Predecessor Wilhelm Friedrich House House of Glucksburg Died September 30, 1980 | Name Peter, of Successor Christoph | |
Born 30 April 1922
Schloss Louisenlund, Eckernforde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany ( 1922-04-30 ) Issue Princess Marita, Baroness von Plotho
Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Prince Alexander
Princess Ingeborg, Mrs. Broschek Father Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Mother Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Spouse Marie Alix, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (m. 1947–1980) Children Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein Parents Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Grandchildren Friedrich Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein | ||
Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (German: Friedrich Ernst Peter; 30 April 1922 in Schloss Louisenlund, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany – 30 September 1980 in Bienebek, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany) was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Head of both the House of Glücksburg and the entire House of Oldenburg from 10 February 1965 until his death on 30 September 1980. Peter was the third and youngest son of Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife, Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He was a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria through her second son, Prince Alfred.
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Marriage and issue
Peter married Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe, daughter of Prince Stephan Alexander Viktor of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife, Duchess Ingeborg Alix of Oldenburg, on 9 October 1947 in Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Peter and Maria Alice had four children, all of whom bore the style Highness: