Princess Adelaide Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 19 October 1889 at Grünholz in Schleswig-Holstein

Province of Schleswig-Holstein

The Province of Schleswig-Holstein was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1868 to 1946. It was created from the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, which had been conquered by Prussia and the Austrian Empire from Denmark in the Second War of Schleswig in 1864...

, Prussia

Prussia

Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...

; died 11 June 1964 in Salzburg

Salzburg

-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...

, Salzburg

Salzburg (state)

Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7,156 km2, located adjacent to the German border. It is also known as Salzburgerland, to distinguish it from its capital city, also named Salzburg...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

) was the fourth-eldest daughter of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the fourth Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg-Family and succession:...

 and his wife Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg was the second-eldest daughter of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.-Family:Karoline Mathilde's elder sister, Augusta Viktoria was German...

. Princess Adelaide was the Princess consort of Solms-Baruth

Solms-Baruth

Solms-Baruth was a Lower Lusatian state country, from 16th century until 1945.-History:Solms-Baruth was one of the many minor states of the Holy Roman Empire. It lost its independence in the German Mediatization of 1806. Initially it passed to the Kingdom of Saxony...

 through her marriage to Friedrich, 3rd Prince of Solms-Baruth.

Marriages and issue

Adelaide married Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Solms-Baruth (later Friedrich, 3rd Prince of Solms-Baruth), second child and eldest son of Friedrich II, Prince of Solms-Baruth and his wife Countess Luise of Hochberg on 1 August 1914 at Potsdam

Potsdam

Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....

, Brandenburg

Brandenburg

Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...

, Prussia

Prussia

Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...

. Adelaide and Friedrich had five children:

• Countess Friederike Luise of Solms-Baruth (10 October 1916 – 10 January 1989)
• Countess Feodore of Solms-Baruth (5 April 1920–2006)

∞ Gert Schenk on 23 November 1942

Sebastian Schenk (born 27 August 1946)

Christian Schenk (born 18 August 1953)

∞ Karl-Adolf, 10th Prince of Auersperg on 6 October 1961 at Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

Princess Caroline Mathilde Adelheid Gobertina of Auersperg (born 24 May 1962)

• Countess Rosa Cecilie Karoline-Mathilde Irene Sibylla Anna of Solms-Baruth (born 15 May 1925)

∞ Neville Lewis

Neville Lewis

Alfred Neville Lewis was a South African artist. He was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and educated there and, later, at the Slade School of Art in London....

 on 3 November 1955 at Stellenbosch, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Caroline Isabelle Lewis (born 31 August 1954)

Frederick Henry Lewis (born 23 November 1961)

∞ Heinrich Weber on 9 October 1981 at Stellenbosch, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

• Friedrich, 4th Prince of Solms-Baruth (22 December 1926–2006)

∞ Baroness Birgitta of Berchem-Königsfeld on 17 August 1963 at Dabib, South West Africa

South West Africa

South-West Africa was the name that was used for the modern day Republic of Namibia during the earlier eras when the territory was controlled by the German Empire and later by South Africa....

Friedrich, 5th Prince of Solms-Baruth (born 27 November 1963)

Count Julian of Solms-Baruth (born 6 August 1965)

• Countess Caroline Mathilde of Solms-Baruth (born 15 April 1929)

∞ Johann van Steenderen on 12 May 1963

Titles and styles

• 19 October 1889 – 1 August 1914: Her Highness Princess Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
• 1 August 1914 – 31 December 1920: Her Highness The Hereditary Princess of Solms-Baruth
• 31 December 1920 – 12 September 1951: Her Highness The Princess of Solms-Baruth
• 12 September 1951 – 11 June 1964: Her Highness The Dowager Princess of Solms-Baruth

Ancestry