Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

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.

Ernst Gunther
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Born(1863-08-11)11 August 1863
Dolzig, Kingdom of Prussia
Died22 February 1921(1921-02-22) (aged 57)
Primkenau, Prussia
SpousePrincess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
HouseSchleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
FatherFrederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
MotherPrincess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
ReligionLutheran

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]

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References
  1. Almanach de Gotha (182nd ed.). Almanach de Gotha. 1998. pp. 135, 136. ISBN 0-9532142-0-6.
  2. Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt (1894) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 17
  3. "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1918, pp. 55, 74, retrieved 2 November 2019
  4. Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1902), "Großherzogliche Orden" p. 67
  5. "Court Circular". The Times (36380). London. 16 February 1901. p. 12.
  6. Wedding Gift of King Leopold Handelsblad (Het) 27-07-1898
  7. Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1907), "Königliche Orden" p. 29
Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 11 August 1863 Died: 22 February 1921
German nobility
Preceded by
Frederick VIII		 Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
14 January 1880–22 February 1921		 Succeeded by
Albert

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