Friedrich Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein

Prince Friedrich Ferdinand Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein Born 19 July 1985 Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany Full name Friedrich Ferdinand House House of Schleswig-Holstein Father Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein Mother Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld

Ducal Family of Schleswig-Holstein HH The Prince HH The Princess HH The Hereditary Prince HH Princess Sophie HH Prince Constantin HH Prince Leopold HH The Dowager Duchess HH Princess Marita HH Prince Alexander HH Princess Helena HH Prince Julian HH Princess Ingeborg Extended family

Friedrich Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (born 19 July 1985 in Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany) is the heir apparent of Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, current Head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein, the senior extant line of the House of Oldenburg. Friedrich Ferdinand is the eldest son of Christoph and his wife Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld. As a 4th-great-grandson of Queen Victoria, he is in the line of succession to the British throne. He is the heir to the headship of the house that includes the royal families of Denmark, Norway, the heirs to the United Kingdom and the deposed royal house of Greece.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 19 July 1985 – present: His Highness The Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Friedrich Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein

16. Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein               8. Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein                       17. Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg               4. Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein                             18. Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg               9. Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg                       19. Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha               2. Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein                                   20. George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe               10. Prince Stephan Alexander Viktor of Schaumburg-Lippe                       21. Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg               5. Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe                             22. Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg               11. Duchess Ingeborg Alix of Oldenburg                       23. Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin               1. Friedrich Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein                                         24. Alfred, Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld               12. Alfred, Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld                       25. Margravine Amelie Pallavicini               6. Alfred, Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld                             26. Friedrich Karl, Count of Schönborn-Buchheim               13. Countess Franziska of Schönborn-Buccheim                       27. Teresa Dentice               3. Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld                                   28. Baron Heinrich Wagner von Wehrborn               14. Gustav, Baron Wagner von Wehrborn                       29. Jole Schilling               7. Baroness Irmgard Julinka Wagner von Wehrborn                             30. Viktor Hämmerle               15. Elisabeth Hämmerle                       31. Luise Scheffer

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