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Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Adolf I
Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
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Reign 1860–1893
Predecessor George William
Successor George
Born (1817-08-01)1 August 1817
Bückeburg, Lower Saxony
Died 8 May 1893(1893-05-08) (aged 75)
Bückeburg, Lower Saxony
Spouse Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont
House House of Schaumburg-Lippe
Father George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Mother Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1 August 1817 – 8 May 1893) was a ruler of the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.

He was born in Bückeburg to Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1796–1869).

He succeeded as Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe following the death of his father, Prince Georg Wilhelm on the 21 November 1860. In 1866, Schaumburg-Lippe signed a military treaty with Prussia, and in 1867 entered a military union, where Schaumburgers served in the Prussian military. Also in 1867, Schaumburg-Lippe became a member of the North German Confederation, and later in 1871 became a member state of the German Empire on its founding. He died at Bückeburg and was succeeded by his son Georg

On 25 October 1844 at Arolsen, Adolf was married to his cousin, Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1827–1910), a daughter of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. His mother was a sister of her father. The couple had eight children:


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