Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe ( German: Adolf II Fürst zu Schaumburg-Lippe ; February 23, 1883, Stadthagen - March 26, 1936, plane crash, Sumpango , Mexico ) - last ruling prince Schaumburg-Lippe (April 29, 1911 - November 15, 1918) , head of the princely house of Schaumburg-Lippe (November 15, 1918 - March 26, 1936).
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 Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, 1917 | |||||||
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| Predecessor | George | ||||||
| Successor | November revolution in Germany | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Schaumburg-Lippe Free State | ||||||
| Successor | Volrad | ||||||
| Birth | February 23, 1883 Stadthagen , Schaumburg-Lippe , German Empire  | ||||||
| Death | March 26, 1936 (53 years old) Plane crash , Sumpango , Mexico City , Mexico  | ||||||
| Burial place | Buckenburg Mausoleum | ||||||
| Kind | Lippe House | ||||||
| Birth name | Adolf Bernhard Moritz Ernst Waldemar | ||||||
| Father | George | ||||||
| Mother | Maria Anna Saxe-Altenburg | ||||||
| Spouse | Ellen Bischoff Courthouse (1920-1936) | ||||||
| Children | childless | ||||||
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Biography
Adolf was born in Stadthagen (Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe ). The eldest son of George, Prince Schaumburg-Lippe (1846-1911), and his wife, Princess Maria Anna of Saxe-Altenburg (1864-1918).
On May 8, 1893, after the death of his grandfather Adolf I and the accession to the princely throne, Father George Adolf became the Crown Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. On April 29, 1911, after the death of his father George, the 28-year-old Adolf II inherited the princely throne of Schaumburg-Lippe.
On November 15, 1918, after the defeat of Germany in the First World War and the November Revolution, Prince Adolf Schaumburg-Lippe, like all German monarchs, was forced to abdicate. The Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe was abolished and renamed the free state of Schaumburg-Lippe . Aodlf Schaumburg-Lippe was sent to the Brioni Islands off the coast of Istria.
During his reign in the Principality, Adolf contributed to the development of a medical resort in Bad Ailsen .
Marriage and death
On January 10, 1920, in Berlin, Adolf Schaumburg-Lippe married actress Elizabeth Francis (Ellen) Bischoff-Courthouse (October 6, 1894 - March 26, 1936). Their morganatic marriage was childless.
The prince and princess Schaumburg-Lippe died in a plane crash in Sumpango ( Mexico ) on March 26, 1936 . Their plane, Ford Trimotor , flying from Mexico City to Ciudad de Guatemala [1] [2] , crashed near the volcano Popocatepetl .
The newspaper The New York Times of March 27, 1936 reported that all fourteen people on board the plane, ten tourists from Europe and four crew members, were killed. Prince Friedrich Christian Schaumburg-Lippe (1906-1983), the younger brother of Prince Adolf, who served as Goebbels adjutant , opposed the burial of Ellen and her husband in the Bukkeburg mausoleum because she was not of "Aryan origin."
After the death of Prince Adolf, the new head of the princely house of Schaumburg-Lippe was his younger brother Volrad .
Titles and Styles
- February 23, 1883 - May 8, 1893 : "His Grace Prince Adolf Schaumburg-Lippe"
- May 8, 1893 - April 29, 1911 : "His Grace Crown Prince Adolf Schaumburg-Lippe"
- April 29, 1911 - March 26, 1936 : "His Grace Prince Adolf Schaumburg-Lippe."
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Notes
- ↑ Adolf II - Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe , Royal Musings (23 January 2016). Date of treatment January 23, 2016.
- ↑ Mexico City, Mexico Plane Crash Kills 14, Mar 1936 , GenDisasters.com (23 January 2016). Date of treatment January 23, 2016.
Literature
- Alexander vom Hofe, Vier Prinzen zu Schaumburg-Lippe und das parallele Unrechtssystem. Vierprinzen SL, Madrid 2006, ISBN 84-609-8523-7 ( Online-Version )
- Alexander vom Hofe, Vier Prinzen zu Schaumburg-Lippe, Kammler und von Behr. Vierprinzen SL, Madrid, 2013, ISBN 978-84-615-5450-8 .
Links
- Bukkeburg Castle (German)
- Online gotha
- "Worst & First . " Time Magazine 6 April 1936. Retrieved 9 August 2008. Time Magazine