Marie Alix, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein

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Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe
Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
Tenure 10 February 1965–30 September 1980
Born (1923-04-02) 2 April 1923 (age 101)
Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Spouse Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (m. 1947; wid. 1980)
Issue Princess Marita
Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Prince Alexander
Princess Ingeborg
House House of Lippe (by birth)
House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (by marriage)
Father Prince Stephan of Schaumburg-Lippe
Mother Duchess Ingeborg Alix of Oldenburg
Ducal Family of
Schleswig-Holstein
Coat of arms of the House of Glücksburg.png

HH The Prince
HH The Princess

HH The Dowager Duchess

  • HH Princess Marita
  • HH Prince Alexander
    • HH Princess Helena
    • HH Prince Julian
  • HH Princess Ingeborg
Extended family

Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe[1][2] (born 2 April 1923 at Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, Germany[1][2]) 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.[1][2] Her paternal grandfather was Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.

She is also the matrilineal heir of Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera.

Marriage and issue

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,[1][2] on 9 October 1947 in Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.[1][2] Marie Alix and Peter had four children:[1][2]

  • Princess Marita of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 5 September 1948), married Baron Wilfred Eberhard Manfred von Plotho (born 10 August 1942 in Bliestorf, Germany) on 23 May 1975 in Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and had two children:
    • Baron Christoph von Plotho (born 14 March 1976 in Eckernförde, Germany)
    • Baronin Irina von Plotho (born 28 January 1978 in Eckernförde, Germany)
  • Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (born 22 August 1949)
  • Prince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 9 July 1953)
  • Princess Ingeborg of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 9 July 1956), married Nikolaus Broschek (born 1942) on 1 June 1991, no issue. She has a son, Alexis, born 1995.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 2 April 1923 – 9 October 1947: Her Serene Highness Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe
  • 9 October 1947 – 10 February 1965: Her Highness The Hereditary Princess of Schleswig-Holstein
  • 10 February 1965 – 30 September 1980: Her Highness The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
  • 30 September 1980 – present: Her Highness The Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein

Ancestry

Family of Marie Alix, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Georg II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Prince Stephan Alexander Viktor of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Princess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Princess Marie Fredericka of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Duchess Amelia of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Duchess Ingeborg Alix of Oldenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Prince Adolph of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Princess Matilda of Schönburg-Waldenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

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Marie Alix, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
Born: 2 April 1923
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein
10 February 1965–30 September 1980
Reason for succession failure:
Duchy annexed by Prussia in 1866		 Succeeded by
Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld
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