Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Peter, 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. 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 Marie Alix had four children, all of whom bore the style Highness:
- Princess Marita of Schleswig-Holstein ; married Wilfred Freiherr von Plotho on 23 May 1975. They have two children:
- * Baron Christoph von Plotho ; married Anahita Varzi in 2010. They have one son:
- ** Baron Antonius von Plotho
- * Baroness Irina von Plotho ; married Julius von Bethmann-Hollweg in 2016. They have one son:
- ** Nikolai von Bethmann-Hollweg
- Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein ; married Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld on 23 September 1981. They have four children and two grandchildren.
- Prince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein ; married Barbara Beata Fertsch on 29 August 1994. They had two children:
- * Princess Elena of Schleswig-Holstein
- * Prince Julian Nicolaus of Schleswig-Holstein
- Princess Ingeborg of Schleswig-Holstein ; married Nikolaus Broschek on 1 June 1991. They have one son:
- * Alexis Broschek
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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