Frederick Christian, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
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County
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of Schaumburg-Lippe
Schaumburg-Lippe
Schaumburg-Lippe was until 1946 a small state in Germany, located in the present day state of Lower Saxony, with its capital at Bückeburg.- History :...
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Biography
He was born in BückeburgBückeburg
Bückeburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the border with North Rhine Westphalia. It was once the capital of the tiny principality of Schaumburg-Lippe and is today located in the district of Schaumburg close to the northern slopes of the Weserbergland ridge...
, the son of Philipp I, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe and Landgravine Sofia of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) (1615–1670).
He became Count on his father's death on 10 April 1681, and reigned until his death at Bückeburg
Bückeburg
Bückeburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the border with North Rhine Westphalia. It was once the capital of the tiny principality of Schaumburg-Lippe and is today located in the district of Schaumburg close to the northern slopes of the Weserbergland ridge...
. He was succeeded by his elder surviving son Albrecht Wolfgang.
Marriage and children
He was married on 4 January 1691 at LangenburgLangenburg
Langenburg is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on a hill above the river Jagst, 18 km northeast of Schwäbisch Hall...
to Countess Johanna Sophia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Countess Johanna Sophia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Countess Johanna Sophia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg was a German noblewoman by birth and by marriage Countess of Schaumburg-Lippe....
(1673–1743). The divorced in 1723. They had six children:
- Count Friedrich August (1693–1694)
- Count Wilhelm Ludwig (1695–1695)
- Countess Sophie Charlotte (1696–1697)
- Count Philipp (1698–1698)
- Count Albrecht Wolfgang (1699–1748)
- Count Friedrich (1702–1776)
He subsequently married Maria Anna von Gall on 3 December 1725 at Brixen
Brixen
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