#princess adelaide of schaumburg-lippe

[tiny-librarian]

Royal Birthdays for today, September 22nd:

Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary, 1013

Anne of Cleves, Queen of England, 1515

Anne of Austria, Queen of France, 1601

Alfred, British Prince, 1780

Charlotte Bonaparte, Princess Gabrielli, 1795

Tu Duc, Emperor of Vietnam, 1829

Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg, 1875

Rosa of Austria, Duchess of Württemberg, 1906

Martha Louise, Princess of Norway, 1971

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Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe

[venicepearl]

Princess Adelaide of 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.

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Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe with her daughters, Princess Adelaide, Princess Alexandra and Princess Bathildis, 1879.

[the-empress-7]

Oh just watch the Sussexes use Philippa or Alice or Victoria for the Sussex rugrat, just to spite Bea.

I think Bea will use Victoria for it’s a name connected to various family members;

Queen Victoria; Alexandrina Victoria

Queen Mary; Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes

Princess Alice of Battenberg & of Greece and Denmark; Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie

Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, Victoria Mountbatten the Marchioness of Milford Haven; Victoria Alberta Elizabeth Mathilde Marie

Mary, Princess Royal & Countess of Harewood; Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary

Princess Eugenie; Eugenie Victoria Helena

Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom; Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary

Ingrid of Sweden, Queen of Denmark; Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta

Victoria, Princess Royal and German Empress; Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa

Princess Viktoria of Prussia and of Schaumburg-Lippe; Friederike Amalia Wilhelmine Viktoria

Princess Patricia of Connaught, Lady Patricia Ramsay; Victoria Patricia Helena Elizabeth

Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia and of Hanover; Victoria Louise Adelaide Matilda Charlotte

Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain; Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena

Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; Marie Luise Viktoria

Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein; Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena

Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Coburg & Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia

Princess Margaret of Connaught, Crown Princess of Sweden; Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah

Wow, you really did your research!

[wgabry]

Adelaide Marie, Bathildis and Hilda Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau the three daughters of Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau and Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel.

Adelaide Marie (b. Dessau, 25 December 1833 - d. Schloss Königstein, 24 November 1916), married on 23 April 1851 to Adolphe, last Duke of Nassau and first Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

Bathildis Amalgunde (b. Dessau, 29 December 1837 - d. Schloss Nachod, Bohemia, 10 February 1902), married on 30 May 1862 to Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe

Hilda Charlotte (b. Dessau, 13 December 1839 - d. Dessau, 22 December 1926).

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Princess Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau (sister of Queen Louise of Denmark and aunt of Alexandra, Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russsia) with some family members, Princess Hilda of Anhalt-Dessau, Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe, Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Alexandra of Schaumburg-Lippe, mid 1890s.

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Magazine "Ueber Land und Meer" illustration depicting young German unmarried Princesses in 1895.

Back row: Duchess Elsa of Württemberg, Princess Alexandra of Schaumburg-Lippe and Duchess Olga of Württemberg.

Back row: Duchess Elsa of Württemberg, Princess Alexandra of Schaumburg-Lippe and Duchess Olga of Württemberg.

Middle row: Princess Clara of Bavaria, Duchesses Sophia Adelheid and Elisabeth in Bavaria, and Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Front row: Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria, Princesses Mathilde and Hildegarde of Bavaria and Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Back row: Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen and Princess Alexandra of Anhalt.

Middle row (1) Princess Pauline of Württemberg, German Empress Augusta Victoria with her daughter, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia and Princess Olga of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Middle row (2): Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg, Princess Elisabeth of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Front row: Princess Sybille Marguerite of Hesse, Princesses Adelgunde and Maria Ludwiga of Bavaria, and Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

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Princess Alexandra of Schaumburg-Lippe, Princess Elsa of Schaumburg-Lippe, Prince Albrecht of Schaumburg-Lippe and Duchess Adelaide of Saxe-Altenburg in Náchod Castle Park, early 1900s.

Elsa was Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna's twin daughter who in 1896 married Albrecht, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, great-nephew of Queen Louise of Denmark.

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Then Prince Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg and his fiancée Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe in 1897.

Ernst was the only brother of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna who was the wife of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia.

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Sisters. Adelaide, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg and Princess Alexandra of Schaumburg-Lippe, 1900s.

They were great-nieces of Queen Louise of Denmark.

Source: Czech Archives.

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Prince William and Princess Bathildis with members of their extended family on their silver wedding anniversary in Náchod, 30 May 1888.

From left to right: unknown lady, Prince Albrecht of Schaumburg-Lippe, Duchess Marie Adelaide of Nassau (later Grand Duchess of Luxembourg), Princess Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau (Sister of Danish Queen Louise), Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe née Anhalt.

Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe, Princess Pauline of Württemberg, Princess Alexandra of Schaumburg-Lippe, Primce William of Schaumburg-Lippe, Crown Prince William and Crown Princess Charlotte of Württemberg née Schaumburg-Lippe.

Prince Maximilian and Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe, unknown lady.

Source: Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg.

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Some members of the princely house of Schaumburg-Lippe from the Náchod Brand. Mids 1890s.

Back row: Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe née Anhalt-Dessau, Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe, Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Front row: Princess Alexandra of Schaumburg-Lippe, Princess Louise of Schaumburg-Lippe née Denmark, Queen consort Charlotte of Württemberg née Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Princess Bathildis was a niece of Queen Louise of Denmark, her older sister was Grand Duchess Adelaide-Marie of Luxembourg.

Source: Czech Archives

[princessvictoriamelita]

The close bond of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg and the princely house of Schaumburg-Lippe was again reinforced with the engagement of Prince Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg (1871-1955) and Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe (1875-1971) of the Náchod brand on march 24, 1897.

The official statement of the engagement was released a week later to the inhabitants of the duchy of Saxe-Altenburg.

On the occasion of this event the servants received tickets to the theater and wine.

Prince Ernst was the only brother of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna.

Princess Adelaide was a great-niece of Queen Louise of Denmark née Hesse-Kassel.

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Duchess Adelaide of Saxe-Altenburg (1875-1971) with her two eldest children, Princess Charlotte Agnes (1899-1989) and Hereditary Prince Georg Moritz (1900-1991) at the ice rink.

At the behest of Cornflower Day on may 13, 1911.

Adelaide was a great-niece of Queen Louise of Denmark née Hesse-Kassel and sister-in-law of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna.

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Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and wife, Duchess Adelaide née Schaumburg-Lippe with their two eldest children, Princess Charlotte Agnes and Georg Moritz, Hereditary Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. Circa 1901/1902.

Ernst was the only brother of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna.

Photograph by Emil Koch.

Source: Czech Archives