Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1891-     ).  Succeeded as head of the dynasty in 1934 on the death of his father, Duke Friedrich Ferdinand.  Recognized by a family compact of 1904 as possessing rights of succession to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg in the event of the extinction of the reigning Grand Ducal line.
Wife: Marie Melita, née Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1899-     )

Issue: 4 children, including

Hans, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1917-1944).  Killed in action during World War II at Zedlinsk, Poland, on August 10, 1944. Peter, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1922-     ) Marie Alexandra, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1927-     )

Marie, Princess of Schleswig-Hostein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Abbess of Itzhoe (1859-1941).  Died on June 26, 1941.

Albrecht, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1863-     ).  Recognized by a family compact of 1904 as possessing rights of succession to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg in the event of the extinction of the reigning Grand Ducal line.
2nd Wife: Hertha, née Princess of Ysenburg und Büdingen in Büdingen (1883-     )

Issue of his first marriage:

Marie Luise, Baroness Rudolf Karl von Stengal (1908-     ).  Adopted by Duke Ernst Günther of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg in 1920. Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1909-1940).  Killed in action during World War II on June 6, 1940, at Trier. Johann Georg, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1911-1941).  Adopted by Duke Ernst Günther of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg in 1920.  Killed in action during World War II on June 23, 1941, in Russia. Friedrich Ferdinand, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1913-     ).  Married on September 1, 1943, at Wiligrad. Wife: Anastasia, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1923-     ) Issue: Elisabeth, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, born in Schleswig on September 10, 1945.

Issue of his second marriage:

Ortrud, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925-     )

Christian IX, King of Denmark (1818-1906).  Succeeded as King of Denmark in 1863 on the death of his cousin, King Frederik VII.

Issue:  6 children, including

Frederik VIII, King of Denmark (1843-1912) Issue:  8 children, including Christian X, King of Denmark (1870-     ).  Succeeded as King of Denmark in 1912 on the death of his father. Wife:  Alexandrine, née Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879-     ) Issue: Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (1899-     ) Wife:  Ingrid, née Princess of Sweden (1910-     ) Issue: Margrethe, Princess of Denmark, born at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, on April 16, 1940. Benedikte, Princess of Denmark, born at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, on April 29, 1944. Knud, Prince of Denmark (1900-     ) Wife:  Caroline Mathilde, Princess of Denmark (1912-     ).  See below. Issue: Elisabeth, Princess of Denmark (1935-     ) Ingolf, Prince of Denmark, born at Sorgenfri Castle on February 17, 1940. Christian, Prince of Denmark, born at Sorgenfri Castle on October 22, 1942. Haakon VII, King of Norway, né Prince Carl of Denmark (1872-     ).  Elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Parliament and took the name Haakon in 1905. Issue: Olav, Crown Prince of Norway, né Prince Alexander of Denmark (1902-     ) Wife:  Märtha, née Princess of Sweden (1901-     ) Issue: Ragnhild, Princess of Norway (1930-     ) Astrid, Princess of Norway (1932-     ) Harald, Prince of Norway (1937-     ) Harald, Prince of Denmark (1876-     ) Wife:  Helene, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1888-     ).  See above. Issue: Feodora, Princess Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe (1910-     ) Caroline Mathilde, Princess Knud of Denmark (1912-     ).  See above. Alexandrine-Irene, Countess Luitpold Alfred of Castell-Castell (1914-     ) Gorm, Prince of Denmark (1919-     ) Oluf, Prince of Denmark (1923-     ) Ingeborg, Princess Carl of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland (1878-     ) Thyra, Princess of Denmark (1880-1945).  Died in Copenhagen on November 1, 1945. Gustav, Prince of Denmark (1887-1944).  Died in Copenhagen on October 5, 1944. Dagmar, Fru Jörgen Castenskiold (1890-     ) Georgios I, King of the Hellenes, né Prince William of Denmark (1845-1913) Issue:  8 children, including Konstantinos I, King of the Hellenes (1868-1923) Issue: Georgios II, King of the Hellenes (1890-     ).  Succeeded as King on the abdication of his father in 1922 and left Greece in 1924, when a republic was established.  Returned to the throne in 1935 following a plebiscite and left again in advance of the German invasion on April 23, 1941. Ex-Wife:  Elizabetha, née Princess of Romania (1894-     ) Alexandros I, King of the Hellenes (1893-1920) Wife:  Aspasia, Princess of Greece, né Manos (1896-     ) Issue: Alexandra, Queen of Yugoslavia (1921-     ).  Married in London on March 20, 1944. Eleni, Queen Mother of Romania (1896-     ) Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, Duke of Sparta (1901-     ) Wife:  Friederike, née Princess of Hanover (1917-     ) Issue: Sophia, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1938-     ) Konstantinos, Prince of Greece and Denmark, born at Psychiko, Greece, on June 2, 1940. Yriny, Princess of Greece and Denmark, born at Cape Town, South Africa, on May 11, 1942. Yriny, Princess Aimone of Savoy, Duchess of Spoleto, Duchess of Aosta, Queen of Croatia (1904-     ) Ekaterini, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1913-     ) Georgios, Prince of Greece and Denmark (1869-     ) Wife:  Marie, née Princess Bonaparte (1882-     ) Issue: Petros, Prince of Greece and Denmark (1908-     ).  Married unequally at Madras, India, on September 9, 1939. Wife:  Irina, née Outchinnikova (1904-     ) Eugenie, Princess Dominik Radziwill (1910-    ) Nicholaos, Prince of Greece and Denmark (1872-1938) Wife:   Elena Vladimirovna, née Grand Duchess of Russia (1882-     ) Issue: Olga, Princess Pavle of Yugoslavia (1903-     ) Elisabeth, Countess Karl Theodor of Törring-Jettenbach (1904-     ) Marina, Princess George of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Kent (1906-     ) Maria, Mme. Pericles Joannides, formerly Grand Duchess Georgii Mikhailovich of Russia (1876-1940).  Died in Athens on December 14, 1940. Andreas, Prince of Greece and Denmark (1882-1944).  Died at Monte Carlo on December 3, 1944. Wife:  Alice, née Princess of Battenberg (1885-     ) Issue:  5 children, including Margarita, Hereditary Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1905-     ) Theodora, Margravine of Baden (1906-     ) Sophia, Princess Christoph of Hesse (1914-     ) Philip Mountbatten, né Prince of Greece and Denmark (1921-     ).  Took the name Mountbatten upon entering the British navy during the war. Christophoros, Prince of Greece and Denmark (1888-1940).  Died in Athens on January 21, 1940. 2nd Wife:  Françoise, née Princess of France (1902-     ) Issue of second marriage: Michael, Prince of Greece and Denmark, born in Rome on January 7, 1939. Waldemar, Prince of Denmark (1858-1939).  Died at Copenhagen on January 14, 1939. Issue: Aage, Count of Rosenborg (1887-1940).  Created Count of Rosenborg in 1904.  Forfeited his rights of succession as a result of his unequal marriage in 1914. Wife:  Mathilde, née Countess Calvi de Bergolo (1885-     ) Issue: Valdemar, Count of Rosenborg (1915-     ) Axel, Prince of Denmark (1888-     ) Wife:  Margareta, Princess of Sweden (1899-     ) Issue: Georg, Prince of Denmark (1920-     ) Flemming, Prince of Denmark (1922-     ) Erik, Count of Rosenborg (1890-     ).  Created Count of Rosenborg in 1923.  Forfeited his rights of succession as a result of his unequal marriage in 1924. Issue: Alexandra, Countess of Rosenborg (1927-     ) Christian, Count of Rosenborg (1932-     ) Viggo, Count of Rosenborg (1893-     ).  Created Count of Rosenborg in 1923.  Forfeited his rights of succession as a result of his unequal marriage in 1924. Wife:  Eleanor Margaret, née Green (1895-     ) Margrethe, Princess René of Bourbon-Parma (1895-     )

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