Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe


Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe was daughter of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe and consort of the last reigning Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Ernst II.

Early life

Adelaide was born at Ratiboritz, Kingdom of Bohemia, and his wife, Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau,. In 1891, her sister Charlotte became Queen Consort of William II of Württemberg.

Marriage

Adelaide married 17 February 1898 at Bückeburg to Prince Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg, son of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg, and his wife, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen. The marriage ended in divorce on 17 January 1920.
They had four children: