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Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Titular Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

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Intro
Titular Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Stiftung Louisenlund
Age
58 years
Family
Mother:
Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Father:
Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Spouse:
Marie Alix Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
Children:
Christoph Prince of Schleswig-Holstein Marita von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (German: Friedrich Ernst Peter; 30 April 1922 in Schloss Louisenlund, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany – 30 September 1980 in Bienebek, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany) 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. Peter was the third and youngest son of Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife, Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He was a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria through her second son, Prince Alfred.

Marriage and issue

Peter married Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe, daughter of Prince Stephan Alexander Viktor of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife, Duchess Ingeborg Alix of Oldenburg, on 9 October 1947 in Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Peter and Maria Alice had four children, all of whom bore the style Highness:

  • Princess Marita of Schleswig-Holstein (born 5 September 1948); married Wilfred Freiherr (Baron) von Plotho on 23 May 1975. They have two children:
    • Christoph, Freiherr von Plotho (b. 1976)
    • Irina, Freiin von Plotho (b. 1978)
  • Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 22 August 1949)
  • Prince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 9 July 1953)
  • Princess Ingeborg of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 9 July 1956); married Nikolaus Broschek on 1 June 1991.
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Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 30 April 1922 – 10 August 1944: His Highness Prince Peter of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
  • 10 August 1944 – 10 February 1965: His Highness The Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
  • 10 February 1965 – 30 September 1980: His Highness The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

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