Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont

German princess
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroGerman princess
PlacesGermany
wasPrincess Noble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Birth26 September 1796, Rhoden
Death12 April 1869Menton (aged 72 years)
Star signLibra
Family
Father:George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Spouse:George William Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Children:Adolf I Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Mathilde von Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe
The details

Biography

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.
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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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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