Countess Marie of Hochberg

Princess Marie of Hanover (German: Marie Viktoria Luise Hertha Friederike, Prinzessin von Hannover, Prinzessin von Großbritannien und Irland, Herzogin zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg), Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born 26 November 1952 in Pattensen, Lower Saxony, Germany) is the wife of Count Michael of Hochberg. Marie is the eldest child of Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover (1914–1987) and his wife Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925–1980). Her younger brother is Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover, current head of the House of Hanover and her sister-in-law is Princess Caroline of Monaco.

Marriage and issue

Marie married Count Michael Georg Botho of Hochberg (born 5 December 1943), son of Count Konrad Eberhard Georg Richard of Hochberg and his wife Eleonore Kungigunde Charlotte von Czettritz und Neuhaus, on 4 June 1982 at Pattensen, Lower Saxony, Germany, in a civil ceremony. They were remarried the following day in a religious ceremony at Schloss Marienburg. Marie and Michael have two sons:

• Count Conrad Hans-Heinrich Ernst-August of Hochberg (born 17 June 1985 in Hamburg)
• Count George of Hochberg (born 8 October 1987 in Hamburg)

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 26 November 1952 – 4 June 1982: Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of Hanover, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
• 4 June 1982 – present: Her Royal Highness Countess Marie of Hochberg, Baroness of Fürstenstein, Princess of Hanover, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg,