Hans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein

Hans Albrecht
Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Full name
John Albert Victor Alexander Frederick Ernest Godfrey Augustus Henry Valdemar
German: Hans Albrecht Viktor Alexander Friedrich Enrst Gottfried August Heinrich Waldemar
House House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Father Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Mother Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Born 12 May 1917(1917-05-12)
Schloss Louisenlund, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Died 10 August 1944(1944-08-10) (aged 27)
Zedlinsk, Poland

Hans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, since 1931 of Schleswig-Holstein[1][2] (12 May 1917, Schloss Louisenlund, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany[1][2] – 10 August 1944, Zedlinsk, Poland[1][2]) was the Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein and the heir apparent to the Head of the House of Oldenburg.[1][2] Hans Albrecht was the eldest son[1][2] of Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.[1][2] The Hereditary Prince fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1944[1][2] when he died from wounds received in action near Zedlinsk, Poland.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Darryl Lundy (7 September 2005). "Hans Albrecht Prinz zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg". thePeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p10443.htm#i104426. Retrieved 2008-09-07. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Paul Theroff. "SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20080323164931/http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/holstein.html. Retrieved 2008-09-07.