William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
Wilhelm, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg (9 January 1724 – 10 September 1777), born Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Graf zu Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg, was a German ruler of the County of Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg, an important military commander in the Seven Years' War, Generalfeldzeugmeister of the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a British field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) and the grandson of George I of Great Britain.
Wilhelm
Friedrich Schaumburg-Lippe-Buckeburg
9 January 1724
London, England, Great Britain
10 September 1777 (aged 53)
Wolpinghausen, Hanover
1759-1762
2 sons and 2 daughters
Biography[edit]
He was born in London the son of Albrecht Wolfgang and of his first wife Countess Margarete Gertrud of Oeynhausen (1701–1726), an alleged bastard daughter of George I of Great Britain and his mistress Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg.
He accompanied his father in his campaign in Dutch service during the 1740-1748 War of Austrian Succession, and was present at the Battle of Dettingen. He then fought in Austrian service in their Italian campaign. He succeeded his father as Count on 25 October 1748.
Family[edit]
By 1764, Wilhelm had two children, Joseph and Olimpia Petronellia.[1] They were born in Elvas, Portugal. Olimpia was baptized in the Church "Matriz" in the city of Campo Maior on 24 June 1764. Years after, before her marriage, Olimpia was recognized by her father's cousin, Philip II Ernst, and her name was changed to Olímpia Patronellia Ernestina de Schaumburg-Lippe. Olimpia died on 25 November 1822.
He was married on 12 November 1765 in Stadthagen to Countess Marie Barbara Eleonore of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1744–1776), daughter of Frederick Charles Augustus. They had two children; Countess Emilie (1771–1774) and an unnamed son (1772).