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Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe. Christoph Prinz zu Schleswig-Holstein (22 August 1949 – 27 September 2023) was the head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (commonly known as the House of Glücksburg) and, by agnatic primogeniture, of the entire House of Oldenburg between 1980 and 2023.
- Friedrich Ferdinand Prinz zu Schleswig-Holstein
- Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
- 30 September 1980 – 27 September 2023
Sep 30, 2023 · Christoph Prinz zu Schleswig-Holstein was the head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and, by agnatic primogeniture, of the entire House of Oldenburg between 1980 and 2023. Traditionally he would have been the eighth Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Duke of Glücksburg, styled as His Highness. He was a male-line descendant of Christian I of Denmark, and was also descended ...
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The House of Oldenburg — in one of its cadet branches — is patrilineally the royal house of Denmark (since 1448), Norway (1450–1818 and since 1905), and the United Kingdom (since 2022), and has been the reigning dynasty of several other countries including Greece, Sweden and Russia. As such, Christoph was the agnatic head of the family that at his ...
Christoph was born in Louisenlund Castle in Güby, near Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany, the eldest son of Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1922–1980), and his wife Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe (1923-2021). He has a diploma in Agricultural Engineering.Christoph served as a Reservist in the German Army for two years holding...
Christoph married Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld (born 28 July 1957 in Munich), daughter of Prince Alfred Karl Friedrich Georg Franz of Lippe-Weissenfeld (b. 1922) and wife Baroness Irmgard Julinka Wagner von Wehrborn (b. 1928), at Glücksburg civilly on 23 September 1981 and religiously on 3 October. Christoph and Elisabeth had four childr...
navigation search. Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (born 22 August 1949-27 September 2023) has been the head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg and the entire House of Oldenburg since 1980. He is the current titular Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Duke of Glucksburg, traditionally styled as His Highness.
Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (legal name in German: Christoph Prinz zu Schleswig-Holstein; born 22 August 1949), has been the head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (commonly known as the House of Glücksburg) and, by agnatic primogeniture, of the entire House of Oldenburg since 1980. He is the current titular eighth Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Duke of ...
Mar 24, 2024 · given name. Christoph. 0 references. noble title. Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. start time. 30 September 1980. end time. 27 September 2023.
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein KG GCVO KStJ PC ADC (Frederick Christian Charles Augustus; 22 January 1831 – 28 October 1917) was a minor Danish-born German prince who became a member of the British royal family through his marriage to Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, the fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
