Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg


Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, was a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg by birth, and through her marriage to Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, a member of the House of Hanover.

Family

Ortrud was born on 19 December 1925, in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Her parents were the Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his second wife, Princess Hertha of Ysenburg and Büdingen, daughter of Bruno, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen.

Marriage and issue

Ortrud married Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover on 31 August 1951 at Marienburg Castle, Nordstemmen, Hanover, Germany in a civil marriage ceremony. They were remarried four days later in a religious ceremony in Hanover. Ernest Augustus and Ortrud had six children:

Titles and styles

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