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3 days ago · Christian Victor, born 14 April 1867, son of Prince Christian zu Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Helena of Great Britain. He died in 1900. Albert, born 26 February 1869 at Frogmore House, son of Prince Christian zu Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Helena of Great Britain.
5 days ago · Danneskiold-Samsøe (illegitimate branch) The House of Oldenburg is an ancient dynasty of German origin whose members rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Livonia, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg.
2 days ago · Following the death of King Frederick VII 11 years later, Christian became King of Denmark. [1] Due to Christian's German background, he was unpopular among his subjects during the start of his reign. [2] Moreover, he nearly abdicated in 1864 after Denmark's loss in the Second Schleswig War.
4 days ago · Victoria, the princess royal (the “Vicky” of the Letters), was born in 1840; in 1858 she married the crown prince of Prussia and later became the mother of the emperor William II. The prince of Wales (later Edward VII) was born in 1841. Then followed Princess Alice, afterward grand duchess of Hesse, 1843; Prince Alfred, afterward duke of ...
2 days ago · Schleswig-Holstein ( pronounced [ˌʃleːsvɪç ˈhɔlʃtaɪn] ⓘ; Danish: Slesvig-Holsten [ˌsle̝ːsvi ˈhʌlˌste̝ˀn]; Low German: Sleswig-Holsteen; North Frisian: Slaswik-Holstiinj; English: Sleswick-Holsatia [5]) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of...
6 days ago · A repowering project in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein has received the approval to start from the local authorities. Copenhagen, Denmark, 3 July, 2024 – European Energy and Energiequelle have received the approval for the construction of eight Vestas V162 wind turbines, each with an output of 6.2 MW and a total height of 200 meters.
2 days ago · His first great opportunity came in connection with the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, which were ruled by the king of Denmark but which were politically and ethnically tied to Germany. When the government in Copenhagen sought to make Schleswig an integral part of the Danish state in 1863, nationalist sentiment in Germany was outraged.
