Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (Legal name in Germany: Ortrud Prinzessin zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg; Full given names: Ortrud Bertha Adelheid Hedwig), (19 December 1925, Flensburg

Flensburg

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, 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

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 – 6 February 1980) was a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and a Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg by birth, and through her marriage to Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover

Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover

Ernst August IV, Prince of Hanover, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland was head of the House of Hanover from 1953 until his death...

, a member of the House of Hanover

House of Hanover

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 and Princess consort of Hanover (30 January 1953 – 6 February 1980).

Family

Ortrud was the daughter of Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the fifth and youngest child 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...

 (1863–1948) and his wife Princess Hertha of Ysenburg and Büdingen (1883–1972).

Marriage and issue

Ortrud married Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover

Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover

Ernst August IV, Prince of Hanover, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland was head of the House of Hanover from 1953 until his death...

 (later Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover) on 31 August 1951 at Marienburg Castle, Nordstemmen

Nordstemmen

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, Hanover

Hanover

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, Germany in a civil marriage

Civil marriage

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 ceremony. They were remarried four days later in a religious ceremony in Hanover. Ernest Augustus and Ortrud had six children:

• HRH Princess Marie Viktoria Luise Hertha Friederike of Hanover
  Marie, Countess of Hochberg
  Princess Marie of Hanover , Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg is the wife of Count Michael of Hochberg...
  
   (1952– ), married Count Michael of Hochberg and had issue.
• HRH Ernst August V Albert Paul Otto Rupprecht Oskar Berthold Friedrich-Ferdinand Christian Ludwig, Prince of Hanover
  Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover
  Ernst August, Prince of Hanover , is the third husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco, heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco...
  
   (1954– ), married first Chantal Hochuli
  Chantal Hochuli
  Chantal, Princess of Hanover , is heiress to a Swiss chocolate fortune. She is the former wife of Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover.-Biography:Chantal was born in Zürich, Switzerland. She is the daughter of Johann Gustav Hochuli and Rosmarie Lembeck....
  
   and had issue, married second Princess Caroline of Monaco
  Caroline, Princess of Hanover
  Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco , formally styled Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover , has been heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco since 2005, a position which she previously held from 1957 to 1958.She is the wife of...
  
   and had issue.
• HRH Prince Ludwig Rudolph Georg Wilhelm Philipp Friedrich Wolrad Maximilian of Hanover
  Prince Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover
  Prince Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover was a member of the House of Hanover and a music producer.-Early life and career:...
  
   (1955–88), married Countess Isabelle of Thurn and Valsassina-Como-Vercelli (1962–88) with whom he had one son, Prince Otto Heinrich of Hanover
  Prince Otto Heinrich of Hanover
  Prince Otto Heinrich of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg) was the only child of music producer Prince Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover and his wife,...
  
  . Ludwig committed suicide shortly after discovering the body of his wife, who had died of a drug overdose.
• HRH Princess Olga Sophie Charlotte Anna of Hanover
  Princess Olga of Hanover (b. 1958)
  Princess Olga of Hanover , Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg is the fourth child and second eldest daughter of Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover and...
  
   (1958– )
• HRH Princess Alexandra Irene Margaretha Elisabeth Bathildis of Hanover
  Alexandra, Princess of Leiningen
  Princess Alexandra of Hanover , Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Princess of Leiningen is the wife of Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen....
  
   (1959– ), married Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen and had issue.
• HRH Prince Heinrich Julius Christian Otto Friedrich Franz Anton Günther of Hanover
  Prince Heinrich Julius of Hanover
  Prince Heinrich Julius Christian Otto Friedrich Franz Anton Günter of Hanover , Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg is a historian and publisher in Göttingen with publishing firm MatrixMedia.-Parents:Heinrich Julius is the youngest child of Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of...
  
   (1961– ), married Thyra von Westernhagen and had issue (including a son, Albert, born on the 138th anniversary of the death of his ancestor, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

After Ortrud's death in 1980, her widower husband Ernest Augustus married Ortrud's first cousin once removed, Countess Monika of Solms-Laubach

Countess Monika of Solms-Laubach

Monika, Dowager Princess of Hanover is the second wife and widow of Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover. Monika is the eldest daughter of Georg Friedrich, Count of Solms-Laubach and Princess Johanna of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich....

 in 1981.

Titles and styles

• 19 December 1925 – 31 August 1951: Her Serene Highness Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
• 31 August 1951 – 30 January 1953: Her Royal Highness Princess Ernst August of Hanover
• 30 January 1953 – 6 February 1980: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover

Ancestry

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