Background
Adelheid was the second-eldest daughter of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
Adelheid was the second-eldest daughter of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
Adelheid was a younger sister of Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. Titles and styles 9 March 1821 – 16 October 1841: Her Serene Highness Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe 16 October 1841 – 19 December 1863: Her Serene Highness Princess Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe 19 December 1863 – 24 October 1878: Her Highness Princess Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe 24 October 1878 – 27 November 1885: Her Highness The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe 27 November 1885 – 30 July 1899: Her Highness The Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe.