Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-Lippe


Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-Lippe was a German-born banker and member of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe. He was the second son of Princess Feodora of Denmark and Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe as well as a twice great-grandson of Frederik VIII of Denmark; as such, he was a second cousin twice over of Margrethe II of Denmark.

Life

Prince Waldemar was born in Germany in 1940. Queen Alexandrine of Denmark was among his godparents. At the age of five, he moved to Denmark to live with his maternal aunt and uncle, Princess Caroline-Mathilde and Prince Knud. At the age of 10, he returned to West Germany. He later trained as a banker.
In 1977, he moved to Denmark once again and became a Danish citizen upon marrying Anne-Lise Johansen, the court photographer of his second cousin twice over, Margrethe II.
Prince Waldemar died on 11 August 2020 in the United States at the age of 79.

Marriage and issue

Prince Waldemar first married Anne-Lise Johansen in Karlebo on 10 September 1977. They divorced in 1991. They had one daughter:
  • Princess Eleonore-Christine Eugenie Benita Feodora Maria of Schaumburg-Lippe
He married secondly Karin Grundmann in Hamburg on 15 May 2001. They divorced in 2002. They had no children.
He married thirdly Ruth Schneidewind in Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, in 2002. They divorced in 2003. They had no children.
Prince Waldemar married fourthly Gertraud Antonia Schöppl on 20 September 2008 at Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna. He adopted her son: