Elisabeth, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein

Infobox Glücksburg Royalty|highness
name = Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld
full name =
title = Princess of Schleswig-Holstein
styles = "HH" The Princess of Schleswig-Holstein
"HSH" Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld
royal house = House of Lippe
House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
spouse = Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
issue = Princess Sophie
Prince Friedrich Ferdinand
Prince Constantin
Prince Leopold


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date of birth = birth date and age|1957|7|28
place of birth = Munich, Bavaria, Germany
date of death =
place of death =
father = Alfred, Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld
mother = Baroness Irmgard Julinka Wagner von Wehrborn

Elisabeth, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein (née Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld cite web | url=http://thepeerage.com/p10444.htm#i104439| title=Elisabeth Prinzessin zur Lippe-Weissenfeld | date=20 July 2007 | accessdate=2008-09-07 | publisher= [http://thePeerage.com thePeerage.com] | author=Darryl Lundy] cite web | url=http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/holstein.html| title=SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN | date= | accessdate=2008-09-02 | publisher=Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site | author=Paul Theroff] ; born 28 July 1957 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany) is the princess consort to the current Head of the Ducal House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein. Elisabeth is the daughter of Alfred, Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld and his wife Baroness Irmgard Julinka Wagner von Wehrborn.

Marriage and issue

Elisabeth married Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, son of Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe, on 23 September 1981 at Damp, Schwansen, Schleswig-Holstein in a civil ceremony. Elisabeth and Christoph were remarried in a religious ceremony on 3 October 1981 at Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. On their marriage Elisabeth became The Princess of Schleswig-Holstein with the style of "Highness".

*"HH" Princess Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 9 October 1983 in Eckernförde)
*"HH" Friedrich Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (born 19 July 1985 in Eckernförde)
*"HH" Prince Constantin of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 14 July 1986 in Eckernförde)
*"HH" Prince Leopold of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 5 September 1991 in Eckernförde)

Career

The Princess currently runs a business designing silk scarves and fabrics from her studio in Grünholz, the family's residence.cite web | url=http://www.schloss-gluecksburg.de/family.html| title=Glücksburg Castle: Family | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-09-07 | publisher= [http://www.schloss-gluecksburg.de/ Schloss Glücksburg Foundation] | author= Schloss Glücksburg Foundation]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

*28 July 1957 - 23 September 1981: "Her Serene Highness" Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld
*23 September 1981 - present: "Her Highness" The Princess of Schleswig-Holstein

References

External links

* [http://www.prinzessin-holstein.de/ The Princess of Schleswig-Holstein's website]