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Princess Feodora of Denmark

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Princess Feodora of Denmark
Princess Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe
Born(1910-07-03)3 July 1910
Jægersborghus Mansion, Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died17 March 1975(1975-03-17) (aged 64)
Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, West Germany
SpousePrince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe
IssuePrince Wilhelm
Prince Waldemar
Princess Marie
Prince Harald
Names
Feodora Louise Caroline-Mathilde Viktoria Alexandra Frederikke Johanne
HouseGlücksburg
FatherPrince Harald of Denmark
MotherPrincess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Princess Feodora of Denmark (Feodora Louise Caroline-Mathilde Viktoria Alexandra Frederikke Johanne) (3 July 1910 – 17 March 1975) was a Danish princess as a daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark and granddaughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark.

As the wife of Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe she became a Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by marriage.[1]

Early life

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Princess Feodora's birthplace Jægersborghus in 1909.

Princess Feodora was born on 3 July 1910 at the Jægersborghus country house in Gentofte north of Copenhagen, Denmark.[1]

She was the first child and daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark, son of King Frederik VIII of Denmark and Princess Louise of Sweden. Her mother was Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, daughter of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.[1]

Marriage and issue

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Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe

Feodora married her first cousin, Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe on 9 September 1937 at Fredensborg Palace, Zealand, Denmark.[1] Prince Christian was a son of Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Louise of Denmark who was a sister of Feodora's father, Prince Harald. Prince Christian was the head of a junior line of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe which resided at Náchod in Bohemia.

Feodora and Christian had four children:[1]

  • Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 19 August 1939).
    • Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 1971); married Lena Giese in 2009.
    • Princess Desiree of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 1974); married Michael Iuel and has three children.
  • Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 19 December 1940 - d. 11 August 2020).
    • Princess Eleonore-Christine Eugenie Benita Feodora Maria of Schaumburg-Lippe (born 22 December 1978 in Hørsholm, Denmark)
    • Mario-Max Prinz zu Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 23 December 1977)[2][3]
  • Princess Marie of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 27 December 1945).
  • Prince Harald of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 27 March 1948).

Later life

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Prince Christian died in 1974. Princess Feodora died on 17 March the following year in Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Ancestry

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See also: Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e Darryl Lundy (23 February 2007). "Feodora zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  2. ^ "Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe’s mom, Dr. Princess Antonia, asks Caroline Graham to step down from dailymail after fakenews campaign against Prince Mario Max and Prince Harry", newstodayworld.org, January 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe Of Germany, H.H. Prince Waldemar & H.H. Dr. Princess Antonia", schaumburglippe.org

Bibliography

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  • Bramsen, Bo (1992). Huset Glücksborg. Europas svigerfader og hans efterslægt [The House of Glücksburg. The Father-in-law of Europe and his descendants] (in Danish) (2nd ed.). Copenhagen: Forlaget Forum. ISBN 87-553-1843-6.
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