Princess Ida Caroline of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Ida Caroline Prinzessin zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 26 September 1796 – 12 April 1869) was a member of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Through her marriage to George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, Ida was also a member of the House of Lippe and Princess consort of Schaumburg-Lippe.
Early life
Ida was born in Rhoden, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont and was the second-eldest child and eldest daughter of George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his first wife Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
Marriage and issue
Ida married George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, son of Philip II Ernest, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe and his second wife Princess Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal, on 23 June 1816 in Arolsen, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Ida and George William had nine children:
- Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1 August 1817 – 8 May 1893)
- Princess Mathilde of Schaumburg-Lippe (11 September 1818 – 14 August 1891) married Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1820–1875)
- Princess Adelheid, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (9 March 1821 – 30 July 1899)
- Prince Ernst of Schaumburg-Lippe (12 December 1822 – 2 April 1831)
- Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe (26 May 1824 – 5 March 1894)
- Princess Emma of Schaumburg-Lippe (24 December 1827 – 23 January 1828)
- Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe (12 December 1834 – 4 April 1906); married Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau.
- Prince Hermann of Schaumburg-Lippe (31 October 1839 – 23 December 1839)
- Princess Elisabeth of Schaumburg-Lippe (5 March 1841 – 30 November 1926); married Prince Wilhelm of Hanau and Horowitz, a morganatic son of Frederick William, Elector of Hesse.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 26 September 1796 – 23 June 1816: Her Serene Highness Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- 23 June 1816 – 21 November 1860: Her Serene Highness The Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe
- 21 November 1860 – 12 April 1869: Her Serene Highness The Dowager Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe
Ancestry
Ancestors of Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16. Christian Louis, Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont | | | | | | | | | 8. Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17. Countess Anna Elisabeth of Rappoltstein | | | | | | | | | 4. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld | | | | | | | | | 9. Countess Palatine Louise of Birkenfeld-Bichweiler | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19. Countess Catherine Agatha of Rappoltstein | | | | | | | | | 2. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (= 18) | | | | | | | | | 10. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21. Countess Catherine Agatha of Rappoltstein (= 19) | | | | | | | | | 5. Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken | | | | | | | | | 11. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23. Princess Philippa Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | | | | | | | | | 1. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Christian William I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | | | | | | | | | 12. August I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25. Duchess Wilhelmine Christiane of Saxe-Weimar | | | | | | | | | 6. August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg | | | | | | | | | 13. Princess Charlotte Sophie of Anhalt-Bernburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27. Countess Sophie Albertina of Solms-Sonnenwalde | | | | | | | | | 3. Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (= 26) | | | | | | | | | 14. Viktor Friedrich, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29. Countess Sophie Albertina of Solms-Sonnenwalde (= 27) | | | | | | | | | 7. Princess Christina of Anhalt-Bernburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt | | | | | | | | | 15. Margravine Albertine of Brandenburg-Schwedt | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31. Maria Dorothea Kettler, Princess of Courland | | | | | | | |
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