Marie Luise, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe

HSH The Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe
Titles	Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Reign	28 August 2003 - present
Predecessor	Eva Benita von Tiele-Winkler
Biographical Information
Born	25 September 1972 Berleburg, Prussia, Germany
Spouse	Alexander, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (m. 1993)
Issue	Heinrich Donatus, Hereditary Prince Princess Felipa Princess Philomena
Name	Marie-Louise Ulrike Olympia
House	Sayn-Wittgenstein (by birth) Lippe (by marriage)
Father	Richard II, Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Mother	Princess Benedikte of Denmark
Religion	Evangelical Church of Germany

Marie Luise, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe (born Princess Marie Luise of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg on 25 September 1972) is a member of the Schaumburg-Lippe Princely Family as the current Princess consort. She is also a member of the Prussian nobility as the sister of Gustav, Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, as well as the Danish Royal Family as the niece of Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark.

Life

Marie Luise was born the third child and second daughter of Richard II, Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Princess Benedikte of Denmark.

Marriage and Issue

On 27 August 1993 in Buckeburg, Marie Luise married Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. 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

TBA

Sartorial Information

Tiara Collection

As Princess, Marie Luise has access to the entirety of the Schaumburg-Lippe Tiara Collection. Below are the tiaras that she personally owns.

• 
  (1988) Sapphire Floral Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her parents
• 
  (1993) Palmette Tiara; Wedding gift from her in-laws
• 
  (1993) Laurel Tiara; Wedding gift from her parents

Clothing Collection

Clothing Collection

Titles and Honours

• 1972-1993 Princess Marie Luise of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
• 1993-2003 Marie Luise, Hereditary Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe
• 2003-present Marie Luise, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe

National Honours

House Order of the Honour Cross (1993)

Foreign Honours

Order of the Black Eagle (2004) (Germany)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Richard II, Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg	Gustav Albrecht, Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Princess Margareta d'Otrante	Richard I, Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Princess Madeleine of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Duke Charles Louis of Otrante Countess Madeleine Douglas	Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Marie von Gemmingen-Hornberg Prince Alfred of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Countess Pauline of Reichenbach-Lessonitz Duke Gustave Armand of Otrante Therese von Stedingk Ludvig, Count of Skenninge-Stiernorp Countess Anna Kunnianmiekka
Princess Benedikte of Denmark	King Frederik IX of Denmark Princess Ingrid of Sweden	King Christian X of Denmark Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Princess Margaret of Connaught	King Frederik VIII of Denmark Princess Louise of Sweden Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia King Gustaf V of Sweden Princess Victoria of Baden Prince Arthur of the United Kingdom Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia

Lines of Succession

Marie Luise, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe House of Sayn-Wittgenstein Born: 25 September 1972
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Danish throne	Followed by
Countess Ingrid of Pfeil and Klein-Ellguth	10th in the line of succession	Heinrich Donatus, Hereditary Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Notes

Face: Leslie Mann