Hans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, since 1931 of Schleswig-Holstein (12 May 1917, Schloss Louisenlund, Schleswig, 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...

 – 10 August 1944, Zedlinsk, Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

) was the Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein and the heir apparent

Heir apparent

An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....

 to the Head of the 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...

. Hans Albrecht was the eldest 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...

. The Hereditary Prince fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1944 when he died from wounds received in action near Zedlinsk, Poland.

Titles and styles

• 12 May 1917 – 21 January 1934: His Highness Prince Hans Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
• 21 January 1934 – 10 August 1944: His Highness The Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein

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