Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Marie Melita Leopoldine Viktoria Feodora Alexandra Sophie; 18 January 1899 – 8 November 1967) was Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein as the wife of Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. She was the eldest daughter of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
| Princess Marie Melita | |||||
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| Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein | |||||
| Tenure | 21 January 1934 – 10 February 1965 | ||||
| Born | 18 January 1899 Langenburg, Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire | ||||
| Died | 8 November 1967 (aged 68) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany | ||||
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| Issue | Hans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein Prince Wilhelm Alfred Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Marie Alexandra, Mrs. Barton-Miller | ||||
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| House | Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
| Father | Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
Marriage and issue
Marie Melita married her second cousin, Wilhelm Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, the only son of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, on 5 February 1916 at Coburg. Wilhelm Friedrich and Marie Melita had four children:
- Hans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (12 May 1917 – 10 August 1944); unmarried, no issue
- Prince Wilhelm Alfred Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (24 September 1919 – 17 June 1926)
- Friedrich Ernst Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (30 April 1922 – 30 September 1980); married, had issue
- Princess Marie Alexandra of Schleswig-Holstein (9 July 1927 – 14 December 2000); married, on 22 July 1970 at Grünholz, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Douglas Barton-Miller (born 27 December 1929); no issue.
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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References
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