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Ernst Gunther | |
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Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | |
Born | Dolzig, Brandenburg, Prussia | 11 August 1863
Died | 22 February 1921 Primkenau, Lower Silesia, Prussia, Germany | (aged 57)
Spouse | Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
House | Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
Father | Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein |
Mother | Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
Religion | Lutheran |
Ernst Gunther II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (11 August 1863 – 22 February 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 third duke of Schleswig-Holstein.
On 2 August 1898 in Coburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 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]
He received the following orders and decorations: [2]
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Ernst Gunther | |
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Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | |
Born | Dolzig, Brandenburg, Prussia | 11 August 1863
Died | 22 February 1921 Primkenau, Lower Silesia, Prussia, Germany | (aged 57)
Spouse | Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
House | Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
Father | Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein |
Mother | Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
Religion | Lutheran |
Ernst Gunther II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (11 August 1863 – 22 February 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 third duke of Schleswig-Holstein.
On 2 August 1898 in Coburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 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]
He received the following orders and decorations: [2]
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