House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg line of succession
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The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg is the senior extant line 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...

. Junior lines of this house include the current royal houses of Denmark
Danish Royal Family
The Danish Royal Family includes the Queen of Denmark and her family. All members except the Queen hold the title of Prince/Princess of Denmark with the style of His/Her Royal Highness or His/Her Highness. The Queen is styled Her Majesty. The Queen and her siblings belong to the House of...

, Greece
Greek Royal Family
The Greek Royal Family was a branch of the House of Glücksburg that reigned in Greece from 1863 to 1924 and again from 1935 to 1973. Its first monarch was George I. He and his successors styled themselves "Kings of the Hellenes"...

, Norway, and the United Kingdom
British Royal Family
The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The term is also commonly applied to the same group of people as the relations of the monarch in her or his role as sovereign of any of the other Commonwealth realms, thus sometimes at variance with...

 upon the ascension of Charles, Prince of Wales
Charles, Prince of Wales
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...

 to the throne. The Law of Succession is agnatic primogeniture, only allowing males to succeed to the throne. The current Head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg is Christoph
Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein has been the head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and the entire House of Oldenburg since 1980...

, styled as His Highness The Prince of Schleswig-Holstein.



    Current duke: HH Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
    Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
    Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein has been the head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and the entire House of Oldenburg since 1980...

    (b. 1949)




    Friedrich Wilhelm
    Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
    Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold was the first Duke of the Second Line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and founder of a line that includes the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom...

     → Friedrich
    Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
    Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the third Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg...

     → Friedrich Ferdinand
    Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
    Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the fourth Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg-Family and succession:...

     → Wilhelm Friedrich
    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...

     → Peter
    Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
    Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Head of both the House of Glücksburg and the entire House of Oldenburg from 10 February 1965 until his death on 30 September 1980...


  1. HH The Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
    Friedrich Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
    Friedrich Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein is the heir apparent of Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, current Head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein, the senior extant line of the House of Oldenburg...

     (b. 1985), son of The Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
    Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
    Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein has been the head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and the entire House of Oldenburg since 1980...


  2. HH Prince Constantin of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1986), son of the Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
  3. HH Prince Leopold of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1991), son of the Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
  4. HH Prince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1953), brother of the Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
  5. HH Prince Julian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1997), son of Prince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg





    Friedrich Wilhelm
    Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
    Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold was the first Duke of the Second Line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and founder of a line that includes the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom...

     → Christian IX of Denmark
    Christian IX of Denmark
    Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...

     → Frederick VIII of Denmark
    Frederick VIII of Denmark
    Frederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...

     → Christian X of Denmark
    Christian X of Denmark
    Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....

     → Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark

  6. HE Count Ingolf of Rosenborg
    Count Ingolf of Rosenborg
    Count Ingolf of Rosenborg, , is a grandson of King Christian X of Denmark and first cousin of the present Queen Margrethe II...

     (b. 1940), son of the Hereditary Prince of Denmark
  7. HE Count Christian of Rosenborg
    Count Christian of Rosenborg
    Count Christian of Rosenborg, a former Danish and Icelandic prince now Grev Christian af Rosenborg , who was high in the line of hereditary succession to the throne of Denmark until the new right of females of the royal family to inherit the crown displaced his branch of the dynasty in favor of...

     (b. 1942), brother of Count Ingolf of Rosenborg





    Friedrich Wilhelm
    Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
    Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold was the first Duke of the Second Line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and founder of a line that includes the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom...

     → Christian IX of Denmark
    Christian IX of Denmark
    Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...

     → Frederick VIII of Denmark
    Frederick VIII of Denmark
    Frederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...

     → Haakon VII of Norway
    Haakon VII of Norway
    Haakon VII , known as Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905, was the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the personal union with Sweden. He was a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg...

     → Olav V of Norway
    Olav V of Norway
    Olav V was the king of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Olav was born in the United Kingdom as the son of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway...


  8. HM The King of Norway
    Harald V of Norway
    Harald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991...

     (b. 1937), son of Olav V of Norway
  9. HRH The Crown Prince of Norway
    Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
    Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway is the heir apparent to the throne of Norway. On birth he was named Prince Haakon Magnus but it was stressed in the announcement that he would go by the name Haakon. He became Crown Prince Haakon when his father ascended to the crown as Harald V in 1991...

     (b. 1973), son of Harald V of Norway
  10. HH Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway
    Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway
    Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway is the second child of Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway and his wife Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway. Prince Sverre Magnus is a grandchild of King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway...

     (b. 2005), son of Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway





    Friedrich Wilhelm
    Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
    Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold was the first Duke of the Second Line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and founder of a line that includes the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom...

     → Christian IX of Denmark
    Christian IX of Denmark
    Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...

     → Frederick VIII of Denmark
    Frederick VIII of Denmark
    Frederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...

     → Prince Harald of Denmark
    Prince Harald of Denmark
    Prince Harald of Denmark was a member of the Danish Royal Family. He was the fourth child and third son of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway, and thus brother to Christian X of Denmark.The prince served in the Royal Danish Army for most of his life, and...

     → Count Oluf of Rosenborg

  11. Count Ulrik of Rosenborg (b. 1950), son of Count Oluf of Rosenborg
  12. Count Philip of Rosenborg (b. 1986), son of Count Ulrik of Rosenborg





    Friedrich Wilhelm
    Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
    Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold was the first Duke of the Second Line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and founder of a line that includes the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom...

     → Christian IX of Denmark
    Christian IX of Denmark
    Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...

