Hans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
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Hans Albrecht was titled Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and from 1931 onwards of Schleswig-Holstein. He was the Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein and the heir apparent to the Head of the House of Oldenburg.
Born12 May 1917
Schloss Louisenlund, Güby, near Eckernförde, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Schloss Louisenlund, Güby, near Eckernförde, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Died10 August 1944 (aged 27)
Jedlińsk, General Government, Germany
Jedlińsk, General Government, Germany
| Hans Albrecht | |||||
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| Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein | |||||
| Born | 12 May 1917 Schloss Louisenlund, Güby, near Eckernförde, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | ||||
| Died | 10 August 1944 (aged 27) Jedlińsk, General Government, Germany | ||||
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| House | Glücksburg | ||||
| Father | Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
He was the eldest son of Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, and Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.[1] He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1944 when he died from wounds received in action near Jedlińsk, Poland.