten bei Scharnstein, Upper Austria 21 Sep 1958 Albrecht Frhr
    von Süsskind-Schwendi (b. Schweinfurt 20 Feb 1937)
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  • 9c) Elisabeth Hermine Auguste Viktoria (Bückeburg 31 May 1908-Grünau, Upper Austria
  • 25 Feb 1933; bur there); m.1st Schloß Dwasieden 1 Aug 1928 (annulled 1928) Benvenuto
  • Hauptmann (1 Jun 1900-Locarno 15 Apr 1965); m.2nd Munich 10 Jan 1930 Johann Frhr
  • Herring von Frankensdorff (Gmunden 1 Sep 1891-Grünau 25 Mar 1971)

3b) Peter Hermann (Bückeburg 19 May 1848-Achern-
Illenau 29 Dec 1928; bur there, then 1920 Stadthagen)

4b) Emma Friederike Ida (Bückeburg 16 Dec
1850-Bückeburg 25 Nov 1855; bur Stadthagen)

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5b) Ida Mathilde Adelheid (Bückeburg 28 Jul 1852-Greiz 28 Sep
1891; bur Greiz); m. Bückeburg 8 Oct 1872 Heinrich XXII Pr Reuss
(Greiz 28 Mar 1846-Greiz 19 Apr 1902)

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6b) Otto Heinrich (Bückeburg 23 Sep 1854-Cottbus 18 Aug 1935; bur
Cabel); m. Elsen 28 Nov 1893 Anna von Koppen, cr Gfn von Hagenburg
20 Nov 1893 (St. Goarshausen 3 Feb 1860-Cabel, Lausitz 27 Mar 1932)

  • 1c) Wilhelm Hermann Heinrich Albrecht Otto Gf von Hagenburg (Metz 15 Jan
  • 1895-k.a. Cabel, Lausitz 19 Apr 1945); m.1st Berlin-Steglitz 1920 (div 1928)
  • Marie Holzfuss (Aalen, Württemberg 11 Nov 1893-16 Mar 1953); m.2nd Darmstadt
  • 10 Nov 1928 Wilhelmine Bisch (Darmstadt 4 Sep 1898-Egelsbach 4 Sep 1975)

1d) Gisela Anna Hermine Edeltraut Gfn von Hagenburg (b. Salzkotten
15 Apr 1930); m. Darmstadt 21 May 1955 Heinrich Silbernagel (b.31
Oct 1925); he took the name “Graf von Hagenburg”

2c) Hermine Franziska Maria Gfn von Hagenburg (Longeville 27 Aug 1898
-Holterhöfe 11 Mar 1963); m. Ringelsbruch 11 May 1920 Felix Frhr von
Quernheim (Vorwerk 29 Apr 1891-Holterhöfe in Willich 13 Aug 1966)

  • 3c) Otto Heinrich Hermann Gottlieb Hubertus Gf von Hagenburg (Longeville,
  • nr Metz 13 Oct 1901-21 Dec 1993); m.1st Oberkainsbach 27 May 1935 (div 1959)
  • Gertrud Carnier (b. Seligenstadt 1 Nov 1909); m.2nd Landsberg am Lech 24 Apr
  • 1959 Renate Wackwitz (Tübingen 13 Feb 1927-Wertingen 25 Sep 1981)
  • 1d) Hans Heinrich Gf von Hagenburg
    (b.28 Sep 1959)
  • 2d) Sybille Gfn von Hagenburg
    (b.4 Apr 1961); m. Franz Meilinger
  • 3d) Pamina Gfn von Hagenburg
    (b.30 Mar 1966)
  • 4d) Andreas Gf von Hagenburg
    (3 Dec 1967-14 Jul 1968)
  • 7b) Adolf Wilhelm Viktor (Bückeburg 20 Jul 1859-Bonn 9 Jul 1916; bur
    Bückeburg Mausoleum); m. Berlin 19 Nov 1890 Viktoria Pss of Prussia
    (Neues Palais 12 Apr 1866-Bonn 13 Nov 1929; bur Kronberg)
  • 8b) Emma Elisabeth Bathildis Auguste Agnes (Bückeburg
    13 Jul 1865-Bückeburg 27 Sep 1868; bur Stadthagen)
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2a) Mathilde Auguste Wilhelmine Karoline (Bückeburg 11 Sep 1818-Carlsruhe,
Silesia 14 Aug 1891; bur there); m. Bückeburg 15 Jul 1843 Eugen, Duke of
Württemberg (Carlsruhe 25 Dec 1820-Carlsruhe 8 Jan 1875)

