Marie Alix, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein

Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe
Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
Tenure 10 February 1965 – 30 September 1980
Born (1923-04-02) 2 April 1923
Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Spouse
Issue Princess Marita
Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Prince Alexander
Princess Ingeborg
House Lippe
Father Prince Stephan of Schaumburg-Lippe
Mother Duchess Ingeborg Alix of Oldenburg

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 and her maternal grandfather was Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, the last ruling Grand Duke.

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]

  • 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)
  • Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (born 22 August 1949)
  • Prince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 9 July 1953)
  • Princess Ingeborg of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 9 July 1956), married Nikolaus Broschek (born 1942) on 1 June 1991. They have a son, Alexis, born 1995.

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Prinzessin zu Schaumburg-Lippe". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Paul Theroff. "SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
Marie Alix, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
Born: 2 April 1923
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg		 — TITULAR —
Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein
10 February 1965–30 September 1980
Reason for succession failure:
Duchy annexed by Prussia in 1866		 Succeeded by
Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld
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