Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
| Prince Friedrich Ferdinand | |||||
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| Born | 14 May 1913 Gotha, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Germany | ||||
| Died | 31 May 1989 (aged 76) Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | ||||
| Spouse | Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
| Issue | Princess Elisabeth Princess Irene Princess Margaretha Princess Sibylla | ||||
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| House | Glücksburg | ||||
| Father | Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | ||||
| Mother | Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg and Büdingen | ||||
Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg[citation needed] (Full German name: Friedrich Ferdinand Carl Ernst August Wilhelm Harold Casimir Nikolaus Prinz von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg; 14 May 1913, in Gotha, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Germany – 31 May 1989, in Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)[citation needed] was a prince of the House of Glücksburg.
Parents[edit]
Friedrich Ferdinand was the fourth child and youngest son of Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1863–1948) and his first wife, Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg and Büdingen (1879–1918).
Marriage and issue[edit]
Friedrich Ferdinand married Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, youngest daughter of Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his wife Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland, on 1 September 1943 at Willigrad bei Schwerin.[citation needed] Friedrich Ferdinand and Anastasia had four daughters:[citation needed]
- Princess Elisabeth Marie Alexandra of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 10 September 1945);[citation needed] she currently serves as the Royal Patroness of the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem (Latin - Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymitani, abbreviated as OSMTH). [1]
- ∞ Prince Ferdinand Heinrich of Ysenburg-Büdingen-Wachtersbach (1940–1989) on 2 January 1975:
- Prince Johann Georg of Ysenburg-Büdingen-Wachtersbach (born 8 July 1976)
- ∞ Stefanie Bittner on 4 June 2010:
- Princess Anna of Ysenburg-Büdingen-Wachtersbach (born 8 January 2010)
- Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Ysenburg-Büdingen-Wachtersbach (born 6 February 1979)
- Princess Irene Olga Adelheid of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 11 October 1946)[citation needed]
- Princess Margaretha Friederike Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 10 February 1948)[citation needed]
- Princess Sibylla Ursula Ortrude of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 11 September 1955)[citation needed]
- ∞ Dieter Franz on 25 October 1980:
- Frithjof Franz (born 22 April 1981)
- Johanna Franz (born 10 March 1983)
- Philipp Franz (born 1 April 1986)
Military service[edit]
Prince Friedrich served in the German Heer (army) during World War II. He served as general staff officer and rose to the rank of major by early 1945. On February 10, 1945 he was placed in command of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40, a unit of the 17th Panzer Division on the Eastern Front. He commanded the regiment (except from April 1 to 23) until the capitulation of Germany on May 8, 1945. [2] He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on February 22, 1945 and was promoted to the rank of Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) shortly afterwards.
Titles, styles, and decorations[edit]
Titles and styles[edit]
- 14 May 1913 – 31 May 1989: His Highness Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Awards[edit]
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 February 1945 as Major of the General Staff (Generalstab) and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40. [3]
- Iron Cross First Class
- Iron Cross Second Class
- Wound Badge
Ancestry[edit]
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References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ↑ Thomas, Brian. "Royal Patron". www.osmth.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-03-12. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40 - Lexikon der Wehrmacht". www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 378.
Bibliography[edit]
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
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