George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (20 December 1784-21 November 1860) was a Count and later Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Biography

He was born in Bückeburg the son of Philipp II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe and his second wife Princess Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal (1761-1799).

He succeeded his father as Count of Schaumburg-Lippe on the 13 February 1787, but due to his age his mother Princess Juliane acted as regent. However Landgrave William IX of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) invaded Schaumburg-Lippe occupying all the country expect for Wilhelmstein, he invaded because he believed he was the rightful ruler of Schaumburg-Lippe, because of Princess Juliane's supposed morganatic ancestry. The Imperial Court in Vienna however ruled in favour of the rights of Georg Wilhelm and ordered Landgrave William IX to withdraw, which he did after a two month occupation.

Schaumburg-Lippe joined the Confederation of the Rhine on the 15 December 1807 and was raised to a principality with Georg Wilhelm becoming the first Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. In 1815 Schaumburg-Lippe joined the German Confederation. Georg Wilhelm died at Bückeburg as was succeeded as Prince by his son Adolf.

Marriage and children

Georg Wilhelm was married on the 23 June 1816 at Arolsen to Princess Ida of Waldeck-Pyrmont (1796-1869), they had nine children.

*Prince Adolf I (1817-1893)
*Princess Mathilde (1818-1891)
*Princess Adelheid (1821-1899)
*Prince Ernst (1822-1831)
*Princess Ida (1824-1894)
*Princess Emma (1827-1828)
*Prince Wilhelm (1834-1906)
*Prince Hermann (1839-1839)
*Princess Elisabeth (1841-1926)

External links

* [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/s-lippe.html Online Gotha]
* [http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/NSAC/SLP/index.html Schaumburg-Lippe]