Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
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Princess Ida Caroline of Waldeck and Pyrmont was a member of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Waldeck (state)
Waldeck was a sovereign principality in the German Empire and German Confederation and, until 1929, a constituent state of the Weimar Republic. It comprised territories in present-day Hesse and Lower Saxony, ....

 and a Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Through her marriage to 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:...

, Ida was also a member of the House of Lippe
House of Lippe
The House of Lippe is a German Royal House. The House of Lippe descends from Count Jobst Hermann of Lippe whose son Bernhard I was the founder of the state of Lippe in 1123....

 and Princess consort of Schaumburg-Lippe
Schaumburg-Lippe
Schaumburg-Lippe was until 1946 a small state in Germany, located in the present day state of Lower Saxony, with its capital at Bückeburg.- History :...

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Early life

Ida was born in Rhoden
Rhoden
Rhoden is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Osterwieck....

, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Waldeck (state)
Waldeck was a sovereign principality in the German Empire and German Confederation and, until 1929, a constituent state of the Weimar Republic. It comprised territories in present-day Hesse and Lower Saxony, ....

 and was the second-eldest child and eldest daughter of George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1812 to 1813.He was the son of Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler.-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
George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe was a Count and later Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.-Biography:...

, son of Philip II Ernest, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
Philip II Ernest, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
Philipp II Ernst, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe was a ruler of the counties of Lippe-Alverdissen and Schaumburg-Lippe.-Biography:...

 and his second wife Princess Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal, on 23 June 1816 in Arolsen
Bad Arolsen
Bad Arolsen is a small town in northern Hesse, Germany, in Waldeck-Frankenberg district. From 1655 until 1918 it served as the residence town of the Princes of Waldeck-Pyrmont and then until 1929 as the capital of the Waldeck Free State...

, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Waldeck (state)
Waldeck was a sovereign principality in the German Empire and German Confederation and, until 1929, a constituent state of the Weimar Republic. It comprised territories in present-day Hesse and Lower Saxony, ....

. Ida and George William had nine children:
  • Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
    Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
    Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe was a ruler of the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.-Biography:He was born in Bückeburg to Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont ....

     (1 August 1817 – 8 May 1893)
  • Princess Mathilde of Schaumburg-Lippe (11 September 1818 – 14 August 1891)
  • Princess Adelheid, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
    Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
    Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe was a member of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe and a Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by birth...

     (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
    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...

     (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
    Frederick William, Elector of Hesse
    Frederick William I was, between 1847 and 1866, the last Elector of Hesse-Kassel .- Life :...

    .

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

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