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Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Tenure	24 October 1878 – 27 November 1885
Born	(1821-03-09)9 March 1821 Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe
Died	30 July 1899(1899-07-30) (aged 78) Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Spouse	Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg ​ ​ (m. 1841; died 1885)​
Issue	Auguste, Princess William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Louise, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Marie Prince Albrecht
House	House of Lippe House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Father	George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Mother	Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe (9 March 1821 – 30 July 1899)^[1] was a member of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe and a Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by birth. Through her marriage to Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Adelheid was the sister-in-law of Christian IX of Denmark and Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg from 14 October 1878 to 27 November 1885.^{[citation needed]}

Adelheid was the second-eldest daughter of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont.^{[citation needed]} Adelheid was the younger sister of Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Adelheid married Prince Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (later Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg), the second-eldest son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel, on 16 October 1841 in Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe.^{[citation needed]} Friedrich and Adelheid had five children:

• Princess Marie Karoline Auguste Ida Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (27 February 1844 – 16 September 1932), married Prince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld.
• Friedrich Ferdinand Georg Christian Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (12 October 1855 – 21 January 1934).
• Princess Luise Karoline Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (6 January 1858 – 2 July 1936), married George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
• Princess Marie Wilhelmine Luise Ida Friederike Mathilde Hermine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (31 August 1859 – 26 June 1941).^{[citation needed]}
• Prince Albrecht Christian Adolf Karl Eugen of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (15 March 1863 – 23 April 1948).^[1]

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