Marriage and Issue
Christian eloped with Mireille Dutry (born 10 January 1946), daughter of Armand Dutry and Tinou Soinne and childhood friend of Diane von Fürstenberg, on 23 November 1963 at Salzburg, Austria in a civil ceremony. They were remarried two days later in a religious ceremony in Brussels, Belgium. Christian and Mireille Dutry divorced in 1976. The couple had two daughters:
- HRH Princess Caroline-Luise Mireille Irene Sophie of Hanover (born 3 May 1965 at Wels, Upper Austria, Austria)
- HRH Princess Mireille Viktoria Luise of Hanover (born 3 June 1971 at Brussels, Belgium)
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