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Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe

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Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe (German: Christian zu Schaumburg-Lippe; 20 February 1898 – 13 July 1974) was a German prince and head of the Náchod branch of the princely house of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Prince Christian
Born(1898-02-20)20 February 1898
Sopron (Ödenburg), Hungary, Transleithania, Austria-Hungary
Died13 July 1974(1974-07-13) (aged 76)
Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Spouse
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(m. 1937)​
Issue
Names
German: Christian Nikolaus Wilhelm Friedrich Albert Ernst
HouseLippe
FatherPrince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe
MotherPrincess Louise of Denmark

Early life

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Prince Christian (in grey uniform) at the funeral of his grandmother, the late Danish Queen Mother, in 1926, alongside his brother-in-law Prince Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia.

He was born on 20 February 1898 in Sopron, Hungary as the only son and second child of Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe (1868–1945) and his first wife Princess Louise of Denmark, younger sister of King Christian X of Denmark.

Marriage and issue

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In 1927, his engagement to Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, a daughter of Constantine I of Greece was announced.[1] However, nothing went as planned. She later married Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta.

He was also briefly considered as a marriage candidate for Princess Juliana, the heiress to the Dutch throne. They had met each other in 1932 in Mecklenburg, home of Juliana’s paternal relations. Although his reputation as a womanizer, his previous called off engagement and his German heritage did not make him a popular choice, he was reconsidered after other candidates were rejected by the Queen or Juliana herself. These plans, however, did not prove fruitful either.

On 9 September 1937, he married his cousin, Princess Feodora, daughter of his maternal uncle Prince Harald of Denmark who was a younger brother of King Christian X and Princess Louise, at Fredensborg Palace, Zealand, Denmark;[2][3][4] they had four children.

  • Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 19 August 1939)
  • Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-Lippe (19 December 1940 – 11 August 2020)
  • Princess Marie of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 27 December 1945)
  • Prince Harald of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 27 March 1948)

Later life

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He died aged 76 on 13 July 1974 at Bückeburg, a year before his wife.

His four children live in Germany and Denmark.

Ancestry

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See also: Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Princess Irene of Greece Tells Engagement To Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe". The New York Times. 13 October 1927. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  2. ^ "King Approves Troth of Danish Princess; He Receives Feodora and Her Fiance, Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe". The New York Times. 13 May 1937. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Princess Feodora Bride; Niece of King of Denmark Wed to Cousin, Prince Christian". The New York Times. 10 September 1937. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  4. ^ "About People". The Age. 11 September 1937. p. 14. Retrieved 18 March 2013.

Bibliography

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  • Bramsen, Bo (1992). Huset Glücksborg. Europas svigerfader og hans efterslægt [The House of Glücksburg. The Father-in-law of Europe and his descendants] (in Danish) (2nd ed.). Copenhagen: Forlaget Forum. ISBN 87-553-1843-6.
  

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