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  • 3a) Adelheid Christine Juliane Charlotte (Bückeburg 9 Mar 1821-Itzehoe 30
  • Jul 1899; bur Schleswig Dom); m. Bückeburg 16 Oct 1841 (div 1848) Friedrich,
  • Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (Schleswig 23 Oct 1814-
  • Luisenlund 27 Nov 1885); remarried Turin 7 May 1854 her first husband

4a) Ernst (Bückeburg 12 Dec 1822-
Bückeburg 2 Apr 1831; bur Stadthagen)

5a) Ida Marie Auguste Friederike (Bückeburg 26
May 1824-Bückeburg 5 Mar 1894; bur Stadthagen)

6a) Emma (Bückeburg 24 Dec 1827-Bückeburg
23 Jan 1828; bur Stadthagen)

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7a) Wilhelm Karl August (Bückeburg 12 Dec 1834-Ratiboritz 4 Apr 1906;
bur Nachod); m. Dessau 30 May 1862 Bathildis Pss of Anhalt (Dessau 29
Dec 1837-Nachod 10 Feb 1902; bur Nachod)

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  • 1b) Charlotte Marie Ida Luise Hermine Mathilde (Ratiboritz 10 Oct
  • 1864-Schloß Bebenhausen 16 Jul 1946; bur Ludwigsburg); m. Bückeburg
  • 8 Apr 1886 King Wilhelm II of Württemberg (Stuttgart 25 Feb 1848-
  • Schloß Bebenhausen 2 Oct 1921)

2b) Franz Joseph Leopold Adolf Alexander August Wilhelm
(Ratiboritz 8 Oct 1865-Ratiboritz 4 Sep 1881; bur Nachod)

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  • 3b) Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Bruno (Ratiboritz 30 Jan 1868-Kudowa 12
  • Dec 1945; bur Nachod); m.1st Copenhagen 5 May 1896 Lovisa Pss of
  • Denmark (Copenhagen 17 Feb 1875-Ratiboritz 4 Apr 1906); m.2nd Dessau
  • 26 May 1909 Antoinette Pss of Anhalt (Schloß Georgium 3 Mar 1885-
  • Dessau 3 Apr 1963; bur Dessau)
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1c) Marie Luise Dagmar Bathildis Charlotte (Ödenburg 10 Feb 1897-Neu-
Fahrland, nr Potsdam 1 Oct 1938); m. Klein-Glienicke 27 Apr 1916 Friedrich
Sigismund Pr of Prussia (Klein-Glienicke 17 Dec 1891-Luzern 6 Jul 1927)

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2c) Christian Nikolaus Wilhelm Friedrich Albert Ernst (Ödenburg 20 Feb 1898
-Bückeburg 13 Jul 1974; bur Bückeburg); m. Fredensborg 9 Sep 1937 Feodora Pss
of Denmark (Jægersborghus 3 Jul 1910-Bückeburg 17 Mar 1975; bur Bückeburg)

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1d) Wilhelm Friedrich Harald Christian Ernst-August Carl Gustav, HD (b.
Glienicke 19 Aug 1939); m. Munich 14 Dec 1970 (rel) 17 Jan 1971 Ilona Frn
Hentschel von Gilgenheimb (b. Breslau 17 Oct 1940)

1e) Christian Hubertus Clemens-August Friedrich-Sigismund Louis-Ferdinand
Harald, HD (b. Munich 14 Sep 1971); m.24 Jul 2009 (rel) Glücksburg 25 Jul
2009 Lena Giese (b. Eckernförde 3 Apr 1979)

2e) Desirée Alexandra Felicitas Rosemarie Feodora, HD (b. Copenhagen 27 Jun
1974); m. Glesborg 1 Sep 2001 Michael Frederik Iuel (b.Århus 7 Oct 1969)

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  • 2d) Waldemar Stephan Ferdinand Wolrad Friedrich Karl, HD (b. Glienicke 19 Dec
  • 1940); m.1st Karlebo 10 Sep 1977 (div 1991) Anne-Lise Johansen (Copenhagen 8
  • Aug 1946-Dronningmole, Denmark 27 Jul 1994); m.2nd Hamburg 15 May 2001 (div
  • 2002) Karin Grundmann (b.9 Dec 1962); m.3rd Wilhelmshaven 2002 (div 2003) Ruth
  • Schneidewind (b.4 Aug 1949); m.4th 20 Sep 2008 Dr. Gertraud Antonia (Wagner-Schöppl)
  • Prinzessin zu Schaumburg-Lippe (b.21 Sep 1956)
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1e) Eleonore-Christine Eugenie Benita Feodora Maria
Prinzessin zu Schaumburg-Lippe (b. Hörsholm, Denmark 22 Dec 1978)

