Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Marie Melita Leopoldine Viktoria Feodora Alexandra Sophie; 18 January 1899 – 8 November 1967) was Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein as the wife of Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. She was the eldest daughter of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh.[1] Her grandson Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein was the head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.

Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein
Tenure21 January 1934 – 10 February 1965
Born(1899-01-18)18 January 1899
Langenburg, Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
Died8 November 1967(1967-11-08) (aged 68)
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Spouse
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(m. 1916; died 1965)​
IssueHans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Prince Wilhelm Alfred
Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Marie Alexandra, Mrs. Barton-Miller
Names
German: Marie Melita Leopoldine Viktoria Feodora Alexandra Sophie
HouseHohenlohe-Langenburg
FatherErnst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
MotherAlexandra of Edinburgh

Marriage and issue

Marie Melita married her second cousin, Wilhelm Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, the only son of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, on 5 February 1916 at Coburg. Wilhelm Friedrich and Marie Melita had four children:

Ancestry

References
  1. "The children of Prince Ernest of Hohenlohe-Langenburg". The Tatler. 4 January 1905. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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