Succession to the Schleswig-Holstein headship

The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg line of succession is based on the Germanic principle of agnatic primogeniture. More specifically, the status as Head of the House follows an order of seniority among persons and lines of descent from Friedrich Wilhelm, 1st Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Glücksburg.

The headship is not to be confused with the possession of the duchies Schleswig, Holstein, and Lauenburg. In 1863, Christian, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a son of the 1st Duke and a brother of the 2nd Duke, became King of Denmark and thus the possessor of these fiefs, and the subsequent Kings of Denmarks possessed these titles until 1972.

Head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg[edit]

The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg is the senior extant line of the House of Oldenburg. Junior lines of this house include the current royal houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

The current Head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg is Ferdinand, styled as His Highness The Prince of Schleswig-Holstein.

Line of succession[edit]

Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1785–1831)
- Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1814–1885)
  - Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1855–1934)
    - Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1891–1965)
      - Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1922–1980)
        Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (1949–2023)
        Friedrich Ferdinand, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1985)
        (1) Prince Alfred of Schleswig-Holstein
        
        (2) Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein
        
        (3) Prince Constantin of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1986)
        (4) Prince Tassilo of Schleswig-Holstein
        
        (5) Prince Leopold of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1991)
        
        (6) Prince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1953)
        (7) Prince Julian of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1997)
- Christian IX of Denmark (1818–1906)
  - Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843–1912)
    - - Christian X of Denmark (1870–1947)
        Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900–1976)
        (8) Count Ingolf of Rosenborg (b. 1940)
      - Haakon VII of Norway (1872–1957)
        Olav V of Norway (1903–1991)
        (9) Harald V of Norway (b. 1937)
        (10) Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (b. 1973)
        (11) Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (b. 2005)
    - Prince Harald of Denmark (1876–1949)
      - Count Oluf of Rosenborg (1923–1990)
        (12) Count Ulrik of Rosenborg (b. 1950)
        (13) Count Philip of Rosenborg (b. 1986)
  - George I of Greece (1845–1913)
    - Constantine I of Greece (1868–1923)
      - Paul of Greece (1901–1964)
        Constantine II of Greece (1940–2023)
        (14) Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece (b. 1967)
        (15) Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark (b. 1998)
        
        (16) Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark (b. 2000)
        
        (17) Prince Odysseas Kimon of Greece and Denmark (b. 2004)
        
        (18) Prince Aristide Stavros of Greece and Denmark (b. 2008)
        
        (19) Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (b. 1969)
        
        (20) Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (b. 1986)
    - Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (1882–1944)
      - Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921–2021)
        (21) Charles III of the United Kingdom (b. 1948)
        (22) William, Prince of Wales (b. 1982)
        (23) Prince George of Wales (b. 2013)
        
        (24) Prince Louis of Wales (b. 2018)
        
        (25) Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (b. 1984)
        (26) Prince Archie of Sussex (b. 2019)
        
        (27) Prince Andrew, Duke of York (b. 1960)
        
        (28) Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (b. 1964)
        (29) James Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex (b. 2007)
    - Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark (1888–1940)
      - (30) Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (b. 1939)
    - Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858–1939)
      - Prince Axel of Denmark (1888–1964)
        Count Flemming Valdemar of Rosenborg (1922–2002)
        (31) Count Axel of Rosenborg (b. 1950)
        (32) Count Carl Johan of Rosenborg (b. 1979)
        
        (33) Count Alexander Flemming of Rosenborg (b. 1993)
        
        (34) Count Birger of Rosenborg (b. 1950)
        
        (35) Count Carl Johan of Rosenborg (b. 1952)
        
        Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg (1890–1950)
        Count Christian of Rosenborg (1932–1997)
        (36) Count Valdemar of Rosenborg (b. 1965)
        (37) Count Nicolai of Rosenborg (b. 1997)

Dukes of Schleswig, Holstein, and Lauenburg[edit]

On 5 June 1851^[1] with the Warsaw Protocol and 8 May 1852^[1] with the London Protocol, Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg was excluded from the possibility of succession both in Denmark and the duchies Schleswig, Holstein, and Lauenburg; the sole heir became Christian, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his male descendants, and since 1863, they bore the titles Duke of Schleswig, Duke of Holstein, and Duke of Lauenburg until 1972.

List of Dukes (1863–1972)[edit]

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1863–1906: Christian IX of Denmark, Duke of Schleswig, Duke of Holstein, Duke of Lauenburg
1906–1912: Frederick VIII of Denmark, Duke of Schleswig, Duke of Holstein, Duke of Lauenburg
1912–1947: Christian X of Denmark, Duke of Schleswig, Duke of Holstein, Duke of Lauenburg
1947–1972: Frederick IX of Denmark, Duke of Schleswig, Duke of Holstein, Duke of Lauenburg

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Meyers Konversations-Lexikon: Christian (Könige von Dänemark), p. 91. 4th edition, 1885–1892. Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts. Digital version

[Meyers-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Meyers Konversations-Lexikon: Christian (Könige von Dänemark), p. 91. 4th edition, 1885–1892. Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts. Digital version

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