| Hans Albrecht | |||||
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| Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein | |||||
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12 May 1917 Schloss Louisenlund, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
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| Died | 10 August 1944 (aged 27) Zedlinsk, Poland |
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| House | Glücksburg | ||||
| Father | Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
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| John Albert Victor Alexander Frederick Ernest Godfrey Augustus Henry Valdemar German: Hans Albrecht Viktor Alexander Friedrich Ernst Gottfried August Heinrich Waldemar |
Hans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, since 1931 of Schleswig-Holstein (12 May 1917, Schloss Louisenlund, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany – 10 August 1944, Zedlinsk, Poland) was the Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein and the heir apparent to the Head of the House of Oldenburg. Hans Albrecht was the eldest son of Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. The Hereditary Prince fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1944 when he died from wounds received in action near Zedlinsk, Poland.