Marie Alix, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
| Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Tenure | 10 February 1965 – 30 September 1980 |
| Born |
2 April 1923 Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Spouse | Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (m. 1947; d. 1980) |
| Issue | Princess Marita Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein Prince Alexander Princess Ingeborg |
| House | Lippe |
| Father | Prince Stephan of Schaumburg-Lippe |
| Mother | Duchess Ingeborg Alix of Oldenburg |
Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe (born 2 April 1923 at Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, Germany) was the Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein and the mother of the current Head of the House of Oldenburg, Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein. Marie Alix is the daughter of Prince Stephan Alexander Viktor of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife Duchess Ingeborg Alix of Oldenburg. Her paternal grandfather was Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.
She is also the matrilineal heir of Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera.
Marie Alix married Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, son of Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, on 9 October 1947 in Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Marie Alix and Peter had four children:
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