Countess Marie of Hochberg

Princess Marie of Hanover (German: Marie Viktoria Luise Hertha Friederike; born 26 November 1952 in Pattensen, Lower Saxony, Germany), is the wife of Count Michael von Hochberg.

Early life and family

Marie is the eldest child of Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover (1914–1987) and his wife, Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925–1980). Her younger brother is Ernst August, Prince of Hanover, current head of the House of Hanover and her sister-in-law is Princess Caroline of Monaco.

Marriage and issue

Marie married Count Michael von Hochberg (born 5 December 1943), son of Count Konrad von Hochberg (of the Dukes of Pless) and his wife Eleonore von Czettritz und Neuhaus, on 4 June 1982 at Pattensen, Lower Saxony, Germany, in a civil ceremony. They were remarried the following day in a religious ceremony at Schloss Marienburg. The marriage was later divorced. Marie and Michael have two sons:

• Count Conrad von Hochberg (born 17 June 1985 in Hamburg)
• Count Georg von Hochberg (born 8 October 1987 in Hamburg)

Ancestry