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Peter
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein
Predecessor Wilhelm Friedrich
Successor Christoph
Spouse Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe
Issue
Princess Marita
Prince Christoph
Prince Alexander
Princess Ingeborg
Full name
Frederick Ernest Peter
German: Friedrich Ernst Peter
House House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Father Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Mother Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Born (1922-04-30)30 April 1922
Schloss Louisenlund, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Died 30 September 1980(1980-09-30) (aged 58)
Bienebek, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany

Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein[1][2] (30 April 1922, Schloss Louisenlund, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany[1][2] – 30 September 1980, Bienebek, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany[1][2]) 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.[1][2] Peter was the third and youngest son[1][2] of Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.[1][2] He was a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom through her second son, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

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[edit] 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,[1][2] on 9 October 1947 in Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.[1][2] Peter and Maria Alice had four children[1][2]:

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

[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms

[edit] 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

[edit] Ancestry

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Darryl Lundy (17 June 2003). "Friedrich Ernst Peter Herzog zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-09-02. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Paul Theroff. "SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2008-09-02. 
Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 30 April 1922 Died: 30 September 1967
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Wilhelm Friedrich		 — TITULAR —
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
10 February 1965–30 September 1980
Reason for succession failure:
Duchy annexed by Prussia in 1866		 Succeeded by
Christoph
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