Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
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| Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | |||||
| Head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein | |||||
| Predecessor | Wilhelm Friedrich | ||||
| Successor | Christoph | ||||
| Born |
30 April 1922 Schloss Louisenlund, Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
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| Died | 30 September 1980 (aged 58) Bienebek, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany |
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| Spouse | Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe (m. 1947) | ||||
| Issue | Princess Marita, Baroness von Plotho Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein Prince Alexander Princess Ingeborg, Mrs. Broschek |
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| House | Glücksburg | ||||
| Father | Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
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| Frederick Ernest Peter German: Friedrich Ernst Peter |
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.
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:
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