Marie Alix, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein

Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein Spouse Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Issue Princess Marita Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein Prince Alexander Princess Ingeborg House House of Lippe House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Father Prince Stephan Alexander Viktor of Schaumburg-Lippe Mother Duchess Ingeborg Alix of Oldenburg Born 2 April 1923 (1923-04-02) (age 88) Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

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.

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]:

• HH 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)
• HH Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (born 22 August 1949)
• HH Prince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 9 July 1953)
• HH Princess Ingeborg of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 9 July 1956), married Nikolaus Broschek (born 1942) on 1 June 1991, no issue.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

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. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Prinzessin zu Schaumburg-Lippe". thePeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p10443.htm#i104429. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Paul Theroff. "SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20080323164931/http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/holstein.html. Retrieved 2008-09-02. 

Marie Alix, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein House of Lippe Born: 2 April 1923
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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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Name	Marie Alix Of Schleswig-Holstein, Duchess
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Date of birth	2 April 1923
Place of birth	Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
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