Alexander, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

HSH The Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Titles	Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Reign	28 August 2003 - present
Predecessor	Philipp Ernst
Heir	Heinrich Donatus, Hereditary Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Biographical Information
Born	25 December 1958 Buckeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany
Spouse	Princess Marie Luise of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (m. 1993)
Issue	Heinrich Donatus, Hereditary Prince Princess Felipa Princess Philomena
Name	Ernst August Alexander Christian Viktor Hubert
House	Lippe
Father	Philipp Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Mother	Eva Benita von Tiele-Winkler
Religion	Roman Catholic

Alexander, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (born Prince Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe on 25 December 1958) is the current reigning Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. He is also a member of the Danish Royal Family as the nephew-in-law of Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark.

Life

Alexander was born the second son of Philipp Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Eva Benita von Tiele-Winkler. He became heir to the throne upon the death of his elder brother, Georg Wilhelm, in 1983.

Marriage and Issue

On 27 August 1993 in Buckeburg, Alexander married Princess Marie Luise of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. The couple have three children, Heinrich Donatus, Felipa, and Philomena. Felipa and Philomena were born after Alexander and Marie Luise reconciled after an unofficial separation.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Heinrich Donatus, Hereditary Prince	13 May 1994		Countess Sophie of Rechberg (m. 2023); no issue
	Princess Felipa	1 December 2008
	Princess Philomena	10 July 2011

Residences

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  Buckeburg Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
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  Stadthagen Castle; Winter Residence (December-February)
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  Hagenburg Castle; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours

• 1958-1983 Prince Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe
• 1983-2003 Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
• 2003-present Alexander, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

National Honours

House Order of the Honour Cross (1976)

Foreign Honours

Order of the Black Eagle (2004) (Germany)

Order of the Red Eagle (1987) (Germany)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Philipp Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe	Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe	George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg Prince Albert of Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Elsa of Wurttemberg	Adolphus I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau Prince Eugen of Wurttemberg Grand Duchess Vera Constantinovna of Russia
Eva Benita von Tiele-Winkler	Baron Hans Werner Tiele-Winkler Countess Elisabeth of Bassewitz	Baron Hans Werner Tiele-Winkler Anna von Ernsthausen Gerd, Count of Bassewitz Victoria von Bedaulieu-Marconnay	Hubert von Tiele-Winkler Valeska von Winkler N/A N/A Heinrich Ludwig, Count of Bassewitz Charlotte von Bulow Baron Karl Bedaulieu-Marconnay Anna von Fritsch

Lines of Succession

Alexander, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe House of Lippe Born: 25 December 1958
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Schaumburg-Lippe throne	Followed by
Incumbent preceded by Philipp Ernst	Incumbent	Heinrich Donatus, Hereditary Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Notes

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