Princess Feodora of Denmark

Princess Feodora of Denmark (Feodora Louise Caroline-Mathilde Viktoria Alexandra Frederikke Johanne) (3 July 1910 – 17 March 1975) was a Danish princess as a daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark and granddaughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark.

Princess Feodora of Denmark
Princess Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe
Born	(1910-07-03)3 July 1910 Jægersborghus Mansion, Gentofte, Denmark
Died	17 March 1975(1975-03-17) (aged 64) Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Spouse	Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe ​ ​ (m. 1937; died 1974)​
Issue	Prince Wilhelm Prince Waldemar Princess Marie-Louise Prince Harald
Names Feodora Louise Caroline-Mathilde Viktoria Alexandra Frederikke Johanne
House	Glücksburg
Father	Prince Harald of Denmark
Mother	Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

As the wife of Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe she became a Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by marriage.

Early life

Princess Feodora's birthplace Jægersborghus in 1909

Princess Feodora was born on 3 July 1910 at the Jægersborghus country house in Gentofte north of Copenhagen, Denmark.

She was the first child and daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark, son of King Frederik VIII of Denmark and Princess Louise of Sweden. Her mother was Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, daughter of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.

Marriage and issue

Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe

Feodora married her first cousin, Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe on 9 September 1937 at Fredensborg Palace, Zealand, Denmark. Prince Christian was a son of Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Louise of Denmark who was a sister of Feodora's father, Prince Harald. Prince Christian was the head of a junior line of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe which resided at Náchod in Bohemia.

Feodora and Christian had four children:

• Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 19 August 1939); married in 1970 Ilona Freiin Hentschel von Gilgenheimb (1940-2023)
  • Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 1971); married in 2009 Lena Giese.
  • Princess Desiree of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 1974); married Michael Iuel and has three children.
• Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 19 December 1940 - d. 11 August 2020).
  • Princess Eleonore-Christine Eugenie Benita Feodora Maria of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 22 December 1978)
  • Mario-Max Prinz zu Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 23 December 1977)^[1][2]
• Princess Marie-Louise of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 27 December 1945).
• Prince Harald of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 27 March 1948).

Later life

Prince Christian died in 1974. Princess Feodora died on 17 March the following year in Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Ancestry

See also: Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark

Ancestors of Princess Feodora of Denmark

8. Christian IX of Denmark 4. Frederik VIII of Denmark 9. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel 2. Prince Harald of Denmark 10. Charles XV of Sweden 5. Princess Louise of Sweden 11. Princess Louise of the Netherlands 1. Princess Feodora of Denmark 12. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 6. Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein 13. Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe 3. Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 14. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein 7. Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 15. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg