Adelaide with her father and two sisters. Adelaide was born on 22 June 1870 to Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld and his wife Countess Karoline of Wartensleben . After the death of Woldemar, Prince of Lippe in 1895, her parents were involved in a regency and succession dispute to the principality of Lippe.
Nacida el 22 de junio de 22 de 1870, Adelaida era hija del conde Ernesto II de Lippe-Biesterfeld y de su esposa, la condesa Carolina de Wartensleben. Después de la muerte del príncipe Valdemar de Lippe en 1895, sus padres se vieron involucrados en una disputa de regencia y sucesión sobre el principado de Lippe.
- Adelaida Carolina Matilde Emilia Agnes Ida Sofía
- 22 de junio de 1870, Bonn, Reino de Prusia
Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld was the eldest child of Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld and Countess Karoline of Wartensleben.[citation needed] For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld .
Adelaide nació el 22 de junio de 1870 de Ernest II, conde de Lippe-Biesterfeld y su esposa, la condesa Karoline de Wartensleben. Después de la muerte de Woldemar, príncipe de Lippe en 1895, sus padres se vieron envueltos en una disputa de regencia y sucesión del principado de Lippe.
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Adelaide was born on 22 June 1870 to Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeldand his wife Countess Karoline of Wartensleben. After the death of Woldemar, Prince of Lippe in 1895, her parents were involved in a regency and succession dispute to the principality of Lippe. Though Woldemar's younger brother Alexander succeeded, he was incapable of ruling ...
At Neudorf, Adelaide married Prince Friedrich Johann of Saxe-Meiningen, a younger son of Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen on 24 April 1889.They had the following children together:
Two branches of the House of Lippe debated over rights to the principality of Lippe-Detmold. As Adelaide's great-grandmother was a member of the petite noblesse, her family's claim to full royalty was challenged. This claim threatened the succession to Saxe-Meiningen, as Adelaide was married to the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen's heir apparent; were her f...
Titles and styles
1. 22 June 1870 – 24 April 1889: Her HighnessCountess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld 2. 24 April 1889 – 3 September 1948: Her HighnessPrincess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld was the eldest child of Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld and Countess Karoline of Wartensleben.