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2e) Mario Max Antonius Adolf Albert Isidor Eduard Oliver
Prinz zu Schaumburg-Lippe (born 23 December 1977 at Salzburg, Austria)

3d) Marie-Louise Friederike Cecilie Alexandrine Helena
Bathildis Stephanie, HD (b. Hagenburg 27 Dec 1945)

  • 4d) Harald Christian Leopold Gustav, HD (b. Hagenburg 27 Mar 1948);
  • m.1st Bückeburg 22 Jul 1976 (div 1980) Petra Wera Kirstein
  • (b. Heessen 24 Sep 1956); m.2nd Bückeburg 23 Sep 1988 Gabrielle
  • Hagemann (b. Coesfeld 26 Jul 1962)
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  • 3c) Stephanie Alexandra Hermine Thyra Xenia Bathildis Ingeborg (Ödenburg
  • 19 Dec 1899-Burgsteinfurt 2 May 1925; bur Burgsteinfurt); m. Ratiboritz
  • 9 Sep 1921 Viktor Adolf Fst zu Bentheim und Steinfurt (Potsdam 18 Jul
  • 1883-Burgsteinfurt 4 Jun 1961

4c) Leopold Friedrich Alexander Wilhelm Eduard, HD
(Schloß Nachod 21 Feb 1910-Bad Waldsee 25 Jan 2006)

5c) Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Adolf Leopold Hilderich (Ratiboritz
24 Aug 1912-Neubrandenburg 4 Mar 1938; bur Glienicke)

  • 4b) Christian Albrecht Gaetano Karl Wilhelm (Ratiboritz 24 Oct 1869-Linz
  • 25 Dec 1942); m.1st Stuttgart 6 May 1897 Elsa, Dss of Württemberg (Stuttgart
  • 1 Mar 1876-Pfaffstätt 27 May 1936); m.2nd Braunau am Inn 24 Jun 1939
  • Maria Herget (Prague 26 Jul 1897-Linz 25 Dec 1942
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1c) Wilhelm Eugen Georg Konstantin Maximilian (Max) (Wels, Upper Austria
28 Mar 1898-Salzburg 4 Feb 1974); m. Bad Homburg vor der Höhe 9 May 1933
Helga Roderbourg (Köln 24 Feb 1911-New York 9 Jul 2005)

2c) Franz Josef Adolf Ernst (Wels 1 Sep 1899-Kassel 6 Jul 1963); m. Munich
29 Jan 1959 Maria Theresia Peschel (b. Neutitschein, Moravia 29 Jul 1912)

3c) Alexander Ernst Friedrich Albrecht
(Wels 20 Jan 1901-Siedlberg 26 Nov 1923)

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  • 4c) Bathildis Wera Thyra Adelheid Hermine Mathilde Mary (Wels
  • 11 Nov 1903-Hagenburg 29 Jun 1983; bur Bückeburg Mausoleum);
  • m.(civ) Simbach am Inn 15 Apr 1925 (rel) Pfaffstätt 16 Apr
  • 1925 Wolrad Fst zu Schaumburg-Lippe (above)
  • 5b) Maximilian August Jaroslav Adalbert Hermann Georg (Ratiboritz 13
  • Mar 1871-Abbazia 1 Apr 1904; bur Ludwigsburg); m. Stuttgart 3 Nov
  • 1898 Olga, Dss of Württemberg (Stuttgart 1 Mar 1876-Ludwigsburg
  • 21 Oct 1932; bur Ludwigsburg)
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1c) Wilhelm Eugen Georg Friedrich August Albrecht (Ludwigsburg 8 Aug
1899-k.in air crash at Caterham, England 9 Nov 1929; bur Ludwigsburg)

2c) Albrecht Adolf Konstantin Ernst Nikolaus Friedrich (Ludwigsburg 17
Oct 1900-Eugendorf 20 May 1984); m. Partenkirchen 2 Sep 1930 Walburga
Frn von Hirschberg (Nürnberg 26 Mar 1906-Eugendorf 10 Apr 1986)

1d) [by Marie Gabriele Frn v. Pfetten-Arnbach] Andrea
Schaumburg-Lippe (b. Verden a.d. Aller 19 Sep 1960);
m. Salzburg 4 Sep 1993 Franz Gf von Degenfeld-Schonburg

3c) Bernhard (Ludwigsburg 8 Dec 1902-
Ludwigsburg 24 Jun 1903; bur Ludwigsburg)

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6b) Bathildis Marie Leopoldine Anna Auguste (Ratiboritz 21 May
1873-Arolsen 6 Apr 1962; bur Rhoden); m. Nachod 9 Aug 1895 Friedrich
Fst zu Waldeck u. Pyrmont (Arolsen 20 Jan 1865-Arolsen 26 May 1946)

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  • 7b) Friederike Adelheid Marie Luise Hilda Eugenie (Ratiboritz 22 Sep
  • 1875-Ballenstedt 27 Jan 1971; bur Bückeburg); m. Bückeburg 17 Feb 1898
  • (div 1920) Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (Altenburg 31 Aug 1871-
  • Schloß Fröhliche Wiederkunft 22 Mar 1955)
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8b) Alexandra Karoline Marie Ida Henriette Juliane (Ratiboritz
9 Jun 1879-Linz am Rhein 5 Jan 1949; bur Bückeburg Mausoleum)

8a) Hermann (Bückeburg 31 Oct 1839-
Bückeburg 23 Dec 1839; bur Stadthagen)

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  • 9a) Elisabeth Wilhelmine Auguste Marie (Bückeburg 5 Mar 1841-
  • Wiesbaden 30 Nov 1926; bur Wiesbaden Nordfriedhof); m. Frankfurt
  • 30 Jan 1866 (div 1868) Wilhelm Pr von Hanau (Kassel 19 Dec
  • 1836-Horowitz 3 Jun 1902)
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  • EU/EEA representative: Not applicable (the controller is established in Germany).
  • Data Protection Officer: No Data Protection Officer has been appointed. Privacy enquiries are handled through editor@neuegotha.de.

Questions about this policy or requests concerning personal data may be sent to the email or postal address above.

2. Scope of this policy

This policy applies to personal data processed through https://neuegotha.com, correspondence with the Neue Gotha editorial office, material submitted for editorial consideration, and editorial or archival records concerning identifiable living individuals.

It does not govern independent third-party websites or services linked from this website. Those providers are responsible for their own privacy practices.

3. Personal data we process and why

Processing activity Personal data Purpose Legal basis Retention
Website delivery, logging, and security IP address; date and time of access; requested page or file; referring page; browser, operating-system, and device information; error and security-event data Deliver the website, maintain availability, diagnose faults, prevent abuse, and protect the website and its users Article 6(1)(f) GDPR — our legitimate interests in operating a secure and reliable website. Where processing is required by law, Article 6(1)(c) GDPR may also apply. Routine access and error logs are retained for 14 days. Records isolated for investigation of a suspected security incident may be retained for up to 90 days after the incident is resolved, or longer where required for legal claims.
Editorial correspondence and enquiries Name, contact details, message content, correspondence history, and any documents or other information voluntarily provided Respond to enquiries, assess corrections or submissions, maintain editorial records, and protect legal rights Article 6(1)(f) GDPR — our legitimate interests in conducting editorial work and responding to correspondence; Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where processing is necessary to take steps at an individual’s request before entering into a contract; Article 6(1)(c) GDPR where retention or disclosure is legally required Correspondence is ordinarily retained for 24 months after the matter closes. Material required to document an editorial decision, resolve a dispute, meet a legal obligation, or establish, exercise, or defend a legal claim may be retained for the applicable limitation period.
Editorial, genealogical, and archival records Names; titles and styles; dates and places associated with public or genealogical events; family relationships; jurisdictions, offices, and public roles; images; biographical information; source and citation information; and correspondence relating to accuracy or provenance Research, document, preserve, verify, correct, and publish material concerning dynastic, genealogical, heraldic, and institutional history Article 6(1)(f) GDPR — our legitimate interests and those of readers, researchers, and institutions in maintaining an accurate historical and genealogical reference work, subject to a documented necessity and balancing assessment. Applicable national rules implementing Article 85 GDPR concerning freedom of expression and information may also apply. For as long as the information remains relevant to the legitimate editorial or archival purpose, subject to accuracy review, correction, restriction, erasure, and applicable archiving or legal requirements
Cookie-consent and language preferences Consent choice, language preference, cookie identifiers, and related technical information Remember privacy choices, demonstrate consent where required, and provide the language selected by the visitor Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for strictly necessary preference and consent-management functions; Article 6(1)(a) GDPR for optional storage, access, or associated processing based on consent As stated in the cookie table below
Optional external services IP address, page URL, device and browser information, language choice, and service-interaction data, depending on the provider Provide optional translation, embedded content, analytics, or similar features actually enabled on the website Article 6(1)(a) GDPR — consent. Non-essential services remain disabled until consent is given. As described for each service and by the relevant provider

