Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe was a member of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe and a Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by birth. Through her marriage to Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Adelheid was the sister-in-law of Christian IX of Denmark and Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg from 14 October 1878 to 27 November 1885.
Family
Adelheid was the second-eldest daughter of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Adelheid was the younger sister of Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.Marriage and issue
Adelheid married Prince Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, the second-eldest son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel, on 16 October 1841 in Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe. Friedrich and Adelheid had five children:- Princess Marie Karoline Auguste Ida Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, married Prince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld.
- Friedrich Ferdinand Georg Christian Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.
- Princess Luise Karoline Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, married George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
- Princess Marie Wilhelmine Luise Ida Friederike Mathilde Hermine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
- Prince Albrecht Christian Adolf Karl Eugen of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.