#Prince Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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"SECRETS IN OIL: UNVEILING THE PRINCESSES OF SAXE-COBURG" ♥️👑🖌

"Heinrich von Angeli: The Royal Brush and the Royal Sisters' Gaze" 🖌🌞🌏

Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh, Grand Duchess of Hesse, is shown looking to the left in a pale blue dress with lace over her shoulders and a rose at her breast. 💙✨️

This portrait was painted for Queen Victoria, who was Princess Victoria Melita's grandmother. In 1894 Victoria married her first cousin, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, following the wishes of their shared grandmother, Queen Victoria, but their marriage was a failure and Victoria went on to scandalize the royal families of Europe by divorcing her husband in 1901 and marrying her first love, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia, in 1905.

Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, is shown with head and shoulders to the front, in evening dress with a fur-edged wrap. 💖✨️

The third daughter of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, she was married in 1896 to Prince Ernst, of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. This portrait was painted for Queen Victoria, who was Princess Alexandra's grandmother.

"As we admire this artwork, let's reflect on the lives of Victoria Melita and Alexandra. Born into a lineage that intertwined with the most powerful dynasties of Europe, their stories are woven into the fabric of history. Victoria Melita, a granddaughter of both Queen Victoria and Emperor Alexander II, led a life marked by scandal and romance, defying royal norms to marry the man she loved. Her sister Alexandra, though less known, shared in the family's complex web of alliances that shaped the course of European history.❤️

So, as you behold this masterpiece, ponder this: What secrets do the serene faces of Victoria Melita and Alexandra hold? What whispers of the past might echo through the halls of their royal lineage? Angeli's painting is not just a visual delight; it's a silent testament to the tumultuous and fascinating era it represents. Dive into the depths of this canvas and discover the stories that lie beneath the surface."🫀👑

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who: mecklenburgish line of succession

The line was succession to the Mecklenburgish throne was changed from agnatic primogeniture to male preference primogeniture on 1 January 1930 upon the descendants of Heinrich Ludwig I.

The line of succession was changed from male preference primogeniture to absolute primogeniture for the descendants of Wilhelm Franz I on 1 January 1990, male preference primogeniture continues for the rest of Heinrich Ludwig I’s descendants.

Conditions of eligibility until 2006

Legitimate descendant of Heinrich Ludwig I (legitimised children are not applicable)

Raised protestant

Marries with the consent of the Monarch

Conditions of eligibility from 2006

Legitimate descendant of Heinrich Ludwig I (legitimised children are not applicable)

Consent to marry is required for the first seven in line to remain eligible

Prior to 1982, all people in the line of succession had to make marriages to members of ruling royal houses, former ruling royal houses or noble families to remain in the line of succession.

LINE OF SUCCESSION ON 1 DECEMBER 2014

HM Heinrich Ludwig I (b. 1890 d. 1954) …..HM Paul Friedrich II (b. 1919 d. 1982) ……….HM King Wilhelm Franz I (b. 1949 d. 1992) ……………HM Queen Karolina Augusta I (b. 1988) ……………(1) HRH Prince Klaus Wilhelm, Duke of Havel and Mecklenburg-Schwerin (b. 1992) ……….(2) HRH Prince Albrecht Gustav, Duke of Bad Doberan (9. 1953) ……………(3) HRH Prince Paul Ludwig of Mecklenburg (b. 1983) ……………(4) HRH Prince Christian Franz of Mecklenburg (b. 1987) ……………(5) HRH Princess Marie Leopoldine of Mecklenburg (b. 1985) ……………(6) HRH Princess Marie Josefine of Mecklenburg (b. 1989) ……….(7) HRH Princess Heinrike Franziska, Duchess of Ratzeburg (b. 1940) ……….(8) HRH Princess Elisabeth Mathilde, Duchess of Güstrow (b. 1942) ……………(9) HSH Prince Ludwig of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (b. 1973) ………………..(10) HSH Princess Juliana of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (b. 2005) ………………..(11) HSH Princess Lucinda of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (b. 2006) ……………(12) HSH Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (b. 1976) ………………..(13) HSH Prince Rupprecht of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (b. 2012) ………………..(14) HSH Prince Samuel of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (b. 2014) ……….(15) HRH Princess Marie Anastasia, Duchess of Grevesmühlen (b. 1944) ……………(16) HH Prince Karl Viktor of Hesse-Kassel (b. 1973) ………………..(17) HH Prince Otto of Hesse-Kassel (b. 2005) ………………..(18) HH Princess Mafalda of Hesse-Kassel (b. 2008) ………………..(19) HH Princess Pauline of Hesse-Kassel (b. 2010) ……………(20) HH Prince Ernst Albert of Hesse-Kassel (b. 1974) ……………(21) HH Prince Nikolaus Emmanuel of Hesse-Kassel (b. 1975) ………………..(22) HH Prince Daniel of Hesse-Kassel (b. 2008) ………………..(23) HH Prince Peter of Hesse-Kassel (b. 2010) ………………..(24) HH Princess Milena of Hesse-Kassel (.b 2013) ……….(25) HRH Princess Cecilie Auguste, Duchess of Ludwigslust (b. 1947) ……………(26) HSH Prince Friedrich Magnus of Schwarzburg (b. 1977) ………………..(27) HSH Prince Bernhard of Schwarzburg (b. 2009) ………………..(28) HSH Prince Joachim of Schwarzburg (b. 2011) ………………..(29) HSH Princess Theresia of Schwarzburg (b. 2007) ………………..(30) HSH Princess Antoinette of Schwarzburg (b. 2013) ……………(31) HSH Princess Anne Therese of Schwarzburg (b. 1980) ……….(32) HRH Princess Alexandrine Luise, Duchess of Waren (b. 1951) ……………(33) HH Princess Ingeborg, Marchioness of Bowmont and Cessford (b. 1982) ……………(34) HH Princess Sigrid of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1983)

