Princess Adelaide, Duchess of Järlingby

Princess Adelaide, Duchess of Järlingby (Adelaide Victoria Marina Helene; born April 19, 1963) is a princess of Friskland. The daughter of Prince Ernst of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Helena of Greece and Denmark, she married Prince Richard of Friskland in 1983.

Biography

Princess Adelaide Victoria Marina Helene of Schaumburg-Lippe was born on 19 April 1963 in Bückeburg, Germany. Her parents were Prince Ernst of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Helena of Greece and Denmark. Her parents had five other children, Princesses Elisabeth, Sophie, Marie, and Katharina; and Prince Friedrich Wilhelm. Ernst and Helena divorced in 1981, and Adelaide went with her mother to Lyon, France. Her mother remarried to Prince Ademar of Orléans-Braganza in 1986, and had a daughter with him, Princess Gisela of Orléans-Braganza.

When she was 19, she met Prince Richard of Friskland in Paris. After a short courtship, they were engaged to be wed, and did so the following year in 1983. Upon their marriage, Adelaide was elevated to the style of Royal Highness, and the couple were made Duke and Duchess of Järlingby.

Issue

Adelaide and Richard have three children:

• Prince Christian, Duke of Brostå (Christian Erik Ernst Leopold; born 21 March 1985)
• Princess Carolina (Carolina Louisa Lucia Marina; born 20 June 1988)
• Princess Helena (Helena Francesca Pandora Olga; born 1 September 1990)

Titles and styles

• 19 April 1963 - 18 July 1983: Her Serene Highness Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe
• 18 July 1983 - 19 July 1983: Her Serene Highness Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe, Duchess of Järlingby
• 19 July 1983 - present: Her Royal Highness Princess Adelaide, Duchess of Järlingby