Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
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Reign26 March 1936 – 15 June 1962
PredecessorAdolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Born19 April 1887
Stadthagen, Schaumburg-Lippe
Stadthagen, Schaumburg-Lippe
| Ernst Wolrad | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe | |||||
 Wolrad in 1915 | |||||
| Head of the House Schaumburg-Lippe | |||||
| Reign | 26 March 1936 – 15 June 1962 | ||||
| Predecessor | Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe | ||||
| Successor | Philipp-Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe | ||||
| Born | 19 April 1887 Stadthagen, Schaumburg-Lippe | ||||
| Died | 15 June 1962 (aged 75) Hanover | ||||
| Spouse |
Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
(m. 1925) | ||||
| Issue | Georg-Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Philipp-Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Konstantin Princess Viktoria Luise | ||||
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| House | Schaumburg-Lippe | ||||
| Father | Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
Ernst Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (19 April 1887 – 15 June 1962) was head of the Princely House of Schaumburg-Lippe.
He was born at Stadthagen, the fourth son of Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife, Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg (1864–1918). He succeeded his brother Prince Adolf II as head of the Princely House following his death in a plane crash in Mexico on 26 March 1936. Following his death at Hanover, he was succeeded as head of the Princely House by his second son, Philipp-Ernst.
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