Princess Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe
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
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
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
Prince Christian died in 1974. Princess Feodora died on 17 March the following year in Bückeburg , Lower Saxony , Germany .
Ancestry
Ancestors of Princess Feodora of Denmark
References
Citations
Bibliography
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 .
Generations are numbered from the implementation of hereditary monarchy by
Frederick III in 1660.
1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation 4th generation 5th generation 6th generation 7th generation 8th generation 9th generation 10th generation 11th generation 12th generation 13th generation 1 Also princess of Norway2 Also princess of Greece3 Also princess of Iceland4 Not Danish princess by birth, but created princess of DenmarkPrincesses that lost their title are shown in italics