Philipp-Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
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Philipp-Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (Friedrich August Philipp-Ernst Wolrad) (26 July 1928-28 August 2003) was a head of the Princely House of Schaumburg-Lippe
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the second son of Prince Wolrad of Schaumburg-Lippe
and his wife Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (1903–1983). Following the death of his uncle Prince Adolf II
in a plane crash in 1936, Philipp-Ernst's father Wolrad became the new head of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe.
After his older brother Hereditary Prince Georg-Wilhelm was killed in action at Nössige, Saxony
on the 29 April 1945 during the second world war, Philipp-Ernst then became the new heir apparent to the House of Schaumburg-Lippe. Philipp-Ernst succeeded to the headship of the house on the death of his father on the 15 June 1962, and remained head until his death at Bückeburg
when he was succeeded by his only surviving son Alexander
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on the 3 October 1955, they had two sons with the eldest Georg-Wilhelm dying in a motor cycle accident in 1983.
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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Biography
He was born in HagenburgHagenburg
Hagenburg is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
the second son of Prince Wolrad of Schaumburg-Lippe
Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
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and his wife Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (1903–1983). Following the death of his uncle Prince Adolf II
Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe was the last ruler of the small Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.-Biography:...
in a plane crash in 1936, Philipp-Ernst's father Wolrad became the new head of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe.
After his older brother Hereditary Prince Georg-Wilhelm was killed in action at Nössige, Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
on the 29 April 1945 during the second world war, Philipp-Ernst then became the new heir apparent to the House of Schaumburg-Lippe. Philipp-Ernst succeeded to the headship of the house on the death of his father on the 15 June 1962, and remained head until his death at Bückeburg
Bückeburg
Bückeburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the border with North Rhine Westphalia. It was once the capital of the tiny principality of Schaumburg-Lippe and is today located in the district of Schaumburg close to the northern slopes of the Weserbergland ridge...
when he was succeeded by his only surviving son Alexander
Alexander, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Alexander, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe is the head of the Princely House of Schaumburg-Lippe. As such, he carries the title Fürst zu Schaumburg-Lippe.-Biography:...
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Marriage and children
He was married to Eva-Benita Freiin von Tiele-Winckler (born 1927) at BückeburgBückeburg
Bückeburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the border with North Rhine Westphalia. It was once the capital of the tiny principality of Schaumburg-Lippe and is today located in the district of Schaumburg close to the northern slopes of the Weserbergland ridge...
on the 3 October 1955, they had two sons with the eldest Georg-Wilhelm dying in a motor cycle accident in 1983.
- Georg-Wilhelm (1956–1983)
- AlexanderAlexander, Prince of Schaumburg-LippeAlexander, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe is the head of the Princely House of Schaumburg-Lippe. As such, he carries the title Fürst zu Schaumburg-Lippe.-Biography:...
(born 1958)