Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
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Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (15 March 1863, Kiel
, Duchy of Schleswig – 23 April 1948, Glücksburg
, Schleswig-Holstein
, Germany
) 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
. Albrecht was the grandfather of Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover
through his daughter Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
who through her marriage to Ernst August IV, Prince of Hanover
was the matriarch of the current Hanoverian Royal Family
.
Albrecht was recognized by a family compact of 1904 as possessing rights of succession to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg in the event of the extinction of the reigning Grand Ducal line.
After Ortrud's death, Albrecht married, secondly, Princess Hertha of Ysenburg und Büdingen, daughter of Bruno, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen
and Countess Bertha of Castell-Rüdenhausen, on 19 September 1920 at Büdingen, Hesse
, Germany. Albrecht and Hertha had one daughter, named for his previous wife:
Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
, Duchy of Schleswig – 23 April 1948, Glücksburg
Glücksburg
Glücksburg is a small town in the district Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.It is situated on the south side of the Flensburg Fjord, an inlet of the Baltic Sea, approx. 10 km northeast of Flensburg...
, 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...
) was the fifth and youngest child of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the third Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg...
and his wife Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe was a member of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe and a Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by birth...
and was a nephew of 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...
. Albrecht was the grandfather of Ernst August V, 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...
through his daughter Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg , was a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and a Princess of...
who through her marriage to Ernst August 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...
was the matriarch of the current Hanoverian Royal Family
House of Hanover
The House of Hanover is a deposed German royal dynasty which has ruled the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , the Kingdom of Hanover, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
.
Albrecht was recognized by a family compact of 1904 as possessing rights of succession to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg in the event of the extinction of the reigning Grand Ducal line.
Marriage and issue
Albrecht married first to Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg und Büdingen, daughter of Count Karl of Ysenburg und Büdingen and his wife Countess Agnes of Ysenburg und Büdingen, on 14 October 1906 at Meerholz, Germany. Albrecht and Ortrud had four children:- HH Princess Marie Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (8 December 1908 – 29 December 1969) She was adopted in November 1920 by Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-HolsteinErnst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-HolsteinErnst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein 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....
.
- ∞ Rudolph-Karl, Baron von Stengal, had issue.
- ∞ Prince Friedrich Christian of Schaumburg-LippePrince Friedrich Christian of Schaumburg-LippePrince Friedrich Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe was a younger son of Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and his consort Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg....
, no issue.- HH Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (Frankfurt am Main, 29 December 1909 – k.i.a.Killed in actionKilled in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...
, World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, TrierTrierTrier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....
, 6 June 1940) - HH Prince Johann Georg of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (GothaGotha (town)Gotha is a town in Thuringia, within the central core of Germany. It is the capital of the district of Gotha.- History :The town has existed at least since the 8th century, when it was mentioned in a document signed by Charlemagne as Villa Gotaha . Its importance derives from having been chosen in...
, 24 July 1911 – k.i.a.Killed in actionKilled in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...
, Operation BarbarossaOperation BarbarossaOperation Barbarossa was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II that began on 22 June 1941. Over 4.5 million troops of the Axis powers invaded the USSR along a front., the largest invasion in the history of warfare...
, World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, RussiaRussian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicThe Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
, 23 June 1941). He was adopted in November 1920 by Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-HolsteinErnst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-HolsteinErnst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein 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....
. - HH Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlücksburgPrince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlücksburgPrince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg ,...
(14 May 1913 – 31 May 1989)
- HH Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (Frankfurt am Main, 29 December 1909 – k.i.a.
- ∞ Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-SchwerinDuchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-SchwerinDuchess Anastasia Alexandrine Cecile Marie Luise Wilhelmine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ,...
, had issue.
After Ortrud's death, Albrecht married, secondly, Princess Hertha of Ysenburg und Büdingen, daughter of Bruno, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen
Bruno, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen
Bruno Casimir Albert Emil Ferdinand of Ysenburg and Büdingen was the third Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen...
and Countess Bertha of Castell-Rüdenhausen, on 19 September 1920 at Büdingen, Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
, Germany. Albrecht and Hertha had one daughter, named for his previous wife:
- HH Princess Ortrud Bertha Adelheid Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlücksburgPrincess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlücksburgPrincess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg , was a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and a Princess of...
(19 December 1925 – 6 February 1980)
- ∞ Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of HanoverErnest Augustus IV, Prince of HanoverErnst 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...
, had issue.
Titles and styles
- 15 March 1863 – 19 December 1863: His Serene Highness Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- 19 December 1863 – 23 April 1948: His Highness Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg