Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 1939)

Prince Wilhelm
Born	19 August 1939
Spouse	Ilona Hentschel Baronin von Gelgenheimb (m. 1971)
Issue	Prince Christian Princess Desiree
Full name Wilhelm Friedrich Harald Christian Ernst August Karl Gustav
House	Schaumburg-Lippe

Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe (Wilhelm Friedrich Harald Christian Ernst August Karl Gustav zu Schaumburg-Lippe, born 19 August 1939) is the head of the Nachod branch of the princely house of Schaumburg-Lippe. Wilhelm is the son of Prince Christian Nicholas of Schaumburg-Lippe, and the great-grandson of Frederick VIII of Denmark.^[1]

Marriage and issue

He married Ilona Hentschel Baronin von Gelgenheimb on 17 January 1971. They had two children:

• Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 1971); married Lena Giese in 2009.
• Princess Desiree of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 1974)

Although related to the Danish Royal Family, under Danish law he is not in line to inherit the throne, as he is not a descendant of Christian X. He is, however, in line of succession to the British throne, being a descendant of George II of the United Kingdom, through his daughter Queen Louisa of Denmark and Norway.^[2]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 1939)

16. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe               8. Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe                       17. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont               4. Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe                             18. Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau               9. Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau                       19. Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel               2. Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe                                   20. Christian IX of Denmark               10. Frederick VIII of Denmark                       21. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel               5. Princess Louise of Denmark                             22. Charles XV of Sweden               11. Princess Louise of Sweden                       23. Princess Louise of the Netherlands               1. Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe                                         24. Christian IX of Denmark (= 20)               12. Frederick VIII of Denmark (= 10)                       25. Louise of Hesse-Kassel (= 21)               6. Prince Harald of Denmark                             26. Charles XV of Sweden (= 22)               13. Princess Louise of Sweden (11)                       27. Princess Louise of the Netherlands (= 23)               3. Princess Feodora of Denmark                                   28. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg               14. Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg                       29. Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe               7. Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg                             30. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg               15. Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg                       31. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Styles of Prince Wilhelm
Reference style	His Serene Highness
Spoken style	Your Serene Highness
Alternative style	Sir

References

1. "Living Members of The Former Ruling House of Schaumburg-Lippe, 1939-1945". Retrieved 23 January 2011.
2. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels (Limburg: C.A. Starke, 1951-present) Fürstliche Häuser 14:197