Ernst Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (19 April 1887 – 15 June 1962) was head of the Princely House of Schaumburg-Lippe.
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| Born | 19 April 1887 Stadthagen, Schaumburg-Lippe | ||||
| Died | 15 June 1962 (aged 75) Hanover | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe | ||||
| Issue | Georg-Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Philipp-Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Konstantin Princess Viktoria Luise | ||||
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| House | Schaumburg-Lippe | ||||
| Father | Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
Biography
editHe was born at Stadthagen, the fourth son of Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife, Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg (1864–1918). He succeeded his brother Prince Adolf II as head of the Princely House following his death in a plane crash in Mexico on 26 March 1936. Following his death at Hanover, he was succeeded as head of the Princely House by his second son, Philipp-Ernst.
Marriage and children
editHe was married at Simbach am Inn in April 1925 to his second cousin, Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (1903–1983), only daughter of Prince Albert of Schaumburg-Lippe and Duchess Elsa of Württemberg. They had four children:
- Adolf Friedrich Georg-Wilhelm Wolrad Hans-Werner, Hereditary Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1926–1945)
- Friedrich August Philipp-Ernst Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1928–2003)
- Prince Konstantin Karl-Eduard Ernst-August Stephan Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe (1930-2008)
- Princess Elsa Viktoria Luise Marie Barbara Elisabeth Bathildis Wera of Schaumburg-Lippe (1940)
Ancestry
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