Prince Ernst of Schaumburg-Lippe
| Prince Ernst | |||||
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| Born | 21 May 1941 Bonn, Germany | ||||
| Died | 19 February 2002 (aged 60) Berlin, Germany | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Helena of Greece and Denmark (m. 1960; div. 1981) Princess Beatrix of Hanover (m. 1984) | ||||
| Issue | Princess Elisabeth Princess Adelaide Princess Sophie Marina, Queen of Autelia Princess Katharina Prince Friedrich Wilhelm | ||||
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| House | Lippe | ||||
| Father | Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe | ||||
| Mother | Princess Feodora of Denmark | ||||
Prince Ernst of Schaumburg-Lippe (Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Harald Mannfred zu Schaumburg-Lippe; May 21, 1941 - February 19, 2002) was a German prince and noble, the father of Marina, Queen of Autelia and grandfather of Marie-Agathe of Autelia.
Ernst was in Bonn, Germany to Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Feodora of Denmark. He had four siblings: Wilhelm (b. 1939), Waldemar (1940-2020), Marie (b. 1945) and Harald (b. 1948).
On April 4, 1960, he married Princess Helena of Greece and Denmark. Over the course of their 21-year marriage, they had six children: Princess Elisabeth (b. 1961), Princess Adelaide (b. 1963), Princess Sophie (b. 1964), Princess Marina (b. 1968), Princess Katharina (b. 1970) and Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (b. 1974). Their marriage had become loveless by the end, and both Ernst and Helena amicably divorced in 1981. Helena took custody of Adelaide, Sophie and Marina and moved to Lyon, France, whilst Katharina and Friedrich Wilhelm remained with Ernst.
Ernst re-married on July 21, 1984 to Princess Beatrix of Hanover (b. 1941) in Paris, France. His ex-wife and all of his children attended the wedding. Ernst and Beatrix did not have any children together, and remained married until Ernst's death in 2002.
When Princess Helena's daughter with her second husband, Gisela, was born, Ernst was made one of her godparents. Both Helena and Ernst and their spouses remained good friends for the rest of his lifetime, often taking holidays together and holding parties with one another.
Ernst and Beatrix lived in Berlin until his death on February 19, 2002 at age 60. He was buried in Nenndorf.
Issue
Ernst married firstly: Princess Helena of Greece and Denmark (b. 1940) on April 4, 1960 in Bad Nenndorf, Germany. They had six children:
- HSH Princess Elisabeth of Schaumburg-Lippe, born July 19, 1961. Married to Tobias Stefan Köler in 1982. They have two children:
- Leonore Helene Köler, born December 19, 1982
- Christiane Leticia Köler, born August 23, 1984
- HSH Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe, born April 19, 1963. Married to Prince Richard of Friskland in 1983. They have three children:
- HRH Prince Christian of Friskland, born March 21, 1985
- HRH Princess Carolina of Friskland, born March 22, 1988
- HRH Princess Helena of Friskland, born October 11, 1990
- HSH Princess Sophie of Schaumburg-Lippe, born November 9, 1964. Married to Prince Oliver of Leiningen in 1989. They have two daughters:
- HSH Princess Sophie Alice of Leiningen, born March 19, 1991 *
- HSH Princess Alexandra of Leiningen, born September 12, 1993 *
- HSH Princess Marina of Schaumburg-Lippe, born October 3, 1968. Married to Alexander IV of Autelia from 1986 until his death in 2015. They had four children:
- Marie Agathe, Queen of Autelia, born May 5, 1987
- HRH Princess Désirée of Sweden, born April 13, 1992
- HRH Princess Amélie, Viscountess Strickland, born March 1, 2000
- HSH Princess Katharina of Schaumburg-Lippe, born September 11, 1970. Married to Youssef Omar Alaoui in 1992. They have three children:
- Leylah Aicha Alaoui, born November 3, 1996
- Khawlah Latifah Alaoui, born April 23, 1998
- Amirah Khadijah Alaoui, born July 13, 1999
- HSH Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe, born May 20, 1974. Married to Victoria Margareta Sundström in 1997. They have two children:
- HSH Prince Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe, born February 9, 1997
- HSH Princess Alicia of Schaumburg-Lippe, born December 9, 2014
Ernst married secondly: Princess Beatrix of Hanover (b. 1941) on July 21, 1984 in Paris France. They had no issue.