Marie Alix, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
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| Ducal Family of Schleswig-Holstein |
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HH The Dowager Duchess
Extended family
- The Danish Royal Family
- The Greek Royal Family
- The Norwegian Royal Family
- The Oldenburger Grand Ducal Family
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Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe[1][2] (born 2 April 1923 at Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, Germany[1][2]) was the Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein and the mother of the current Head of the House of Oldenburg, Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein. Marie Alix is the daughter of Prince Stephan Alexander Viktor of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife Duchess Ingeborg Alix of Oldenburg.[1][2] Her paternal grandfather was Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.
She is also the matrilineal heir of Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera.
Marriage and issue
Marie Alix married Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, son of Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg,[1][2] on 9 October 1947 in Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.[1][2] Marie Alix and Peter had four children[1][2]:
- HH Princess Marita of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 5 September 1948), married Baron Wilfred Eberhard Manfred von Plotho (born 10 August 1942 in Bliestorf, Germany) on 23 May 1975 in Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and had two children:
- Baron Christoph von Plotho (born 14 March 1976 in Eckernförde, Germany)
- Baronin Irina von Plotho (born 28 January 1978 in Eckernförde, Germany)
- HH Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (born 22 August 1949)
- HH Prince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 9 July 1953)
- HH Princess Ingeborg of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 9 July 1956), married Nikolaus Broschek (born 1942) on 1 June 1991, no issue.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 2 April 1923 – 9 October 1947: Her Serene Highness Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe
- 9 October 1947 – 10 February 1965: Her Highness The Hereditary Princess of Schleswig-Holstein
- 10 February 1965 – 30 September 1980: Her Highness The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
- 30 September 1980 – present: Her Highness The Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Marie Alix, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein |
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16. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe |
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8. Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe |
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17. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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4. George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe |
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18. Georg II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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9. Princess Hermine of Waldeck-Pyrmont |
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19. Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
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2. Prince Stephan Alexander Viktor of Schaumburg-Lippe |
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20. Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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10. Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg |
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21. Princess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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5. Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg |
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22. Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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11. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen |
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23. Princess Marie Fredericka of Hesse-Kassel |
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1. Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe |
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24. Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg |
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12. Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg |
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25. Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg |
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6. Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg |
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26. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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13. Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg |
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27. Duchess Amelia of Württemberg |
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3. Duchess Ingeborg Alix of Oldenburg |
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28. Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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14. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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29. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia |
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7. Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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30. Prince Adolph of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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15. Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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31. Princess Matilda of Schönburg-Waldenburg |
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References
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| 1st Generation |
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| 2nd Generation |
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| 3rd Generation |
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| 4th Generation |
Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe**
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| 6th Generation |
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| 1st Generation |
Duchess Sibylle Ursula of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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| 3rd Generation |
Countess Anne Charlotte of Lippe-Detmold
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* also a princess of Schleswig-Holstein by marriage
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Marie Alix Of Schleswig-Holstein, Duchess |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
2 April 1923 |
| Place of birth |
Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Date of death |
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