Elisabeth, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein

Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld
Princess of Schleswig-Holstein
Elisabeth at Grünholz in November 2010
Born	(1957-07-28) 28 July 1957 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Spouse	Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Issue	Princess Sophie Prince Friedrich Ferdinand Prince Constantin Prince Leopold
House	House of Lippe House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Father	Alfred, Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld
Mother	Baroness Irmgard Julinka Wagner von Wehrborn

Elisabeth, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein (née Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld;^[1]^[2] born 28 July 1957, Munich, Germany^[1]^[2]) is the princess consort to the current Head of the Ducal House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein. Elisabeth is the daughter of Alfred, Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld and his wife Baroness Irmgard Julinka Wagner von Wehrborn.^[1]^[2]

Marriage and issue

Ducal Family of
Schleswig-Holstein

HH The Prince HH The Princess HH The Hereditary Prince HH Princess Sophie HH Prince Constantin HH Prince Leopold HH The Dowager Duchess HH Princess Marita HH Prince Alexander HH Princess Helena HH Prince Julian HH Princess Ingeborg Extended family The Danish Royal Family The Greek Royal Family The Norwegian Royal Family The Oldenburger Grand Ducal Family

Elisabeth married Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, son of Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe,^[1]^[2] on 23 September 1981 at Damp, Schwansen, Schleswig-Holstein in a civil ceremony.^[1]^[2] Elisabeth and Christoph were remarried in a religious ceremony on 3 October 1981 at Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.^[1]^[2] On their marriage Elisabeth became The Princess of Schleswig-Holstein with the style of Highness.

HH Princess Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 9 October 1983 in Eckernförde)^[1]^[2]
HH Friedrich Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (born 19 July 1985 in Eckernförde)^[1]^[2]
HH Prince Constantin of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 14 July 1986 in Eckernförde)^[1]^[2]
HH Prince Leopold of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 5 September 1991 in Eckernförde)^[1]^[2]

The Princess currently runs a business designing silk scarves and fabrics from her studio in Grünholz, the family's residence.^[3]

28 July 1957 – 23 September 1981: Her Serene Highness Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld
23 September 1981 – present: Her Highness The Princess of Schleswig-Holstein

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Darryl Lundy (20 July 2007). "Elisabeth Prinzessin zur Lippe-Weissenfeld". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 7 September 2008. External link in |publisher= (help)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Paul Theroff. "SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
↑ Schloss Glücksburg Foundation (2008). "Glücksburg Castle website". Schloss Glücksburg Foundation. Retrieved 7 September 2008. External link in |publisher= (help)

Titles in pretence
Elisabeth, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein House of Lippe Born: 28 July 1957
Preceded by Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe	— TITULAR — Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein 23 September 1981 - present Reason for succession failure: Duchy annexed by Prussia in 1866	Succeeded by Incumbent

Princesses of Schleswig-Holstein by marriage

1st Generation	Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg* Princess Helena of the United Kingdom*

2nd Generation	Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha*

3rd Generation	Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg**

4th Generation	Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe**

5th Generation	Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld Barbara Beata Fertsch

6th Generation	none

* also a princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg by marriage ** also a princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg by marriage

Princesses of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

The generations indicate marriage to descent from Duke Philip of the Elder Glücksburg Line; generations beyond 6 starts anew with Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of the Junior Glücksburg Line, a 6th generation descendant of Princess Auguste.

1st Generation	Duchess Sibylle Ursula of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

2nd Generation	none

3rd Generation	Countess Anne Charlotte of Lippe-Detmold

4th Generation	none

5th Generation	none

6th Generation	Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark and Norway Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel

7th Generation	Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg und Büdingen Princess Hertha of Ysenburg und Büdingen

8th Generation	Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg* Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

9th Generation	Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe*

10th Generation	Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld* Barbara Beata Fertsch*

11th Generation	none

* also a princess of Schleswig-Holstein by marriage

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