Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
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Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (30 April 1922, Schloss Louisenlund, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein
, Germany
– 30 September 1980, Bienebek, Schleswig-Holstein
, West Germany
) was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Head of both the House of Glücksburg and the entire House of Oldenburg
from 10 February 1965 until his death on 30 September 1980. Peter was the third and youngest son of Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
and his wife Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
. He was a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom through her second son, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
.
, Schleswig-Holstein
, Germany
. Peter and Maria Alice had four children:
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
, Germany
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government...
– 30 September 1980, Bienebek, Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
) was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Head of both the House of Glücksburg and the entire House of Oldenburg
House of Oldenburg
The House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Russia, Greece, Norway, Schleswig, Holstein, Oldenburg and Sweden...
from 10 February 1965 until his death on 30 September 1980. Peter was the third and youngest son of Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, since 1931 of Schleswig-Holstein was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Head of the House of Oldenburg from 21 January 1934 until his death on 10 February 1965...
and his wife Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg was the Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein as the wife of Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein...
. He was a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom through her second son, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the third Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and reigned from 1893 to 1900. He was also a member of the British Royal Family, the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha...
.
Marriage and issue
Peter married Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe, daughter of Prince Stephan Alexander Viktor of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife Duchess Ingeborg Alix of Oldenburg, on 9 October 1947 in GlücksburgGlücksburg
Glücksburg is a small town in the district Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.It is situated on the south side of the Flensburg Fjord, an inlet of the Baltic Sea, approx. 10 km northeast of Flensburg...
, Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Peter and Maria Alice had four children:
- HH Princess Marita of Schleswig-Holstein (born 5 September 1948)
- HH Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-HolsteinChristoph, Prince of Schleswig-HolsteinChristoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein has been the head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and the entire House of Oldenburg since 1980...
(born 22 August 1949) - HH Prince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein (born 9 July 1953)
- HH Princess Ingeborg of Schleswig-Holstein (born 9 July 1956)
Titles and styles
- 30 April 1922 – 10 August 1944: His Highness Prince Peter of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- 10 August 1944 – 10 February 1965: His Highness The Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
- 10 February 1965 – 30 September 1980: His Highness The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein