Duke Wilhelm Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein: Difference between revisions

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HRH The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

Titles	Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Reign	21 January 1934 – 10 February 1965
Coronation	16 June 1934
Predecessor	Friedrich Ferdinand I
Successor	Peter
Biographical Information
Born	23 August 1891 Thumby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Died	10 February 1965 (aged 73) Holstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Spouse	Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (m. 1916; d. 1965)
Issue	Hereditary Duke Hans Albrecht Prince Wilhelm Alfred Peter Princess Marie Alexandra
Name	Wilhelm Friedrich Christian Günther Albert Adolf Georg
House	Schleswig-Holstein
Father	Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein
Mother	Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein
Religion	Lutheran

General

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Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
Hereditary Duke Hans Albrecht	12 May 1917	10 August 1944 (aged 27)	Died unmarried and without issue
Prince Wilhelm Alfred	24 September 1919	17 June 1926 (aged 6)	Died in childhood
Peter	30 April 1922	30 September 1980 (aged 58)	Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe (m. 1947); had issue
Princess Marie Alexandra	9 July 1927	14 December 2000 (aged 73)	Died unmarried and without issue

1891-1931 Prince Wilhelm Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg
1931-1934 Wilhelm Friedrich, Hereditary Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
1934-1965 Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein


Parents	Grandparen ts	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein	Duke Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe	Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont	Duke Friedrich Karl of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck Countess Friederike of Schlieben Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel Princess Louise of Denmark Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal Georg I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein	Duke Frederick VIII of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg	Duke Christian Augustus II of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Countess Louise of Danneskiold-Samsoe Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess Feodora of Leiningen	Duke Frederick Christian II of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Princess Louisa Augusta of Denmark Christian, Count of Danneskiold-Samsoe Henriette Kaas Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

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+|[[Prince Wilhelm Alfred of Schleswig-Holstein|Prince Wilhelm Alfred]]
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+|24 September 1919
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+|[[Duke Peter of Schleswig-Holstein|Peter]]
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+|30 September 1980 (aged 58)
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+|[[Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe]] (m. 1947); had issue
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+|[[Princess Marie Alexandra of Schleswig-Holstein|Princess Marie Alexandra]]
+|9 July 1927
+|14 December 2000 (aged 73)
+|Died unmarried and without issue
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