Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Prince Albrecht | |||||
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Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | |||||
Born |
Kiel, Duchy of Holstein[1] | 15 March 1863||||
Died |
23 April 1948 85) Glücksburg, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | (aged||||
Spouse |
Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg und Büdingen Princess Hertha of Ysenburg und Büdingen | ||||
Issue |
Marie Luise, Princess Friedrich Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Prince Johann Georg Prince Friedrich Ferdinand Ortrud, Princess of Hanover | ||||
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House | House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | ||||
Father | Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | ||||
Mother | Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe |
Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg[1][2] (15 March 1863, Kiel, Duchy of Holstein[1][2] – 23 April 1948, Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany[1][2]) was the fifth and youngest child[1][2] of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe and was a nephew of Christian IX of Denmark.[1][2] Albrecht was the grandfather of Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover through his daughter Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg who through her marriage to Ernst August IV, Prince of Hanover was the matriarch of the current Hanoverian Royal Family.
Albrecht was recognized by a family compact of 1904 as possessing rights of succession to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg in the event of the extinction of the reigning Grand Ducal line.[3]
Marriage and issue
Albrecht married first to Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg und Büdingen (1879-1918), daughter of Count Karl of Ysenburg (1819-1900) und Büdingen and his wife Countess Agnes of Ysenburg und Büdingen (died 1843),[1][2] on 14 October 1906 at Meerholz, Germany.[1][2] Albrecht and Ortrud had four children:[1][2]
- Princess Marie Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (8 December 1908 – 29 December 1969) She was adopted in November 1920 by Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.
- ∞ Rudolph-Karl, Baron von Stengel, had issue.
- ∞ Prince Friedrich Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe, no issue.
- Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (Frankfurt am Main, 29 December 1909 – k.i.a., World War II, Trier, 6 June 1940)
- Prince Johann Georg of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (Gotha, 24 July 1911 – k.i.a., Operation Barbarossa, World War II, Russia, 23 June 1941). He was adopted in November 1920 by Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.
- Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (14 May 1913 – 31 May 1989)
- ∞ Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; had issue.
After Ortrud's death, Albrecht married, secondly, Princess Hertha of Ysenburg und Büdingen (1883–1972), daughter of Bruno, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen and Countess Bertha of Castell-Rüdenhausen,[1][2] on 19 September 1920 at Büdingen, Hesse, Germany.[1][2] Albrecht and Hertha had one daughter, named for his previous wife:[1][2]
- Princess Ortrud Bertha Adelheid Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (19 December 1925 – 6 February 1980)
- ∞ Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover; had issue.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 15 March 1863 – 19 December 1863: His Serene Highness Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- 19 December 1863 – 23 April 1948: His Highness Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Ancestry
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Darryl Lundy (17 June 2003). "Albrecht Prinz zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-09-08. External link in
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(help) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Paul Theroff. "SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ↑ Glenn A. Steinberg. "The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, 1939-1945". European Royalty During World War II. Retrieved 2008-09-08. External link in
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