……….HRH Princess Ingrid Sophie, Duchess of Teterow (b. 1955 d. 2012) …..(35) HRH Princess Marie Elisabeth, Duchess of Parchim (b. 1921) ……….(36) HH Prince Harald of Denmark (b. 1953) ……………(37) HH Prince Oskar of Denmark (b. 1983) ……………(38) HH Prince Axel of Denmark (b. 1985) ……………(39) HH Princess Louisa of Denmark (b. 1982) ……….(40) HH Princess Feodora of Liechtenstein (b. 1955) ……………(41) HSH Prince Adam Karl of Liechtenstein (b. 1986) ……………(42) HSH Prince Peter Gregor of Liechtenstein (b. 1991) ……………(43) HSH Princess Bernadette Sophia of Liechtenstein (b. 1984) ……………(44) HSH Princess Johanna Eleonore of Liechtenstein (b. 1988)

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Alexandra Louise Olga Victoria was born at the Schloss Rosenau in Coburg, Bavaria, Germany on September 1, 1878, the third daughter and fourth child of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife, Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. She was the granddaughter of Alexander II of Russia and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

Affectionately called “Sandra” by family and friends, Princess Alexandra was described by her sister Marie as “fat”, “harmless”, “sweet-tempered and fair headed”. She was not as brilliant as her other sisters, and was considered to be more restrained and less beautiful than they were.

Princess Alexandra, together with her sisters Marie (future Queen of Romania), Victoria Melita (later Grand Duchess of Hesse and, afterwards, Grand Duchess of Russia), and Beatrice (future Infanta of Spain and Duchess of Galliera) had a peripatetic life when she growing up, transferring from one place to other—Germany, United Kingdom, Malta, and Cyprus—due to her father’s career in the Navy.

Their mother, believing her daughters must marry young, orchestrated Princess Alexandra’s engagement to Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg despite objections from her own husband, who had doubts about the status of his future-son-in-law, and Queen Victoria, who thought her granddaughter was still too young. The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha prevailed and Princess Alexandra married Ernst in Coburg, Germany on April 20, 1896. The union produced five children.

Following the marriage, now Princess Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg spent the rest of her life in Germany. Although she loved the country, she was not too keen on how often it rained there that she would “bemoan the weather… it becomes a personal offence”. At the height of World War I, she worked as a Red Cross Nurse.

Upstaged by her three other sisters. As Royal Digest writer John Wimbles once put it in his 2005 article of the princess, Alexandra was a “shadowy figure eclipsed by her brilliant sisters”.

Nevertheless, together with her husband and several of her children, she was one of the earliest supporters of the Nazi Party, which she joined on May 1, 1937. She passed away on April 16, 1942 in Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She was 63 yearsold. Her remains were buried in the family cemetery at Schloss Langenburg.

Source: royal-splendor.blogspot.com

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Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh and Prince Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha wife of  Ernst Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and her children

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90 years since HRH Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark , Margravine of Baden Marriage 17–08–1931

Theodora was the second of five children of Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenberg.  She was born May 30, 1906 at Tatoi.   

The little Princess, who was baptized according to the rites of the Greek Orthodox church, was given the nickname, Dolla, by her older sister, Margarita, who was born in April 1905.    Margarita called her sister “dear Dolla,” as she could not pronounce Theodora.

