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Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
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Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (; 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. 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 Marie Alix had four children, all of whom bore the style Highness: * Princess Marita of Schleswig-Holstein (born 5 September 1948); married Wilfred Freiherr (Baron) von Plotho on 23 May 1975. They have two children: ** Baron Christoph von Plotho (14 March 1976); married Anahita Varzi in 2010. They have one son: *** Baron Antonius von Plotho (5 September 2013) ** Baroness Irina von Plotho (28 January 1978); married Julius von Bethmann-Hollweg in 2016. They have one son: *** Nikolai von Bethmann-Hollweg (2017) * Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (22 August 1949); married Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld on 23 September 1981. They have four children and two grandchildren. * Prince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein (9 July 1953); married Barbara Beata Fertsch (born 27 July 1961 - deceased 28 April 2009) on 29 August 1994. They had two children: ** Princess Elena of Schleswig-Holstein (25 January 1995) ** Prince Julian Nicolaus of Schleswig-Holstein (20 October 1997) * Princess Ingeborg of Schleswig-Holstein (9 July 1956); married Nikolaus Broschek on 1 June 1991. They have one son: ** Alexis Broschek (12 December 1995) Titles and styles *30 April 1922 - 10 August 1944: His Highness Prince Peter of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg *10 August 1944 - 10 February 1965: His Highness The Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein *10 February 1965 - 30 September 1980: His Highness The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Ancestry See Also
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