Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Ernst Gunther | |
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Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | |
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Born |
Dolzig, Kingdom of Prussia | 11 August 1863
Died |
22 February 1921 57) Primkenau, Prussia | (aged
Spouse | Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
House | Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
Father | Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein |
Mother | Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
Religion | Lutheran |
Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (August 11, 1863 – February 22, 1921) was a son of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He inherited his father's title as titular duke of Schleswig-Holstein.
On August 2, 1898 in Coburg, he married Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, daughter of Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Louise of Belgium. The grandfather of the bride, King Leopold II, did not attend the wedding but sent the Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold as wedding gift.
The couple had no children. However, on 11 November 1920, Ernst Gunther adopted Prince Johann Georg and his sister Princess Marie Luise, children of Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.[1]
Honours
Austria-Hungary: - Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen of Hungary
- Knight Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold
Belgium - Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold - 1898[2] German Empire: Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of the Order of St. Hubert - February 1901[3] Kingdom of Württemberg: Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Crown
Ancestors
References
- ↑ Almanach de Gotha (182nd ed.). Almanach de Gotha. 1998. pp. 135, 136. ISBN 0-9532142-0-6.
- ↑ Wedding Gift of King Leopold Handelsblad (Het) 27-07-1898
- ↑ "Court Circular". The Times (36380). London. 16 February 1901. p. 12.
Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg Born: 11 August 1863 Died: 22 February 1921 | ||
German nobility | ||
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Preceded by Frederick VIII |
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein 14 January 1880–22 February 1921 |
Succeeded by Albert |
This article is a translation of the corresponding article on the Swedish Wikipedia, accessed 8 May 2007.