Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe

German princess
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroGerman princess
A.K.A.Bathildis Prinzessin zu Schaumburg-Lippe
A.K.A.Bathildis Prinzessin zu Schaumburg-Lippe
PlacesGermany
wasPrincess Noble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Birth21 May 1873, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Death6 April 1962Bad Arolsen, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Government Region, Hesse (aged 88 years)
Family
Mother:Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau
Father:Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe
Siblings:Prince Albert of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Maximilian of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe
Spouse:Friedrich Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Friedrich Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Wolrad Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Children:Josias Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont Philipp-Ernst Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
The details

Biography

Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (German: Prinzessin Bathildis Marie Leopoldine Anna Auguste zu Schaumburg-Lippe; 21 May 1873 – 6 April 1962) was daughter of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe, and consort of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

Early life

Bathildis was born at Ratiboritz, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Ratibořské Hory, Czech Republic), the sixth child and second daughter of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe (1834–1906), (son of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont) and his wife, Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau (1837–1902), (daughter of Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau and Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel).

Marriage

Bathildis married on 9 August 1895 in Náchod, her second cousin, Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1865–1946), sixth child and elder son of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his first wife, Princess Helena of Nassau.

They had four children:

  • Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (13 May 1896 – 30 November 1967)
  • Prince Maximilian William Gustav Herman of Waldeck and Pyrmont (13 September 1898 – 23 February 1981)
  • Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (22 December 1899 – 18 February 1948)
  • Prince Georg Wilhelm Karl Victor of Waldeck and Pyrmont (10 March 1902 – 14 November 1971)

Titles and styles

  • 21 May 1873 – 9 August 1895: Her Serene Highness Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
  • 9 August 1895 – 26 May 1946: Her Serene Highness The Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • 26 May 1946 – 6 April 1962: Her Serene Highness The Dowager Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Frederick Ernest, Count of Lippe-Alverdissen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Philip II Ernest, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Elisabeth Philippine von Friesenhausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Landgravine Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Landgravine Ulrica Eleonore of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Countess Palatine Christiane of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Princess Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Margravine Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Prince Frederick of Hesse-Cassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Prince William of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 

Notes and sources

Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
House of Lippe
Born: 21 May 1873 Died: 6 April 1962
German royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
9 August 1895 – 13 November 1918
Monarchy abolished
German revolution
Titles in pretence
Loss of title
Monarchy abolished
— TITULAR —
Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
13 November 1918 – 26 May 1946
Reason for succession failure:
Grand Duchy abolished in 1918
Succeeded by
Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg
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