Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe was daughter of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe

Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe

Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe was son of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and member of the House of Lippe.-Early life:William was born at Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe, seventh child and third son of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe , and his wife, Princess...

, and consort of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

Early life

Bathildis was born at Ratiboritz

Ratibořské Hory

Ratibořské Hory is a village and municipality in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 747 ....

, Kingdom of Bohemia

Kingdom of Bohemia

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 (now Ratibořské Hory

Ratibořské Hory

Ratibořské Hory is a village and municipality in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 747 ....

, Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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), the sixt child and second daughter of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe

Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe

Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe was son of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and member of the House of Lippe.-Early life:William was born at Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe, seventh child and third son of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe , and his wife, Princess...

 (1834–1906), (son of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe was a Count and later Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.-Biography:...

 and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Ida Caroline of Waldeck and Pyrmont 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...

) and his wife, Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau (1837–1902), (daughter of Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau

Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau

Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau , was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Dessau branch.-Birth and family:...

 and Landgravine Marie Louise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel

Landgravine Marie Louise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel

Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, was a member of the House of Hesse-Kassel and a Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel by birth...

).

Marriage

Bathildis married on 9 August 1895 in Náchod

Náchod

Náchod -History:Náchod was founded in 14th century by knight Hron of Načeradice, who founded a castle on a strategical place, where local trade road reaches the defile called Branka. The first written note dates back to 1254.-Castle:...

, her second cousin, Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1865–1946), sixth child and elder son of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

George Victor was the 3rd sovereign Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont.He was born in Arolsen the son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym...

 and his first wife, Princess Helena of Nassau

Princess Helena of Nassau

Princess Helena of Nassau was daughter of William, Duke of Nassau , and consort of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.-Early life:...

.

They had four children:

• Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont was the heir apparent to the throne of the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a General in the SS. From 1946 until his death he was the head of the Princely House 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
  Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1899–1948)
  Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont was the only daughter of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, last reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and wife of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg.-Early life:...
  
   (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