Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
| Princess Marie Melita | |||||
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| Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein | |||||
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| Tenure | 21 January 1934 – 10 February 1965 | ||||
| Born |
18 January 1899 Langenburg, Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Württemberg |
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| Died | 8 November 1967 (aged 68) Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
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| Spouse | Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (m. 1916; d. 1965) | ||||
| Issue |
Hans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein Prince Wilhelm Alfred Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Marie Alexandra, Mrs. Barton-Miller |
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| House | Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
| Father | Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
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| German: Marie Melita Leopoldine Viktoria Feodora Alexandra Sophie |
Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (German: Marie Melita Leopoldine Viktoria Feodora Alexandra Sophie; 18 January 1899, Langenburg, Württemberg – 8 November 1967, Munich, Germany) was the Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein as the wife of Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. She was the eldest daughter of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Marie Melita married her second cousin, Wilhelm Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, the only son of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, on 5 February 1916 at Coburg. Wilhelm Friedrich and Marie Melita had four children:
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