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Biography
Prince Welf Henry of Hanover (Welf Heinrich Ernst August Georg Christian Berthold Friedrich Wilhelm Louis Ferdinand Prinz von Hannover), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (11 March 1923 in Gmunden, Upper Austria, Austria; – 12 July 1997 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany) was the fourth son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick and his wife Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, the only daughter of Wilhelm II, German Emperor and Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein. The prince was known to his family as "Welfi."
Marriage and personal life
Welf Henry married Princess Alexandra Sophie of Ysenburg and Büdingen (born 23 October 1937 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, died 1 June 2015 in Frankfurt am Main), daughter of Otto Friedrich III, Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen in Wächtersbach and his wife Felicitas Anna Eleonore Cecilie, Princess Reuss of Köstritz, on 20 September 1960 at Büdingen, Hesse, Germany, in a civil marriage ceremony, and on the following day in a religious ceremony at the Marienkirche in Büdingen. The couple had no children.
Welf Henry and Alexandra lived in Frankfurt's Niederrad district. Alexandra had served as a city councilwoman representing Niederrad on the Frankfurt City Council since 1980. She was a member of the Christian Democratic Union political party.
Welf Henry died in 1997 after a long illness.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 11 March 1923 – 12 July 1997: His Royal Highness Prince Welf Henry of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Ancestry
Welf Henry was a descendant of Victoria of the United Kingdom and Albert, Prince Consort through their eldest daughter Victoria, Princess Royal, the wife of Frederick III, German Emperor. His sister, Princess Friederike of Hanover married Paul I, King of the Hellenes.
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Patrilineal descent, descent from father to son, is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations - which means that the historically accurate royal house of monarchs of the House of Hanover was the House of Lucca (or Este, or Welf). This is the descent of the primary male heir. For the complete expanded family tree, see List of members of the House of Hanover.
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