Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe

Princess Ida Matilda Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe (28 July 1852 – 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".

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. Her husband Prince Heinrich XXII Reuss of Greiz outlived her for another 11 years, dying in 1902. She is buried alongside her husband in Stadtkirche St.Marien, Greiz, Germany.

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