Background
She was a daughter of Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
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Ida Ida Matilda Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe
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Career
She was the mother of Hermine Reuss of Greiz, second wife of Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor. Her siblings included Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe, husband of Princess Viktoria of Prussia. Ida was also well educated, and was able to hold her own in discussions about philosophy and science with the learned men in her principality.
Death Titles and styles 28 July 1852 – 8 October 1872: Her Serene Highness Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe 8 October 1872 – 28 September 1891: Her Serene Highness The Princess Reuss of Greiz.
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She died well-beloved, one of the few members of a royal family in Germany to enjoy such popularity.
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German Empire