Princess Theodora of Greece came to the attention of the international media in March 1928, when the New York Times and other newspapers reported that the 22-year-old princess was going to become engaged to Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, the eldest son of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and his first wife, the British-born Princess Margaret of Connaught.   The Crown Prince’s second  wife, Louise, was Theodora’s aunt.  Despite the family connections, the proposed engagement was  nothing more than mere rumor. 

Finding husbands for the pretty, but poor Greek princesses, was proving to be difficult. 

Much to everyone’s surprise, 16-year-old Princess Sophie was the first of the four sisters to marry.   In December 1930, she married Prince Christoph of Hesse, .   

Two months later, Princess Cecilie married to Hereditary Prince Georg Donatus of Hesse.  In April 1931,   Margarita was wed to Gottfried, the 8th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. 

Dolla was the only one of the four sisters to not marry a descendant of Victoria.  On August 17, 1931, she was married to the Margrave of Baden.   Prince Berthold had succeeded his father, Prince Max, the last Chancellor of Imperial Germany, in 1929.

Berthold was also born in 1906.  He spoke English fluently, and studied at Oxford University. 

The couple’s civil marriage took place on August 15, 1931 at the Neue Schloss in Baden-Baden.

Two days later, Dolla and Berthold were married in the schloss’ chapel.  Two marriage ceremonies were performed: Lutheran and Greek Orthodox.  Only “relatives and intimate friends” were present for the wedding, and the guests included Grand Duchess Hilda of Baden, Princess Marie of Baden, Queen Sophie of Greece, Crown Princess Louise of Sweden, Prince Waldemar of Denmark, the Duchess of Cumberland, the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the Grand Dukes and Grand Duchesses of Hesse and By Rhine and Mecklenburg.

Prince Andrew and Dolla’s three sisters were present, but Princess Alice, confined to a mental hospital, missed all four of her daughters’ weddings.

After the wedding, Crown Princess Louise wrote to a family friend: “I do hope Dolla will have a very happy life with Berthold because I think in some ways she expects more than her sisters.”   Dolla was once described as the most “correct” of the four sisters.

Eleven months after the wedding, Dolla gave birth to a daughter, who was christened Margarita Alice Thyra Viktoria Marie Louise Scholastica.  A son and heir, Maximilian Andreas Friedrich Gustav Ernst August Bernhard, was born in July 1933.   A second son, Prince Ludwig Wilhelm Georg Ernst Christoph, was born in March 1937.

90 χρόνια από τους γαμους της ΑΒΥ Πριγκίπισσας Θεοδώρας της Ελλάδας και της Δανίας, Margravine of Baden στις 17–08–1931

Η Θεοδώρα ήταν το δεύτερο από τα πέντε παιδιά του πρίγκιπα Ανδρέα της Ελλάδας και της πριγκίπισσας Αλίκης του Μπάτενμπεργκ. Γεννήθηκε στις 30 Μαΐου 1906 στο Τατόι.

Η μικρή πριγκίπισσα, που βαφτίστηκε σύμφωνα με τις τελετές της ελληνορθόδοξης εκκλησίας, πήρε το παρατσούκλι, Dolla, από τη μεγαλύτερη αδελφή της, Μαργαρίτα, η οποία γεννήθηκε τον Απρίλιο του 1905. Η Μαργαρίτα αποκαλούσε την αδελφή της «αγαπητή Ντόλα», αφου δεν μπορούσε να προφέρει το Θεοδώρα.

Η πριγκίπισσα Θεοδώρα της Ελλάδας ήρθε στην προσοχή των διεθνών ΜΜΕ τον Μάρτιο του 1928, όταν οι New York Times και άλλες εφημερίδες ανέφεραν ότι η 22χρονη πριγκίπισσα επρόκειτο να αρραβωνιαστεί με τον πρίγκιπα Γουσταβο Αδόλφο της Σουηδίας, τον μεγαλύτερο γιο του πρίγκιπα Διαδόχου Γουσταβου Αδόλφου και

τής πρώτης του σύζυγου πριγκίπισσα Margaret of Connaught της Βρετανίας. Η δεύτερη σύζυγος του διάδοχου πρίγκιπα, η Λουίζα ήταν θεία της Θεοδώρας. (Αδελφή της μητερας της ΑΒΥ Πριγκιπισσας Αλικης της Ελλαδος )

Παρά τις οικογενειακές σχέσεις, ο προτεινόμενος αρραβώνας δεν ήταν παρά μια φήμη.

Η εύρεση συζύγων για τις όμορφες, αλλά φτωχές Ελληνίδες πριγκίπισσες, αποδείχτηκε δύσκολη.

Προς έκπληξη όλων, η 16χρονη πριγκίπισσα Σοφία ήταν η πρώτη από τις τέσσερις αδελφές που παντρεύτηκαν. Τον Δεκέμβριο του 1930, παντρεύτηκε τον πρίγκιπα Χριστοφορο της Έσσης.

Δύο μήνες αργότερα, η πριγκίπισσα Κεκιλια παντρεύτηκε τον πρίγκιπα Γεώργιο Ντόνατους της Έσσης.

Τον Απρίλιο του 1931, η Μαργαρίτα παντρεύτηκε τον Γκότφριντ, τον 8ο πρίγκιπα του Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

Η Ντόλα ήταν η μόνη από τις τέσσερις αδελφές που δεν παντρεύτηκε απόγονο της Βασιλισσας Βικτώριας της Αγγλίας. Στις 17 Αυγούστου 1931, παντρεύτηκε τον Margrave του Baden. Ο πρίγκιπας Μπέρτολντ διαδέχθηκε τον πατέρα του, τον πρίγκιπα Μαξ, τον τελευταίο Καγκελάριο της Αυτοκρατορικής Γερμανίας, το 1929.

Ο Μπέρτολντ γεννήθηκε επίσης το 1906. Μιλούσε άπταιστα αγγλικά και σπούδασε στο Πανεπιστήμιο της Οξφόρδης.

Ο πολιτικός γάμος του ζευγαριού πραγματοποιήθηκε στις 15 Αυγούστου 1931 στο Neue Schloss στο Μπάντεν-Μπάντεν,

Δύο μέρες αργότερα, η Ντόλα και ο Μπέρτολντ παντρεύτηκαν στο παρεκκλήσι του Neue Schloss. Πραγματοποιήθηκαν δύο τελετές γάμου: Λουθηρανικη και Ελληνορθόδοξης . Μόνο «συγγενείς και στενοί φίλοι» ήταν παρόντες στο γάμο και οι καλεσμένοι ήταν η μεγάλη δούκισσα Hilda του Baden, η πριγκίπισσα Marie του Baden, η βασίλισσα Σοφία της Ελλάδας, η πριγκίπισσα Λουίζα της Σουηδίας, ο πρίγκιπας Waldemar της Δανίας, η δούκισσα του Cumberland, ο Δούκας του Brunswick-Lüneburg, οι Μεγάλοι Δούκες και οι Μεγάλες Δούκισσες της Έσσης και του Ρήνου και του Μέκλενμπουργκ.

Οι τρεις αδελφές του πρίγκιπα Ανδρεα της Ελλαδος και της Ντόλλα ήταν παρόντες, αλλά η μητέρα τους πριγκίπισσα Αλίκη της Ελλαδας κλεισμένη σε ψυχιατρείο, έχασε και τους τέσσερις γάμους των θυγατέρων της.

Μετά το γάμο, η πριγκίπισσα Λουίζα έγραψε σε έναν οικογενειακό φίλο: «Ελπίζω ότι η Ντόλα θα έχει μια πολύ ευτυχισμένη ζωή με τον Μπέρτολντ, γιατί νομίζω ότι κατά κάποιο τρόπο περιμένει περισσότερα από τις αδερφές της». Η Ντόλα είχε περιγραφεί κάποτε ως η πιο «σωστή» από τις τέσσερις αδελφές.

Έντεκα μήνες μετά το γάμο, η Dolla γέννησε μια κόρη, η οποία βαφτίστηκε Margarita Alice Thyra Viktoria Marie Louise Scholastica. Ένας γιος και κληρονόμος, ο Maximilian Andreas Friedrich Gustav Ernst August Bernhard, γεννήθηκε τον Ιούλιο του 1933. Ένας δεύτερος γιος, ο πρίγκιπας Ludwig Wilhelm Georg Ernst Christoph, γεννήθηκε τον Μάρτιο του 1937.

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Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (7 July 1839 – 10 February 1872) was a daughter of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Feodora of Leiningen. By her marriage to Georg of Saxe-Meiningen, she would become Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen upon his accession to the ducal throne in 1866.

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House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg & of Wettin: Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, The Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen

Feodora was born as the youngest of six children to Ernst I., The Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and his wife Princess Feodora of Leiningen, the half-sister of Queen Victoria. Feodora’s older sister is Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein, who was the mother of the German Empress Augusta Victoria, who then again married the oldest son of Feodora’s and Adelheid’s cousin German Empress Victoria, Princess Royal.

Feodora was to married George II, The Duke of Saxe-Meiningen on October 23rd, 1858 at the age of only 17. She was completely unprepared for the role of a duchess and was also in constant competition with the deceased first wife of the duke, Princess Charlotte of Prussia, who by the way had also been a daughter of Feodora’s cousin Victoria, Princess Royal. Unlike Charlotte, Feodora was described as a spoiled girl that showed no interest at all in art or any other form of education. Her husband tried to educate her what was encouraged by Feodora’s mother as well but the duke soon realised that Feodora would never be as clever or witty as his first wife had been.

The Duke mainly married Feodora to provide his already existing children with a mother but the couple themselves would have three sons of their own. But after Prince Viktor’s, the youngest, death shortly after birth, Feodora preferred to stay away from Meiningen as much as possible.

Feodora died on February 10th, 1872, at the age of only 32. She had contracted scarlet fever in January the same year. Although she and her husband never had led a marriage of love, he was geniunely distraught when she got sick and sent telegrams to her family, often twice per day.

It can be theorized that Feodora’s sister Adelheid named her youngest daughter Princess Feodora of Schleswig-Holstein, who was born in 1874, after her. Two of her other nieces were called Feodora/e as well but as they were born years before her death it is more likely that they were named after their grandmother Princess Feodora of Leiningen .

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Engagement of Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh and Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe- Langenburg. Late 1895

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Princess Alexandra (‘Sandra’) of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Prince Ernst (‘Erni’) Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 1896

“As to Sandra’s young man, I like him everyday more; he is really very nice, so simple, so comme il faut no laisser-aller at all, he is too well educated for that. They are the tenderest couple one can see; I think they are really even more ‘foolish’ than you were in the way of kissing and hugging (or hughing like you perhaps still continue to write it?) Sandra is not a bit shy and he is intensely in love with her and never takes his eyes off her.”

- Marie, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Marie, Crown Princess of Romania, 24th September 1895

“Her beloved Erni is coming back on Sunday and she jumps about with delight [...] I succeeded in making Erni H. read to us, which is an excellent occupation, instead of sitting together the whole day. But I think he only half likes it, as he is so [underlined] in love, that he only wants to sit and look at Sandra and has no thoughts for anything else. If you ask me, I think it rather cruel for him to putt off the marriage so long, for it is very hard for him to wait nearly a year.”

- 24th October 1895

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Weddings of Spare’s Children Part 1: Alfred - 2nd son of Queen Victoria

The wedding of a child of Queen Elizabeth’s so called “spare” - Prince Andrew - got me wondering about the weddings of the children of other second in lines to the throne.  It’s a bit tricky to work out as pre Princess Charlotte, women were passed over for the crown - unless there were no male heirs in a family. So this list will focus on the weddings of children of the mostly male spares (excluding spares who went on to become King).

Children of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Second oldest son of Queen Victoria).

1.  Princess Marie married King Ferdinand I of Romania  (10th January 1892)

2. Princess Victoria Melita married Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (9th April 1894)

3. Princess Alexandra and Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (20 April 1896)

4. Princess Beatrice and Infante Alfonso of Spain, 3rd Duke of Galliera  (15 July 1909)

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who: royal house and family of mecklenburg

The present day Kingdom of Mecklenburg is made up of the historical Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the western part of the Province of Pomerania, and small portions of north-eastern Province of Brandenburg.

The Kingdom of Mecklenburg is the only surviving monarchy of the German Empire and one of three surviving monarchies from the Holy Roman Empire.

The House of Mecklenburg was founded by Pribislav, a prince of the Obotrites, a Slavic tribe, and first Prince of Mecklenburg, in 1167. Pribislav was one of the sons of Niklot, the furthest members of the House of Mecklenburg can trace their paternal ancestry. A statue of Niklot on horseback overlooks the main entrance to Schweriner Schloss.

The House of Mecklenburg are also known as The Obotrites or The Niklotings.

The House of Mecklenburg has provided monarchs to other kingdoms; Albert III of Mecklenburg reigned as King of Sweden from 1364 to 1386; and in the Netherlands, Juliana of the Netherlands, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin reigned from 1948 to 1980.

The House of Mecklenburg was elevated from Prince to Duke in 1347, then to Grand Duke in 1814 and finally King in 1919.

The House of Mecklenburg has ruled over Mecklenburg since 1167, over 850 years, making it the longest ruling dynasty in European history.

The House of Mecklenburg is presently divided into four branches:

Mecklenburg, an agnatic royal branch headed by Prince Klaus Wilhelm, who is also the most senior male in the entire House.

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, an agnatic ducal branch represented by Duchess Donata of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Prince Klaus Wilhelm will inherit the position as head of the Schwerin branch once Donata has died.

Mecklenburg-Strelitz, an agnatic ducal branch headed by Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a cognatic royal branch headed by Karolina Augusta I.

