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Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

1883–1936 · 20th century

Adolf II was the last reigning prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, a small state of the German Empire, succeeding his father George in 1911. He abdicated in November 1918 during the German Revolution, and the state continued as the Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe. He and his wife died in an air crash in Mexico in 1936.

Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
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