Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
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Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1863–1921) was a son of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
and Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
. He inherited his father's title as titular duke of Schleswig-Holstein
.
He married Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
, daughter of Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Louise-Marie of Belgium
. The couple had no children. However on 11 November 1920 Ernst Gunther adopted Prince Johann Georg and his sister Princess Marie Luise, children of Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
.
Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Duke Frederick VIII , succeeded nominally as the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 1863 while Prussia actually took overlordship and real administrative power.-Life:...
and Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg was a niece of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She was the second daughter of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Feodora of Leiningen, older half-sister of the British queen...
. He inherited his father's title as titular duke of 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...
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He married Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Dorothea Maria Henriette Auguste Louise was a princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by birth and the duchess of Schleswig-Holstein through her marriage to Ernst Gunther, duke of Schleswig-Holstein...
, daughter of Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Louise-Marie of Belgium
Princess Louise-Marie of Belgium
Louise Marie of Belgium , princess of Belgium, was the eldest daughter of Leopold II, king of the Belgians, and his wife Marie Henriette, archduchess of Austria.-Marriage and issue:...
. The couple had no children. However on 11 November 1920 Ernst Gunther adopted Prince Johann Georg and his sister Princess Marie Luise, children 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...
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