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Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

1883 - 1936

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Adolf II (23 February 1883 – 26 March 1936) was the last ruler of the small Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe in northwestern Germany from 29 April 1911 until his abdication on 15 November 1918. Adolf was the eldest son of Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, and succeeded his father as prince on 29 April 1911. His short reign came to an end seven years later when he was forced to abdicate on 15 November 1918 following the German revolution. He and his wife were both killed in a plane crash in Mexico on 26 March 1936. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe is the 12,241st most popular politician (down from 11,210th in 2019), the 3,662nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,355th in 2019) and the 1,037th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe ranks 12,241 out of 19,576. Before him are Stephen Ostojić of Bosnia, Sergej Kraigher, Marcus Caelius Rufus, Orontes III, Victoria Kent, and Felix Hamrin. After him are Reuven Shiloah, Joseph François Dupleix, Spyridon Athanasopoulos, Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, Heo Mok, and James R. Schlesinger.

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Among people born in 1883, Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe ranks 156. Before him are D. S. Senanayake, Vladimir Kappel, Yevgeny Vakhtangov, Imogen Cunningham, Paul Bader, and Huang Fu. After him are Maximilian Steinberg, Fritz Platten, Demyan Bedny, Paul Götz, Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, and Maurice Feltin. Among people deceased in 1936, Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe ranks 120. Before him are Ignacy Daszyński, Ferdynand Ruszczyc, Alexander Karpinsky, Eino Rahja, Leon Wyczółkowski, and Huang Fu. After him are Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger, Marianne Hainisch, Domenico Mezzadri, Ivan Smirnov, Zhang Binglin, and Edmond Aman-Jean.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe ranks 3,664 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl Josef Becker (1928), Otto Gessler (1875), Glückel of Hameln (1646), Christian Oliver (1972), Friedrich von Ingenohl (1857), and Sybille Schmitz (1909). After him are Conrad of Wittelsbach (1125), Petra Schürmann (1933), Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland (1762), Adam von Trott zu Solz (1909), Oskar Maria Graf (1894), and Adolf III of Holstein (1160).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe ranks 1,037. Before him are Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff (1712), Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp (1630), Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg (1804), Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1702), Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg (1826), and Otto Gessler (1875). After him are Adolf III of Holstein (1160), Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1576), Carl Schurz (1829), Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe (1834), Konrad von Erlichshausen (1390), and Richard Röstel (1872).

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