Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
Encyclopedia
Titles
- 1872–1891: Her Highness Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
- 1891–1900: Her Highness Princess Aribert of Anhalt
- 1900–1917: Her Highness Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
- 1917–1956: Her Highness Princess Marie Louise
Honours
- VA: Lady of the Order of Victoria and AlbertRoyal Order of Victoria and AlbertThe Royal Order of Victoria and Albert was a British Royal Family Order instituted in on 10 February 1862 by Queen Victoria, and enlarged on 10 October 1864; 15 November 1865; and 15 March 1880. No awards were made after the death of Queen Victoria....
(1893) - CI: Lady of the Order of the Crown of IndiaOrder of the Crown of IndiaThe Imperial Order of the Crown of India is an order in the British honours system.The Order was established by Queen Victoria in 1878, when she became Empress of India. The Order is open only to women; no new appointments have been made after the Partition of India in 1947...
- GCVO: Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian OrderRoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
(1953) - GBE: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British EmpireOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1919) - RRC: Member of the Royal Red CrossRoyal Red CrossThe Royal Red Cross is a military decoration awarded in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for exceptional services in military nursing.The award was established on 27 April 1883 by Queen Victoria, with a single class of Member...
Ancestry
Sources
- Ronald Allison and Sarah Riddell, eds., The Royal Encyclopedia (London: Macmillan, 1992).
- Marlene A. Eilers, Queen Victoria's Descendants (New York: Atlantic International Publishing, 1987).
- Princess Marie Louise (née Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenberg), My Memories of Six Reigns (London: Evans Brothers, 1956).
- "Obituary: Princess Marie Louise, Patron of Social Services," The Times 10 December 1956, p. 14.