Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
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Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, since 1931 of Schleswig-Holstein (23 August 1891, Schleswig-Holstein
, Prussia
– 10 February 1965, Coburg
, Bavaria
, West Germany
) was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Head of the House of Oldenburg
from 21 January 1934 until his death on 10 February 1965. Wilhelm Friedrich was the only son of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
and his wife Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
.
, daughter of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, on 5 February 1916 at Coburg
. Wilhelm Friedrich and Marie Melita had four children:
Province of Schleswig-Holstein
The Province of Schleswig-Holstein was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1868 to 1946. It was created from the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, which had been conquered by Prussia and the Austrian Empire from Denmark in the Second War of Schleswig in 1864...
, Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
– 10 February 1965, Coburg
Coburg
Coburg is a town located on the Itz River in Bavaria, Germany. Its 2005 population was 42,015. Long one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined with Bavaria by popular vote in 1920...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
) was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and 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...
from 21 January 1934 until his death on 10 February 1965. Wilhelm Friedrich was the only son of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
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:...
and his wife Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg was the second-eldest daughter of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.-Family:Karoline Mathilde's elder sister, Augusta Viktoria was German...
.
Marriage and issue
Wilhelm Friedrich married Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-LangenburgPrincess 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...
, daughter of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, on 5 February 1916 at Coburg
Coburg
Coburg is a town located on the Itz River in Bavaria, Germany. Its 2005 population was 42,015. Long one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined with Bavaria by popular vote in 1920...
. Wilhelm Friedrich and Marie Melita had four children:
- HH Hans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-HolsteinHans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-HolsteinHans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, since 1931 of Schleswig-Holstein was the Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein and the heir apparent to the Head of the House of Oldenburg...
(12 May 1917 – 10 August 1944) - HH Prince Wilhelm Alfred Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (24 September 1919 – 17 June 1926)
- HH Friedrich Ernst Peter, Duke of Schleswig-HolsteinPeter, Duke of Schleswig-HolsteinPeter, 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...
(30 April 1922 – 30 September 1980) - HH Princess Marie Alexandra of Schleswig-Holstein (9 July 1927 – 14 December 2000)
Titles and styles
- 23 August 1891 – 27 April 1931: His Highness The Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- 27 April 1931 – 21 January 1934: His Highness The Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
- 21 January 1934 – 10 February 1965: His Highness The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein