Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 15 March 1863 in Kiel, Duchy of Schleswig; died 23 April 1948 at Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) was the fifth and youngest child of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe and was a nephew of Christian IX of Denmark. Albrecht was the grandfather of Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover through his daughter Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg who through her marriage to Ernst August IV, Prince of Hanover was the matriarch of the current Hanoverian Royal Family.

Albrecht was recognized by a family compact of 1904 as possessing rights of succession to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg in the event of the extinction of the reigning Grand Ducal line.

Marriage and issue

Albrecht married first to Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg und Büdingen, daughter of Count Karl of Ysenburg und Büdingen and his wife Countess Agnes of Ysenburg und Büdingen, on 14 October 1906 at Meerholz, Germany. Albrecht and Ortrud had four children:

• HH Princess Marie Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (8 December 1908 - 29 December 1969)

∞ Rudolph-Karl, Baron von Stengal, had issue.

∞ Prince Friedrich Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe, no issue.

• HH Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (29 December 1909 - 6 June 1940)
• HH Prince Johann Georg of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (24 July 1911 - 23 June 1941)
• HH Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (14 May 1913 - 31 May 1989)

∞ Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, had issue.

After Ortrud's death, Albrecht married, secondly, Princess Hertha of Ysenburg und Büdingen, daughter of Bruno, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen and Countess Bertha of Castell-Rüdenhausen, on 19 September 1920 at Büdingen, Hesse, Germany. Albrecht and Hertha had one daughter, named for his previous wife:

• HH Princess Ortrud Bertha Adelheid Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (19 December 1925 - 6 February 1980)

∞ Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover, had issue.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 15 March 1863 - 19 December 1963: His Serene Highness Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
• 19 December 1863 - 23 April 1948: His Highness Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg