Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe

Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe (Christian zu Schaumburg-Lippe; 20 February 1898 – 13 July 1974) was a German prince and head of the Náchod branch of the princely house of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Early life
He was born on 20 February 1898 in Sopron, Hungary as the only son and second child of Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe (1868–1945) and his first wife Princess Louise of Denmark, younger sister of King Christian X of Denmark.

Marriage and issue
In 1927, his engagement to Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, a daughter of Constantine I of Greece was announced. However, nothing went as planned. She later married Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta.

He was also briefly considered as a marriage candidate for Princess Juliana, the heiress to the Dutch throne. They had met each other in 1932 in Mecklenburg, home of Juliana’s paternal relations. Although his reputation as a womanizer, his previous called off engagement and his German heritage did not make him a popular choice, he was reconsidered after other candidates were rejected by the Queen or Juliana herself. These plans, however, did not prove fruitful either.

On 9 September 1937, he married his cousin, Princess Feodora, daughter of his maternal uncle Prince Harald of Denmark who was a younger brother of King Christian X and Princess Louise, at Fredensborg Palace, Zealand, Denmark;  they had four children.


 * Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 19 August 1939)
 * Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-Lippe (19 December 1940 – 11 August 2020)
 * Princess Marie of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 27 December 1945)
 * Prince Harald of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 27 March 1948)

Later life
He died aged 76 on 13 July 1974 at Bückeburg, a year before his wife.

His four children live in Germany and Denmark.