| Ernst Gunther | |
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| Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | |
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| Born | 11 August 1863 Dolzig, Brandenburg, Prussia |
| Died | 22 February 1921 (aged 57) Primkenau, Lower Silesia, Prussia, Germany |
| Spouse | Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| House | Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
| Father | Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein |
| Mother | Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Ernst Gunther II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (11 August 1863 – 22 February 1921), was a son of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He inherited his father's title as titular third duke of Schleswig-Holstein.
Marriage
On 2 August 1898 in Coburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, he married Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, daughter of Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Louise of Belgium. The grandfather of the bride, King Leopold II, did not attend the wedding but sent the Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold as wedding gift.
The couple had no children. However, on 11 November 1920, Ernst Gunther adopted Prince Johann Georg and his sister Princess Marie Luise, children of Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.[1]
Honours
He received the following orders and decorations:[2]
Duchy of Anhalt: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 1891[3]
Austria-Hungary:[4]
- Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold, 1889
- Grand Cross of St. Stephen, 1903
Baden: Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1901[5]
Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of St. Hubert, February 1901[6]
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (military), 22 July 1898[7]
Principality of Bulgaria: Grand Cross of St. Alexander
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order
Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 2 August 1898[8]
Kingdom of Italy: Grand Cross of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion
Kingdom of Prussia:
- Knight of the Red Eagle, 1st Class, 10 March 1881[9]
- Knight of the Black Eagle, 22 October 1892; with Collar, 17 January 1893[10]
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon
Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown
Sweden: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa, 1890[11]
Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1892[12]
Ancestors
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References
- ^ Almanach de Gotha (182nd ed.). Almanach de Gotha. 1998. pp. 135, 136. ISBN 0-9532142-0-6.
- ^ Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat (1908), Herrenhaus p. 219
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt (1894) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 17
- ^ "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1918, pp. 55, 74, retrieved 2 November 2019
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1902), "Großherzogliche Orden" p. 67
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36380. London. 16 February 1901. p. 12.
- ^ "Liste des Membres de l'Ordre de Léopold", Almanach Royale Belgique (in French), Bruxelles, 1899, p. 72 – via hathitrust.org
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Ludewigs-orden", Großherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste (in German), Darmstadt: Staatsverlag, 1914, p. 6 – via hathitrust.org
- ^ "Rothen Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, p. 40
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Schwarzer Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.) (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, p. 5 – via hathitrust.org
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Sveriges statskalender (in Swedish), 1915, p. 776, retrieved 8 November 2020 – via runeberg.org
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1907), "Königliche Orden" p. 29
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