Princess Feodora of Denmark
Danish princess (1910–1975)
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Princess Feodora of Denmark (Feodora Louise Caroline-Mathilde Viktoria Alexandra Frederikke Johanne; 3 July 1910 – 17 March 1975) was a Danish princess as the daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark and granddaughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark.[1] As the wife of Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe, she became a Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by marriage.[2]
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Jægersborghus Mansion, Gentofte, Denmark
Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Prince Waldemar
Princess Marie-Louise
Prince Harald
| Princess Feodora of Denmark | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe | |||||
Princess Feodora in 1937 | |||||
| Born | 3 July 1910 Jægersborghus Mansion, Gentofte, Denmark | ||||
| Died | 17 March 1975 (aged 64) Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, West Germany | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Prince Wilhelm Prince Waldemar Princess Marie-Louise Prince Harald | ||||
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| House | Glücksburg | ||||
| Father | Prince Harald of Denmark | ||||
| Mother | Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | ||||
Early life
Princess Feodora was born on 3 July 1910 at the Jægersborghus country house in Gentofte north of Copenhagen, Denmark. She was the eldest child of Prince Harald of Denmark, son of King Frederik VIII and Princess Louise of Sweden.[1] Her mother was Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, daughter of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.[3]
Marriage and issue
Feodora married her first cousin, Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe, on 9 September 1937 at Fredensborg Palace, Zealand, Denmark.[4][5][6] Prince Christian was a son of Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Louise of Denmark, a sister of Feodora's father.[2]
Feodora and Christian had four children:[7]
- Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe (19 August 1939 – 9 July 2026); married in 1970 Ilona Freiin Hentschel von Gilgenheimb (1940–2023).
- Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-Lippe (19 December 1940 – 11 August 2020).[8]
- Princess Marie-Louise of Schaumburg-Lippe (27 December 1945 – 2 September 2025).
- Prince Harald of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 27 March 1948).