THE ROYAL HOUSE OF MECKLENBURG

The Royal House of Mecklenburg is limited to the children and male-line descendants of Heinrich Ludwig I and Karolina Augusta I, and the spouses of royal princes. These people hold the rank and style of Royal Highness and a large number of titles traditionally held by members of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Members of the Royal House are also members of the Royal Family, but the inverse is not always true.

THE ROYAL FAMILY OF MECKLENBURG

The Royal Family of Mecklenburg is limited to the children and grandchildren  of past and present monarchs of Mecklenburg and their spouses. These people may hold rank, styles and titles as members of the Royal House of Mecklenburg, through other royal or noble families, or be untitled individuals.

MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL HOUSE AND FAMILY OF MECKLENBURG (AS OF JULY 2014)

* Members of the Royal House, currently 16 in total

HM Karolina Augusta I, Queen of Mecklenburg *

HM Queen Eleonora *

HRH Prince Klaus Wilhelm, Duke of Havel and Mecklenburg-Schwerin *

HRH Prince Albrecht Gustav, Duke of Bad Doberan * HRH Princess Veronica, Duchess of Bad Doberan *

HRH Prince Paul Ludwig of Mecklenburg * HRH Princess Evelyn of Mecklenburg *

HRH Prince Christian Franz of Mecklenburg *

HRH Princess Marie Leopoldine of Mecklenburg *

HRH Princess Marie Josefine of Mecklenburg *

HRH Princess Heinrike Franziska, Duchess of Ratzeburg *

HRH Princess Elisabeth Mathilde, Duchess of Güstrow *

HSH Prince Ludwig of Hohenlohe-Langenburg HSH Princess Daniela of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

HSH Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Langenburg HSH Princess Amalia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

HRH Princess Marie Anastasia, Duchess of Grevesmühlen *

HH Prince Karl Viktor of Hesse-Kassel HH Princess Kristina of Hesse-Kassel

HH Prince Ernst Albert of Hesse-Kassel Count Hans von Dewitz

HH Prince Nikolaus Emmanuel of Hesse-Kassel HH Princess Ulla of Hesse-Kassel

HRH Princess Cecilie Auguste, Duchess of Ludwigslust * HSH Michael, Hereditary Prince of Schwarzburg, Duke of Ludwigslust

HSH Prince Friedrich Magnus of Schwarzburg HSH Princess Philomena of Schwarzburg

HSH Princess Anne Therese of Schwarzburg Mrs Mercedes Schwarzburg-Millard

HRH Princess Alexandrine Luise, Duchess of Waren * HH Prince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Duke of Waren

HH Princess Ingeborg, Marchioness of Bowmont and Cessford Charles Innes-Ker, Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford

HH Princess Sigrid of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

HRH Princess Marie Elisabeth, Duchess of Parchim *

HH Prince Harald of Denmark HH Princess Helene of Denmark

HH Princess Feodora of Liechtenstein HSH Prince Karl Emmeran of Liechtenstein

FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL HOUSE AND FAMILY OF MECKLENBURG

HM Heinrich Ludwig I, first King of Mecklenburg (1890-1954)

HH Prince Rupprecht of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, son-in-law of Paul Friedrich II (1944-1978)

HM Queen Karola, Princess of Urach, wife of Heinrich Ludwig I (1896-1980)

HM Queen Thyra, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, wife of Paul Friedrich II (1919-1981)

HM Paul Friedrich II, second King of Mecklenburg (1919-1982)

HH Prince Gorm of Denmark, son-in-law of Heinrich Ludwig I (1919-1991)

HM Wilhelm Franz I, third King of Mecklenburg (1949-1992)

HH Prince Heinrich of Hesse-Kassel, son-in-law of Paul Friedrich II (1927-1999)

HRH Princess Ingrid Sophie, Duchess of Teterow, youngest daughter of Paul Friedrich II (1955-2012)

STYLES AND TITLES OF THE HOUSE OF MECKLENBURG

All members of the Royal House Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Royal House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin have the rank and style of Royal Highness. All members of the Ducal Houses of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and of Mecklenburg-Strelitz have the rank and style of Highness except for the head of the house, his heir apparent and their spouses who enjoy the rank and style of Royal Highness.