We do not use personal data for solely automated decisions that produce legal effects or similarly significant effects concerning individuals.

4. Editorial and archival information obtained from other sources

Neue Gotha is an editorial and historical reference project. Some information in the register may concern identifiable living individuals and may not have been collected directly from those individuals.

Depending on the record, information may be obtained from official gazettes and public registers; archives and libraries; published books and scholarly works; institutional publications; reputable news sources; publicly accessible websites; submissions from the individual concerned or their authorised representative; family representatives; and other documented sources.

The categories of information may include the categories listed under “Editorial, genealogical, and archival records” above. The material may be made available to website visitors and may be indexed by search engines. Neue Gotha seeks to use relevant, proportionate, and appropriately sourced information and to distinguish documented fact from uncertainty or editorial interpretation.

Individuals may contact the editorial office to request access, correction, contextualisation, restriction, or erasure. Requests are assessed under the GDPR and applicable national law, taking into account accuracy, source integrity, the public interest, freedom of expression and information, archival considerations, and the rights and freedoms of other people. No provision of this policy removes a right granted by applicable law.

Neue Gotha does not intentionally publish special-category personal data or information concerning criminal convictions about living individuals unless a specific lawful basis and any additional legal condition have been identified and documented.

5. Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small text files stored on, or read from, a visitor’s device. Similar technologies may perform comparable functions. Some are strictly necessary for a website or a service expressly requested by the visitor. Others, including many analytics, advertising, social-media, translation, or embedded-content technologies, require prior consent under applicable EU electronic-communications rules.

Neue Gotha does not place or access non-essential cookies, or activate non-essential external services, before valid consent has been given. Visitors may accept or reject optional purposes separately and may withdraw consent at any time by selecting the permanently available “Cookie settings” control. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that was lawful before withdrawal. Strictly necessary technologies cannot be disabled through the consent tool, but they may be controlled through browser settings where technically possible.

The following table reflects the technologies currently deployed on the website. It is updated whenever a plugin, host, analytics tool, embedded service, or cookie configuration changes.

Name Provider Purpose Category Duration Third-party access
_scc_session Neue Gotha / managed hosting and site-control provider Maintains a short-lived session for website security and site-control functions Strictly necessary Browser session The contracted hosting or site-control provider may access the identifier when providing technical support
_tccl_visit Neue Gotha / managed website-analytics provider Distinguishes a single website visit and reduces duplicate counting within the same session Analytics — disabled until consent 30 minutes Yes; the contracted analytics provider processes the identifier on Neue Gotha’s behalf
_tccl_visitor Neue Gotha / managed website-analytics provider Assigns a pseudonymous visitor identifier used to produce aggregated website-usage statistics Analytics — disabled until consent 12 months Yes; the contracted analytics provider processes the identifier on Neue Gotha’s behalf
googtrans Neue Gotha / Google Translate Stores or applies the visitor’s language selection for the translation feature Functional — disabled until consent 12 months Google may receive technical and service-interaction data when Google Translate is activated
ng_gt_default_applied Neue Gotha / website translation plugin Records whether the website’s default translation setting has been applied Functional — disabled until consent 24 hours No direct vendor access is assumed; Google may receive data if activation causes Google Translate to load
eu_cookies_bar_consent Neue Gotha / locally hosted EU Cookies Bar plugin Stores the visitor’s cookie choices and prevents the banner from being shown unnecessarily Strictly necessary 6 months No, provided the consent plugin remains locally hosted and does not transmit consent records to its developer
wordpress_test_cookie Neue Gotha / WordPress Checks whether the browser supports cookies when an authorised user visits the sign-in page Strictly necessary Browser session No; the cookie is processed by Neue Gotha and its contracted host

Authorised editorial users may receive WordPress authentication, security, or preference cookies when they sign in. wordpress_logged_in_[hash] maintains an authenticated session for up to two weeks when “Remember Me” is selected; wordpress_sec_[hash] protects administrative access for the session; and wp-settings-[user_id] stores an editor’s interface preferences for up to one year. These internal cookies are processed solely for editorial access and site administration.

6. Google Translate, web fonts, and other external content

Where enabled with the visitor’s consent, Neue Gotha may use Google Translate to provide machine-generated translations. Activating the service may cause the visitor’s browser to connect to Google and disclose technical information such as the IP address, requested page URL, browser or device information, and language or service-interaction data. Machine translations may contain errors and do not replace the original editorial text.

Website fonts are hosted locally by Neue Gotha and do not require a connection to Google. Google Translate remains an optional external service that is activated only after the visitor provides consent.

Information about Google’s processing is available in the Google Privacy Policy and Google’s explanation of how it uses information from sites and applications that use its services.

Embedded material from another website may allow that provider to process personal data as if the visitor had visited the provider directly. Non-essential embeds remain blocked until consent is obtained. Each enabled provider is identified in this policy and in the consent interface.

7. Recipients of personal data

Personal data may be disclosed only where necessary to:

  • hosting, content-delivery, backup, website-maintenance, email, security, and consent-management providers acting under contract;
  • translation, analytics, media, or other external-service providers selected by the visitor through the consent interface;
  • professional advisers, insurers, auditors, or other specialists where necessary to protect legal or operational interests;
  • courts, regulators, law-enforcement bodies, or public authorities where disclosure is required or permitted by law; and
  • the public and search engines where personal data form part of a lawfully published editorial or archival record.

8. International data transfers

Some service providers may process personal data outside the European Economic Area. Where the GDPR restricts such a transfer, Neue Gotha relies on an applicable European Commission adequacy decision or appropriate safeguards under Article 46 GDPR, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, together with supplementary measures where required.

Cloudflare and Google may transfer limited technical information to recipients in the United States. Where the recipient is validly certified, the transfer is based on the European Commission’s adequacy decision for the EU–US Data Privacy Framework. Where that mechanism is unavailable or does not cover a transfer, the relevant provider’s European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses and supplementary technical and organisational measures are used. Information about the applicable safeguards, including how to obtain a copy, may be requested from editor@neuegotha.de.

9. How long we retain personal data

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including security, editorial integrity, source verification, dispute resolution, and compliance with legal obligations. The specific periods or criteria are stated in the processing and cookie tables above.

When a retention period ends, information is deleted or anonymised unless continued retention is required by law, is necessary for legal claims, or is justified by a documented editorial or archival purpose. Encrypted rolling backups are retained for 35 days and are then overwritten automatically, unless a backup has been isolated for incident recovery or a legal hold.

10. Security

Neue Gotha uses appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, or access. No method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, and absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

11. Your data-protection rights

Subject to the conditions and limitations in the GDPR and applicable national law, an individual may have the right to:

  • obtain confirmation as to whether personal data concerning them are processed and request access to those data;
  • request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
  • request erasure of personal data;
  • request restriction of processing;
  • object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to processing based on legitimate interests;
  • receive personal data they provided in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and transmit those data to another controller where the right to portability applies;
  • withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal; and
  • lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection supervisory authority.

To exercise a right, contact editor@neuegotha.de. Please identify the information or record concerned and the nature of the request. We may request information reasonably necessary to verify identity and protect personal data from unauthorised disclosure. Requests are normally answered within one month, subject to any extension permitted by law.

Where a request concerns published editorial or archival content, applicable rights may be limited where necessary and proportionate to reconcile data protection with freedom of expression and information or other rights recognised by law. Each request will be assessed individually.

12. Complaints

We encourage individuals to contact us first so that we can try to resolve a concern. Individuals also have the right to complain to the supervisory authority in the EU or EEA country of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.

For this Berlin-based controller the supervisory authority is the Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, Alt-Moabit 59–61, 10555 Berlin, Germany; telephone +49 30 13889-0; email mailbox@datenschutz-berlin.de; website https://www.datenschutz-berlin.de/.

13. Children

The website is intended as a general historical and reference resource and is not directed specifically at children. We do not knowingly request personal data directly from children for an online service requiring parental consent. If you believe a child has provided personal data inappropriately, please contact us.

14. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when our processing activities, service providers, technologies, or legal obligations change. The current version will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. Where required, we will provide additional notice or request renewed consent before introducing a new processing purpose.

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