| Ernst Gunther | |
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| Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1863 Dolzig, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 22 February 1921 (aged 57) Primkenau, Prussia |
| Spouse(s) | Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (August 11, 1863 – February 22, 1921) was a son of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He inherited his father's title as titular duke of Schleswig-Holstein.
On August 2, 1898 in Coburg, he married Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, daughter of Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Louise of Belgium. The grandfather of the bride, King Leopold II, did not attend the wedding but sent the Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold as wedding gift.
The couple had no children. However, on 11 November 1920, Ernst Gunther adopted Prince Johann Georg and his sister Princess Marie Luise, children of Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.[1]
Honours[]
Austria-Hungary:
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen of Hungary
- Knight Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold
Belgium - Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold - 1898[2]
German Empire: Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle
- Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of the Order of St. Hubert - February 1901[3]
- Kingdom of Württemberg: Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Crown
Ancestors[]
References[]
- ↑ Almanach de Gotha (182nd ed.). Almanach de Gotha. 1998. pp. 135, 136. ISBN 0-9532142-0-6.
- ↑ Wedding Gift of King Leopold Handelsblad (Het) 27-07-1898
- ↑ "Error: no
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