Schaumburg-Lippe
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| Anthem: Heil unserm Fürsten, heil (Hail to our Prince, hail!) | |||||
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| Capital | Bückeburg | ||||
| Government | Principality | ||||
| History | |||||
| - Established | 1643 | ||||
| - Disestablished | 1918 | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - 1905 | 340 km2 131 sq mi |
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| - 1905 est. | 44,992 | ||||
| Density | 132.3 /km² 342.7 /sq mi |
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Schaumburg-Lippe was a small state in Germany, in the present day state of Lower Saxony, with its capital at Bückeburg. Schaumburg-Lippe was a county until 1807 when it became a principality, which lasted until the end of the German monarchies in 1918, when it became a republic and was renamed Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe. Schaumburg-Lippe had an area of 340 km² and a population of 44,992 in 1905.
[edit] Counts of Schaumburg-Lippe
- Philipp I (1643-1681)
- Friedrich Christian (1681-1728)
- Albrecht Wolfgang (1728-1748)
- Wilhelm (1748-1777)
- Philipp II (1777-1787)
- Georg Wilhelm (1787-1807)
[edit] Princes of Schaumburg-Lippe
- Georg Wilhelm (1807-1860)
- Adolf I (1860-1893)
- Georg (1893-1911)
- Adolf II (1911-1918)
[edit] Heads of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe, post monarchy
- Adolf II (1918-1936)
- Wolrad (1936-1962)
- Philipp-Ernst (1962-2003)
- Alexander (2003-Present)
Heir: Hereditary Prince Heinrich-Donatus (born 1994)
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States of the Confederation of the Rhine (1806-1813)
Rank elevated by Napoleon → Kingdoms: Bavaria | Saxony | Württemberg | Grand Duchies: Baden | Hesse
States created → Kingdoms: Westphalia | Grand Duchies: Berg | Frankfurt (until 1810 as Principality of Aschaffenburg) | Würzburg |
Principalities: Leyen | Regensburg (until 1810)
Already existing states → Duchies: Anhalt-Bernburg | Anhalt-Dessau | Anhalt-Köthen | Arenberg | Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Nassau | Oldenburg | Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | Saxe-Hildburghausen | Saxe-Meiningen |
Saxe-Weimar, Saxe-Eisenach (from 1741 personal union, from 1809 state union), Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
Principalities: Hohenzollern-Hechingen | Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | Isenburg-Birstein | Liechtenstein | Lippe-Detmold | Reuss-Ebersdorf | Reuss-Greiz | Reuss-Lobenstein | Reuss-Schleiz | Salm-Kyrburg | Salm-Salm | Schaumburg-Lippe | Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | Waldeck
Empires: Austria | Kingdoms: Prussia | Bavaria | Saxony | Hanover | Württemberg | Electorates: Hesse-Cassel |
Grand Duchies: Baden | Hesse | Luxembourg | Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Oldenburg | Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
Duchies: Anhalt (since 1863) | Anhalt-Bernburg (until 1863) | Anhalt-Dessau (until 1863) | Anhalt-Köthen (until 1847) | Brunswick | Holstein | Lauenburg | Limburg | Nassau | Saxe-Altenburg (since 1826) | Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (became Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1826) | Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (until 1826) | Saxe-Hildburghausen (until 1826) | Saxe-Meiningen | Principalities: Hesse-Homburg | Hohenzollern-Hechingen (until 1850) | Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (until 1850) | Liechtenstein | Lippe | Reuss-The Younger Line | Reuss-The Elder Line | Schaumburg-Lippe | Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | Waldeck and Pyrmont | Free Cities: Frankfurt | Hamburg | Lübeck | Bremen
States of the North German Confederation (1866-1871)Kingdoms: Prussia | Saxony | Grand Duchies: Hesse | Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Oldenburg Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
Duchies: Anhalt | Brunswick | Saxe-Altenburg | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | Saxe-Meiningen |
Principalities: Schaumburg-Lippe | Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | Lippe | Reuss-Gera | Reuss-Greiz | Waldeck-Pyrmont |
Free Cities: Bremen | Hamburg | Lübeck
Kingdoms: Prussia | Bavaria | Saxony | Württemberg
Grand Duchies: Baden | Hesse | Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Oldenburg Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Duchies: Anhalt | Brunswick | Saxe-Altenburg | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | Saxe-Meiningen
Principalities: Schaumburg-Lippe | Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | Lippe | Reuss-Greiz | Reuss-Schleiz | Waldeck-Pyrmont
Free Cities: Bremen | Hamburg | Lübeck Imperial Province: Alsace-Lorraine other: Colonial possessions
