Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Prince Albrecht
Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Born	15 March 1863 Kiel, Duchy of Holstein[1]
Died	23 April 1948 (aged 85) Glücksburg, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Spouse	Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg und Büdingen Princess Hertha of Ysenburg und Büdingen
Issue	Princess Marie Luise of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Prince Johann Georg of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Ortrud, Princess of Hanover
Full name Albert Christian Adolph Charles Eugene German: Albrecht Christian Adolf Karl Eugen
House	House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Father	Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Mother	Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe

Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg^[1][2] (15 March 1863, Kiel, Duchy of Holstein^[1][2] – 23 April 1948, Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany^[1][2]) was the fifth and youngest child^[1][2] of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe and was a nephew of Christian IX of Denmark.^[1][2] Albrecht was the grandfather of Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover through his daughter Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.

Albrecht was recognized by a family compact of 1904 as possessing rights of succession to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg in the event of the extinction of the reigning Grand Ducal line.^[3]

Marriage and issue

Albrecht married Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg und Büdingen (1879-1918), daughter of Count Karl of Ysenburg (1819-1900) und Büdingen^[1][2] on 14 October 1906 at Meerholz, Germany.^[1][2] Albrecht and Ortrud had four children:^[1][2]

• Princess Marie Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (8 December 1908 – 29 December 1969) She was adopted in November 1920 by Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. She married Baron Rudolph-Karl von Stengal on 19 April 1934 and they were divorced on 10 August 1955, with issue. She remarried Prince Friedrich Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe on 15 October 1962.
• Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (29 December 1909 – 6 June 1940) killed in action the age of thirty.
• Prince Johann Georg of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (24 July 1911 – 23 June 1941). He was adopted in November 1920 by Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. He was killed in action at the age of twenty-nine.
• Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (14 May 1913 – 31 May 1989) married Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on 1 September 1943. They have four daughters, five grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

After Ortrud's death, Albrecht married, secondly, Princess Hertha of Ysenburg und Büdingen (1883–1972), daughter of Bruno, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen and Countess Bertha of Castell-Rüdenhausen,^[1][2] on 19 September 1920 at Büdingen, Hesse, Germany.,^[1][2] with issue.

• Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (19 December 1925 – 6 February 1980) she married Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover on 5 September 1951, with issue.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 15 March 1863 – 19 December 1863: His Serene Highness Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
• 19 December 1863 – 23 April 1948: His Highness Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

16. Karl Anton August, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck               8. Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck                       17. Countess Charlotte of Dohna-Schlodien               4. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg                             18. Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben               9. Countess Friederike von Schlieben                       19. Countess Maria Eleonore von Lehndorff               2. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg                                   20. Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel               10. Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel                       21. Princess Mary of Great Britain               5. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel                             22. Frederick V of Denmark               11. Princess Louise of Denmark                       23. Louise of Great Britain               1. Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg                                         24. Friedrich Ernst, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe-Alverdissen               12. Philip II Ernest, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe                       25. Elisabeth Philippine von Friesenhausen               6. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe                             26. Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal               13. Landgravine Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal                       27. Landgravine Ulrica of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld               3. Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe                                   28. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont               14. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont                       29. Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler               7. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont                             30. August, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen               15. Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen                       31. Princess Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg

References

1. Darryl Lundy (17 June 2003). "Albrecht Prinz zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-09-08. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. Paul Theroff. "SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
3. Glenn A. Steinberg. "The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, 1939-1945". European Royalty During World War II. Retrieved 2008-09-08. External link in |publisher= (help)