Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg


Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the fifth and youngest child of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe and was a nephew of Christian IX of Denmark. Albert was the grandfather of Ernst August, Prince of Hanover through his daughter Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
Albert was 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.

Marriage and issue

Albert married Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg und Büdingen, daughter of Count Karl of Ysenburg und Büdingen, on 14 October 1906 at Meerholz, Germany. Albert and Ortrud had four children:
After Ortrud's death, Albert married, secondly, Princess Hertha of Ysenburg und Büdingen, daughter of Bruno, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen and Countess Bertha of Castell-Rüdenhausen, on 19 September 1920 at Büdingen, Hesse, Germany, with issue.

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