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Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (Albert John Charles Frederick Alfred George; 26 February 1869 – 27 April 1931), was a grandson of Queen Victoria. He was the second son of Victoria's daughter Princess Helena by her husband Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. Prince Albert was the head of the House of Oldenburg, and also the House of ...
Ruled jointly in Schleswig, John and Frederick, brothers, ruled together, and after the death of John, Frederick, kept the co-rulership with his nephew, Christian II. In 1523 the latter was deposed in both Denmark and Schleswig. They were also in succession Kings of Denmark: John 1481–1513, Christian 1513–23, Frederick 1523–33.
RulerRulerBornReignChristian I ( Christian 1.)February 14261460-148121 May 14812 February 14551481-151320 February 1513Frederick I ( Frederik 1.)7 October 14711490-153320 February 1533Christian II the Tyrant ( Christian 2.)February 14261513-152321 May 1481At the time, because of her perceived Jewish heritage, she was not permitted to marry the Duke. Fortunately, Albert’s sisters attested to her true parentage, and the wedding was then permitted. Valerie died, by apparent suicide, in 1953. Prince Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein died on April 27, 1931, in Primkenau, Germany (now Przemków ...
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Photograph of Prince Albert of Schleswig Holstein in a head and shoulders length portrait, facing the viewer. He wears an embroidered top with buttons and a tartan shawl or ribbon around the waist. He is aged approximately 3 years. Prince Albert was born on the 26 February 1869, the second son born to Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig Holstein. The Prince never married but ...
Biography. English-born Germany royalty, the second son of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. Unlike his older brother Prince Christian Victor, who served with the British Army, Albert served with the Prussian army, although he was excused from fighting the British during the First World War.
Aug 8, 2014 · The British prime minister Lord Palmerston is said to have remarked in the early 1860s that only three men in Europe had ever understood the ‘Schleswig-Holstein Question’: one (Prince Albert) was dead, the second (a Danish statesman) was in an asylum and the third (himself) had forgotten it. The Question concerned the governance of ...
The First Schleswig War ( German: Schleswig-Holsteinischer Krieg ), also known as the Schleswig-Holstein Uprising ( German: Schleswig-Holsteinische Erhebung) and the Three Years' War ( Danish: Treårskrigen ), was a military conflict in southern Denmark and northern Germany rooted in the Schleswig-Holstein Question: who should control the ...
