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During World War I he was excused from service against the British by the German Emperor, and spent the war in Berlin on the staff of the Governor of the city. Duchy [ edit ] In 1921, the Prince succeeded as the head of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg of the House of Schleswig-Holstein, following his childless cousin Duke Ernst ...
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...
This meant that Albert was separated from his family during World War I. Having refused to fight against the British, Albert’s cousin, Wilhelm II, German Emperor and King of Prussia , excused him from active service, and he spent the war years serving on the staff of the Governor of Berlin.
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A dispute between Austria and Prussia concerning the sovereignty of the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, which those two great powers had wrested from Denmark in 1864, led to a short but fierce ...
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 Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and the ...
However, while Christian Victor's was in the British Army, Albert served with the Prussian Army, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the 3rd Uhlans of the Guard. During World War I he was excused from service against the British by the German Emperor , and spent the war in Berlin on the staff of the Governor of the city.
Hills & Saunders (1852-2019) Albert, Duke of Schleswig Holstein (1869-1931) c. 1872. Albumen print | 8.4 x 5.1 cm (sight) | RCIN 2932937. Description. 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.
