Princess Feodora of Denmark
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Princess Feodora Louise Caroline-Mathilde Viktoria Alexandra Frederikke Johanne of Denmark (born 3 July 1910 at Jægersborghus, Copenhagen
, Denmark
; died 17 March 1975 in Bückeburg
, Lower Saxony
, Germany
) was the eldest child and daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark
and his wife Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
. Feodora was a granddaughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark
.
, Zealand, Denmark. The couple had four children:
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
; died 17 March 1975 in Bückeburg
Bückeburg
Bückeburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the border with North Rhine Westphalia. It was once the capital of the tiny principality of Schaumburg-Lippe and is today located in the district of Schaumburg close to the northern slopes of the Weserbergland ridge...
, Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, 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 eldest child and daughter of 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...
and his wife Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the third eldest daughter of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg...
. Feodora was a granddaughter of 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...
.
Marriage and issue
Feodora married her first cousin, Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe on 9 September 1937 at Fredensborg PalaceFredensborg Palace
Fredensborg Palace, , is a palace located on the eastern shore of Lake Esrum in Fredensborg on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It is the Danish Royal Family’s spring and autumn residence, and is often the site of important state visits and events in the Royal Family...
, Zealand, Denmark. The couple had four children:
- Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-LippePrince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-LippePrince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe is the head of the Nachod branch of the princely house of Schaumburg-Lippe. Wilhelm is the son of Prince Christian Nicholas of Schaumburg-Lippe, and the great-grandson of Frederick VIII of Denmark...
(b. 19 August 1939). - Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-LippePrince Waldemar of Schaumburg-LippePrince Waldemar Stephen of Schaumburg-Lippe is a son of Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Feodora of Denmark, and the great-grandson of Frederick VIII of Denmark.-Family and life:First, he married Anne-Lise Johansen on 10 September 1977, Queen Margrethe's court photographer, although...
(b. 19 December 1940). - Princess Marie of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 27 December 1945).
- Prince Harald of Schaumburg-LippePrince Harald of Schaumburg-LippePrince Harald of Schaumburg-Lippe is the third son of Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Feodora of Denmark, and the great-grandson of Frederick VIII of Denmark.Although related to the Danish Royal Family, under Danish law he is not in line to inherit the throne as he is not descended...
(b. 27 March 1948).
Titles and styles
- 3 July 1910 – 9 September 1937: Her Highness Princess Feodora of Denmark
- 9 September 1937 – 17 March 1975: Her Highness Princess Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe