Princess Marie Alexandra Of Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Marie Alexandra Caroline-Mathilde Viktoria Irene of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, since 1941 of Schleswig-Holstein (9 July 1927, Schloss Louisenlund, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany – 14 December 2000, Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) was a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Marie Alexandra was the fourth and youngest child of Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Her older brother Peter was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Head of the House of Oldenburg from 10 February 1965 until his death on 30 September 1980.
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