Albert Wolfgang, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe

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Albert Wolfgang, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe

Albrecht Wolfgang, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe (27 April 1699 – 24 September 1748) was a ruler of the

Schaumburg-Lippe
.

Biography

He was born in

Wilhelm
.

Marriages and children

He was married firstly to Countess Margarete Gertrud of Oeynhausen (1701–1726), an illegitimate daughter of George I of Great Britain and his mistress Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal, on 30 October 1721 at London. They had two children:

  • Count Georg Wilhelm (1722–1742), killed in a duel at age 20[1]
  • Count William (1724–1777)

He was married secondly to Princess Charlotte of Nassau-Siegen (1702–1785) on 26 April 1730 at Varel. She was the eldest daughter of Frederick William Adolf, Prince of Nassau-Siegen and his wife, Landgravine Elisabeth Juliana Francisca of Hesse-Homburg.

He had one legitimate son

  • Johann Christoph

at least two illegitimate sons:

References

  1. ^ Kahl, Wilhelm (1896). Ebenbürtigkeit und Thronfolgerecht der Grafen zur Lippe-Biesterfeld (in German). Strauß. p. 55. Retrieved 11 May 2019. Georg Wilhelm Schaumburg-Lippe 1742.
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Albert Wolfgang, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
Born: 27 April 1699 Died: 24 September 1748
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Friedrich Christian
Count of Schaumburg-Lippe

1728–1748
Succeeded by
Wilhelm