Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe

Princess Ida
Princess Reuss of Greiz
Born	28 July 1852 Bückeburg
Died	28 September 1891(1891-09-28) (aged 39) Schleiz
Burial	Waldhaus Mausoleum (until 1969) Neuen Friedhof, Greiz (1969-1977) Stadtkirche St. Marien, Greiz (1977-present)
Spouse	Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz ​ ​ (m. 1872)​
Issue	Henry XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz Emma, Countess von Ehrenburg Marie, Baroness von Gnagnoni Caroline, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Hermine Reuss of Greiz Ida, Princess of Stolberg-Roßla
Names German: Ida Mathilde Adelheid
House	Schaumburg-Lippe
Father	Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Mother	Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Ida Matilda Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe (Bückeburg, 28 July 1852 – Schleiz, 28 September 1891) was the consort of Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1872 until her death. She was the mother of Hermine Reuss of Greiz, second wife of Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor.

Family and early life

She was a daughter of Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Her siblings included Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe, husband of Princess Viktoria of Prussia.

Despite their high birth, Ida and her siblings were brought up very simply; one report said they "knew more about the kitchen than many women of lower degree". Ida was also well educated, and was able to hold her own in discussions about philosophy and science with the learned men in her principality.

Marriage and issue

On 8 October 1872, Ida married Heinrich XXII, the reigning Prince of Reuss since he came of age in 1867.

They had the following children:

• Henry XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz (1878–1927)
• Princess Emma (1881–1961) ∞ (1903) Count Erich Künigl von Ehrenburg (1880–1930)
• Princess Marie (1882–1942) ∞ (1904) Baron Ferdinand von Gnagnoni (1878–1955)
• Princess Caroline (1884–1905) ∞ (1903) Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1876–1923)
• Princess Hermine (1887–1947) ∞ I. (1907) Prince Johann Georg of Schoenaich-Carolath (1873–1920); ∞ II. (1922) Ex-Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859–1941)
• Princess Ida (1891–1977) ∞ (1911) Christoph Martin III Fürst zu Stolberg-Roßla (1888–1949)

Death

Ida died on 28 September 1891, at the age of 39 at Schleiz. She is buried in Stadtkirche St.Marien, Greiz, Germany.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe

8. Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe 4. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe 9. Landgravine Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal 2. Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe 10. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 5. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont 11. Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 1. Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe 12. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont ( = 10) 6. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 13. Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (= 11) 3. Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont 14. Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym 7. Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym 15. Princess Amelie of Nassau-Weilburg

Sources

• Martin, Frederick (1879). The Statesman's Year Book, 1879. London: Macmillan and Co.
• New York Evening Express (1879). New York Evening Express Almanac, Handbook of Politics. New York Evening Express Company.