The Ducal House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin:

Highness Duke/Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Prince/ss of Wenden, Schwerin and Ratzeburg, Count/ess of Schwerin, Lord/Lady of the Lands of Rostock and Stargard

The Ducal House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz:

Highness Duke/Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prince/ss of Wenden, Schwerin and Ratzeburg, Count/ess of Schwerin, Lord/Lady of the Lands of Rostock and Stargard

The Royal House of Mecklenburg:

Royal Highness Prince/ss of Mecklenburg, Duke/Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Prince/ss of Wenden, Schwerin and Ratzeburg, Count/ess of Schwerin, Lord/Lady of Güstrow, Waren and Werle, Lord/Lady of the Lands of Rostock and Stargard

The Royal House of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:

Royal Highness Prince/ss of Mecklenburg, Duke/Duchess of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Prince/ss of Wenden, Schwerin and Ratzeburg, Count/ess of Schwerin, Lord/Lady of Güstrow, Waren and Werle, Lord/Lady of the Lands of Rostock and Stargard

Karolina Augusta is the only one who uses titles from more than one branch of the House, being born a member of Mecklenburg but the founder of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

The Ducal branch of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin has died out in the male line, with only three Duchesses still living, and will eventually become extinct altogether. The Royal branch of the House of Mecklenburg continues among the descendants of Heinrich Ludwig I.

Images and factual information taken from wikipedia.

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Princess Alexandra neé Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and her husband Prince Ernst II of Hohenlohe-Langenburg with their Schleswig-Holstein grandsons, Prince Hans Albrecht, Prince Wilhelm Alfred and Prince Peter. They were Princess Marie Melita’s sons. Princess Marie Melita was their first born daughter who married Duke Wilhelm Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein at the tender age of 17.

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What happened to Prince Rupprecht Sigismund Philipp Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (7 April 1944 – 8 April 1978), Prince Albrect’s twin?

I don’t know, sorry!

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Guest List

House of Windsor

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, father, and step-mother of the groom

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, brother, and sister-in-law of the groom

Prince George of Cambridge, nephew of the groom

Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, niece of the groom

Tom and Sara Parker Bowles, step-brother of the groom and his wife

Lola Parker Bowles

Freddy Parker Bowles

Laura and Harry Lopes, step-sister of the groom and her husband

Eliza Lopes  

Gus Lopes  

Louis Lopes

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburg, grandparents of the groom

The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, aunt and her second husband of the groom

Peter and Autumn Phillips, cousin of the groom and his wife

Isla and Savannah Phillips, first-cousin-once-removed of the bride

Zara and Mike Tindall, cousin of the groom and her husband

Mia Tindall, first-cousin-once-removed of the groom

The Duke of York, uncle of the groom

Princess Beatrice of York, cousin of the groom

Princess Eugenie of York, cousin of the groom

The Earl and Countess of Wessex, uncle, and aunt of the groom

Lady Louise Windsor, cousin of the groom

Viscount Severn, cousin of the groom

The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon's family

The Earl and Countess of Snowdon, first-cousin-once-removed of the groom and his wife

Viscount Linley, 2nd cousin of the groom

Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones, 2nd cousin of the groom

Lady Sarah and Daniel Chatto, first-cousin-once-removed of the groom and her husband

Samuel Chatto, 2nd cousin of the groom

Arthur Chatto, 2nd cousin of the groom

Other descendants of the Prince's great-great-grandfather King George V and their families

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, first cousin-twice-removed of the groom and his wife

Earl and Countess of Ulster, second cousin-once-removed of the groom and his wife

Lord Culloden, 3rd cousin of the groom

Lady Cosima Windsor, 3rd cousin of the groom

Lady Davina Lewis and Gary Lewis, second cousin-once-removed of the groom and her husband

Lady Rose and George Gilman, second cousin-once-removed of the groom and her husband

The Duke and Duchess of Kent, first cousin-twice-removed of the groom and his wife

Earl and Countess of St Andrews, second cousin-once-removed of the groom and his wife

Lord Downpatrick, 3rd cousin of the groom

Lady Marina Windsor, 3rd cousin of the groom

Lady Amelia Windsor, 3rd cousin of the groom

Lady Helen Taylor and Timothy Taylor, second cousin-once-removed of the groom and her husband

Lord and Lady Nicholas Windsor, second cousin-once-removed of the groom and his wife

Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy, first cousin-twice-removed of the groom

James and Julia Ogilvy, second cousin-once-removed of the groom and his wife

Maria Ogilvy, second cousin-once-removed of the groom  

Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, first cousin-twice-removed of the groom and his wife

Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor, second cousin-once-removed of the groom and his wife

Lady Gabriella Windsor, second cousin-once-removed of the groom

Other Descendent of Queen Victoria

*not belonging to a reigning monarchy

Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia and Sophie, Princess of Prussia

Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia

Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Olga Petrovna of Russia

The Margrave and Margravine of Baden

King Constantine II and Queen Anne Marie of the Hellenes

Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie Chantal

Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia

Peter, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia

Prince Philip of Yugoslavia

Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia

Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia

Princess Irene of Hesse, Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau

Philipp, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Princess Xenia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

The Earl and Countess of Mountbatten of Burma

Lord Romsey

Lady Alexandra Knatchbull

Lady Pamela Hicks

Spencer Family

Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Neil McCorquodale, aunt of the groom and her husband

Emily McCorquodale and James Hutt, cousin of the groom and her husband

George McCorquodale and Bianca McCorquodale, cousin of the groom and his wife

Celia McCorquodale, cousin of the groom

The Baroness and Baron Fellows, aunt of the groom and her husband

Laura Pettman, cousin of the groom

Alexander Fellowes and Alexandra Fellowes, cousin of the groom and his wife

Eleanor Fellowes, cousin of the groom

The Earl and Countess of Spencer, uncle of the groom and his wife

Lady Kitty Spencer, cousin of the groom

Lady Eliza Spencer, cousin of the groom

Lady Katya Spencer, cousin of the groom

Lady Amelia Spencer, cousin of the groom

Viscount Althorp, cousin of the groom

Edmund Spencer, cousin of the groom

Lady Lara Spencer, cousin of the groom

Lady Charlotte Spencer, cousin of the groom

The Lord and Lady Fermoy aunt of the groom and her husband

Foreign Royalty

The King and Queen of Bhutan

The Sultan and Queen of Brunei

Sheikh Sabah IV  

Prince Seeiso and Princess Mabereng of Lesotho

Prince Bereng Constantine Seeiso

Princess Masentle Tabitha Seeiso

Prince Masupha David Seeiso

The Prince and Princess of Monaco

Princess Caroline and Prince Ernst August of Hanover

Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands

Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien

Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau

The King and Queen of the Netherlands  

Prince Mohamed bin Nawaf and Princess Fadwa of Saudi Arabia

The King and Queen of Jordan

The Crown Prince of Jordan

Princess Iman of Jordan

The King and Queen Sweden

The Crown Princess Victora and Prince Daniel

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden

Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Christopher O'Neill

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Japan

The Queen of Denmark

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark

Prince Joachim and Princess Marie

The King and Queen of Norway

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway

Princess Martha Louise

Disposed Foreign Royalty

Henri, Count of Paris

Princess Marie d'Orleans, Princess of Liechtenstein and Prince Gundakar of Liechtenstein

Princess Leopoldine of Liechtenstein

Princess Marie Immaculata of Liechtenstein  

Prince Johann Wenzel of Liechtenstein

Princess Margarete of Liechtenstein

Prince Gabriel of Liechtenstein

Prince Jean d'Orleans, Duke of Vendôme

Prince Eudes, Duke of Angoulême  

Princess Diane d'Orleans, Duchess of Württemberg and Carl, Duke of Württemberg

Duke Friedrich of Württemberg and Princess Marie of Weid

Duke Wilhelm of Württemberg

Duchess Marie-Amelie of Württemberg

Duchess Sophie-Dorothea of Württemberg

Duchess Mathilde of Württemberg, Princess of Waldburg

Countess Marie-Therese

Countess Maria Elisabeth

Countess Marie Charlotte

Countess Marie Helene

Countess Marie Gabrielle

Duke Eberhard of Württemberg

Duke Phillipp of Württemberg and Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria, Duchess of Württemberg

Duchess Sophie of Württemberg

Duchess Pauline of Württemberg

Duke Carl Thedor of Württemberg

Duchess Anna of Württemberg

Duke Michael of Württemberg

Duchess Eleonore of Württemberg

Princess Claude of Orleans

Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of Apulia and Princess Olga of Greece, Duchess of Apulia

Friends of the groom

Charles and Alexandra Pettifer

Tom Pettifer

Fred Pettifer

Damian West

Edward Lane Fox

Tom (Skippy) and Lara Inskip

Jamie Lowther Pinkerton

Lady Laura and James Meade

Guy and Lizzie Pelly

Jake and Zoe Warren

Susanna Warren

Alex and Claire van Straubenzee

Tom van Straubenzee

Charlie and Daisy van Straubenzee

Emilie van Cutsem

Edward and Lady Tamara van Cutsem

Hugh and Rose van Cutsem

Nicholas and Alice van Cutsem

William and Rosie van Cutsem

Sam and Isabella Branson

Lady Carolyn and John Warren

Holly Branson and Freddie Andrews

Arthur and Alessandra Landon

Thomas and Victoria McCall

Jamie and Lottie Murray Wells

Robert and Victoria Davies-Jones

Charlie and Anneke Gilkes