Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
County (Principality) of Schaumburg-Lippe Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Schaumburg-Lippe | |||||||||
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| Anthem: Heil unserm Fürsten, heil Hail to our Prince, hail! | |||||||||
State of the North German Confederation(1867-1871) State of the German Empire(1871-1918) Free State(1918-1946) State in Germany(1946-present) | |||||||||
| Capital | Bückeburg | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
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• 1807–1860 | George William (first) | ||||||||
• 1911–1918 | Adolf II (last) | ||||||||
| Historical era | German Revolution | 1918 | |||||||
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• 1861 | 29,000[1] | ||||||||
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Schaumburg-Lippe, also called Lippe-Schaumburg, was created as a county in 1647, became a principality in 1807 and a free state in 1918, and was until 1946 a small state in Germany, located in the present day state of Lower Saxony, with its capital at Bückeburg and an area of 340 km2 (131 sq mi) and over 40,000 inhabitants.
History
Schaumburg-Lippe was formed as a county in 1647 through the division of the
William
(who reigned 1748–1777), retained a standing army of up to 1000 troops – quite a lot for such a small territory.
With William's death in 1777, the junior Schaumburg-Lippe-Alverdissen inherited the county, thereby reuniting Schaumburg-Lippe with Lippe-Alverdissen.
Schaumburg-Lippe was a county until 1807 when it became a principality; from 1871 it was a state within the
free state as the Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe. In November 1918, Prince Adolf was the penultimate German monarch to abdicate. His brother, Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, became the Head of the Princely House in 1936 and is the grandfather of the current Head, Alexander, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
(b.1958).
Rulers of Schaumburg-Lippe
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See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Schaumburg-Lippe.
References
- ^ A Treatise on Modern Geography, in which are Presented, Under Distinct Heads, the Natural Features, Productions, Zoology, and History of the Various Countries Throughout the World. Dublin: Congregation of the Christian Brothers. 1861. p. 121.
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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