Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
| Princess Ida | |||||
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| Princess consort of Schaumburg-Lippe | |||||
| Tenure | 23 June 1816 – 21 November 1860 | ||||
| Born | 26 September 1796 Rhoden, Waldeck and Pyrmont, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Died | 12 April 1869 (aged 72) Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, France | ||||
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| Issue | Adolf I Mathilde, Duchess Eugen of Württemberg Adelheid, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Prince Ernst Princess Ida Princess Emma Prince William Prince Hermann Elisabeth, Princess Wilhelm of Hanau | ||||
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| House | House of Waldeck-Pyrmont (by birth) House of Lippe (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
| Mother | Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | ||||
Princess Ida Caroline of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Ida Caroline Prinzessin zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 26 September 1796 – 12 April 1869) was a member of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
Through her marriage to George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, Ida was also a member of the House of Lippe and Princess consort of Schaumburg-Lippe.[1]
Early life
Ida was born in Rhoden, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont and was the second-eldest child and eldest daughter of George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife, Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
Marriage and issue
Ida married George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, son of Philip II Ernest, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe and his second wife, Landgravine Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal, on 23 June 1816 in Arolsen, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
Ida and George William had nine children:
- Adolphus I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1 August 1817 – 8 May 1893), married his cousin, Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1827–1910)
- Princess Mathilde of Schaumburg-Lippe (11 September 1818 – 14 August 1891) married Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1820–1875)
- Princess Adelheid, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (9 March 1821 – 30 July 1899)
- Prince Ernst of Schaumburg-Lippe (12 December 1822 – 2 April 1831), died as a child
- Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe (26 May 1824 – 5 March 1894), unmarried
- Princess Emma of Schaumburg-Lippe (24 December 1827 – 23 January 1828), died as a baby
- Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe (12 December 1834 – 4 April 1906); married Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau.
- Prince Hermann of Schaumburg-Lippe (31 October 1839 – 23 December 1839), died just two months after his birth
- Princess Elisabeth of Schaumburg-Lippe (5 March 1841 – 30 November 1926); married Prince Wilhelm of Hanau and Horowitz, a morganatic son of Frederick William, Elector of Hesse by his second wife, Gertrude von Hanau.
Death
Princess Ida has died on 12 April 1869 in Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, France, aged 72, outliving her husband by 9 years.
Her body was buried, alongside George William, in the Schaumburg-Lippe family mausoleum in Stadthagen, Schaumburg, Germany.[2]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ McNaughton, C. Arnold (1973). The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy. London, UK: Garnstone Press.
- ^ http://www.royaltyguide.nl/families/fam-U-V-W/waldeck/waldeck4.htm