     → George I of Greece
    George I of Greece
    George I was King of Greece from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was only 17 years old when he was elected king by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the former king Otto. His nomination was both suggested and supported by the Great Powers...

     → Constantine I of Greece
    Constantine I of Greece
    Constantine I was King of Greece from 1913 to 1917 and from 1920 to 1922. He was commander-in-chief of the Hellenic Army during the unsuccessful Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and led the Greek forces during the successful Balkan Wars of 1912–1913, in which Greece won Thessaloniki and doubled in...

     → Paul of Greece
    Paul of Greece
    Paul reigned as King of Greece from 1947 to 1964.-Family and early life:Paul was born in Athens, the third son of King Constantine I of Greece and his wife, Princess Sophia of Prussia. He was trained as a naval officer....


  13. HM The King of the Hellenes
    Constantine II of Greece
    |align=right|Constantine II was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1973, the sixth and last monarch of the Greek Royal Family....

     (b. 1940), son of Paul of Greece
  14. HRH The Crown Prince of Greece
    Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
    Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, is the eldest son and heir apparent of Constantine II, who was King of Greece from 1964 to 1973....

     (b. 1967), son of Constantine II of Greece
  15. HRH Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark (b. 1998), son of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
  16. HRH Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark (b. 2000), son of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
  17. HRH Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece and Denmark](b. 2004), son of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
  18. HRH Prince Aristide Stavros of Greece and Denmark (b. 2008), son of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
  19. HRH Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
    Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
    Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark is the second son and third child of King Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark, the youngest daughter of King Frederick IX of Denmark and sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark....

     (b. 1969), son of Constantine II of Greece
  20. HRH Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (b. 1986), son of Constantine II of Greece





    Friedrich Wilhelm
    Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
    Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold was the first Duke of the Second Line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and founder of a line that includes the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom...

     → Christian IX of Denmark
    Christian IX of Denmark
    Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...

     → George I of Greece
    George I of Greece
    George I was King of Greece from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was only 17 years old when he was elected king by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the former king Otto. His nomination was both suggested and supported by the Great Powers...

     → Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
    Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
    Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, was the seventh child and fourth son of King George I of Greece and Olga Constantinovna of Russia. He was a grandson of Christian IX of Denmark.He began military training at an early age, and was...


  21. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....

     (b. 1921), son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
  22. HRH The Prince of Wales
    Charles, Prince of Wales
    Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...

     (b. 1948), son of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
  23. HRH The Duke of Cambridge (b. 1982), son of Charles, Prince of Wales
  24. HRH Prince Henry of Wales (b. 1984), son of Charles, Prince of Wales
  25. HRH The Duke of York
    Prince Andrew, Duke of York
    Prince Andrew, Duke of York KG GCVO , is the second son, and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...

     (b. 1960), son of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
  26. HRH Earl of Wessex
    Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
    Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG GCVO is the third son and fourth child of Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh...

     (b. 1964), son of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
  27. Viscount Severn
    James, Viscount Severn
    James, Viscount Severn is the second child and only son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and the youngest grandchild of Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh...

     (b. 2007), son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex





    Friedrich Wilhelm
    Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
    Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold was the first Duke of the Second Line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and founder of a line that includes the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom...

     → Christian IX of Denmark
    Christian IX of Denmark
    Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...

     → George I of Greece
    George I of Greece
    George I was King of Greece from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was only 17 years old when he was elected king by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the former king Otto. His nomination was both suggested and supported by the Great Powers...

     → Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark
    Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark
    Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark was a member of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Royal House.-Family background:...


  28. HRH Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark
    Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark
    Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, is the author of several historical novels and biographies, as well as a contributing writer to Architectural Digest.-Birth and family:...

     (b. 1939), son of Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark





    Friedrich Wilhelm
    Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
    Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold was the first Duke of the Second Line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and founder of a line that includes the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom...

     → Christian IX of Denmark
    Christian IX of Denmark
    Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...

     → Prince Valdemar of Denmark
    Prince Valdemar of Denmark
    Prince Valdemar of Denmark, GCTE was a member of the Danish Royal Family, the youngest son of Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Luise of Hesse-Kassel...

     → Prince Axel of Denmark
    Prince Axel of Denmark
    Axel Christian Georg, Prince of Denmark and Iceland was a Danish and Icelandic prince.Prince Axel was the second son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark and his wife, Princess Marie d'Orléans....

     → Count Flemming of Rosenborg

  29. Count Axel of Rosenborg (b. 1950), son of Count Flemming of Rosenborg
  30. Count Carl Johan of Rosenborg (b. 1979), son of Count Axel of Rosenborg
  31. Count Alexander Flemming of Rosenborg (b. 1993), son of Count Axel of Rosenborg
  32. Count Birger of Rosenborg (b. 1950), son of Count Flemming of Rosenborg
  33. Count Carl of Rosenborg (b. 1952), son of Count Flemming of Rosenborg





    Friedrich Wilhelm
    Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
    Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold was the first Duke of the Second Line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and founder of a line that includes the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom...

     → Christian IX of Denmark
    Christian IX of Denmark
    Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...

     → Prince Valdemar of Denmark
    Prince Valdemar of Denmark
    Prince Valdemar of Denmark, GCTE was a member of the Danish Royal Family, the youngest son of Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Luise of Hesse-Kassel...

    → Count Erik of Rosenborg → Count Christian of Rosenborg

  34. Count Valdemar of Rosenborg (b. 1965), son of Count Christian of Rosenborg
  35. Count Nicolai of Rosenborg (b. 1997), son of Count Valdemar of Rosenborg
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