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     Alexandra zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark was born on 25 March 1921 at Athens, Greece^G.¹ She was the daughter of Alexandros I zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes and Aspasia Manos. She married Petar II Karageorgievich, King of Yugoslavia, son of Alexander I Karageorgievich, King of Yugoslavia and Marie von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Princess of Romania, on 20 March 1944 at Yugoslav Embassy, London, England^G.¹ She died on 30 January 1993 at age 71.
     She gained the title of Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark.¹

     Petar II Karageorgievich, King of Yugoslavia was born on 6 September 1923 at Belgrade, Serbia^G.¹ He was the son of Alexander I Karageorgievich, King of Yugoslavia and Marie von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Princess of Romania. He married Alexandra zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark, daughter of Alexandros I zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes and Aspasia Manos, on 20 March 1944 at Yugoslav Embassy, London, England^G.¹ He died on 3 November 1970 at age 47 at Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.^G.¹
     He gained the title of King Peter II of Yugoslavia in 1934.² He was acceded to the title of King of Yugoslavia on 9 October 1934.³ He was deposed as King of Yugoslavia on 9 November 1945.³

     Sophia zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark was born on 26 June 1914 at Villa Mon Repos, Isle of Kerkira, Corfu, Greece^G.¹ She was the daughter of Andrew zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince of Greece and Denmark and Victoria Alice Elisabeth Julie Marie Mountbatten, Princess of Battenberg.¹ She married, secondly, Georg Wilhelm Ernst August Friedrich Axel Prinz von Hannover, son of Ernst August III Christian Georg Prinz von Hannover and Viktoria-Luise Adelheid Mathilde Charlotte Prinzessin von Preußen, on 23 April 1946 at Salem, Baden-Württemburg, Germany, in a civil marriage.¹ She married, firstly, Christoph Ernst August Prinz Major von Hessen-Kassel, son of Friedrich Karl Ludwig Konstantin Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel and Margarete Beatrice Feodora Prinzessin von Preußen, on 15 December 1930 at Schloss Friedrichshof, Krönberg, Taunus, Germany^G.² Sophia and Georg Wilhelm Ernst August Friedrich Axel were also married in a religious ceremony on 24 April 1946 at Salem, Baden-Württemburg, Germany. She died on 24 November 2001 at age 87.³
     She was also known as Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark.⁴

     Gottfried Hermann Alfred Paul Maximilian Viktor VIII Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg was born on 24 March 1897 at Langenburg, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.¹ He was the son of Ernst Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Maximilian VII Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Alexandra Louise Olga Victoria Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh.¹ He married Margarita zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark, daughter of Andrew zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince of Greece and Denmark and Victoria Alice Elisabeth Julie Marie Mountbatten, Princess of Battenberg, on 20 April 1931 at Langenburg, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.^2,3 He died on 11 May 1960 at age 63 at Langenburg, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.¹
     He gained the title of Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg on 11 December 1950.¹

     Kraft Alexander Ernst Ludwig Georg Emich IX Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg was born on 25 June 1935 at Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.¹ He was the son of Gottfried Hermann Alfred Paul Maximilian Viktor VIII Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Margarita zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark.² He married, firstly, Charlotte Alexandra Marie Clotilde Prinzessin von Croÿ, daughter of Alexander Georg Maria Josef Ignatius Prinz von Croÿ and Anne Elspeth Campbell, on 5 June 1965 at Langenburg, Baden-Württemburg, Germany, in a civil marriage.¹ He and Charlotte Alexandra Marie Clotilde Prinzessin von Croÿ were divorced on 26 May 1990 at Crailsheim, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.² He married, secondly, Irma Pospesch on 22 May 1992 at Graz, Austria^G.² Kraft Alexander Ernst Ludwig Georg Emich and Charlotte Alexandra Marie Clotilde were also married in a religious ceremony on 16 July 1965 at Schloss Zwingenberg^G.² He died on 16 March 2004 at age 68 at Langenburg, Germany.³
     He gained the title of Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg on 11 May 1960.¹

     Berthold Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst August Heinrich Karl Prinz von Baden was born on 24 February 1906 at Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.¹ He was the son of Maximilian Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm Prinz von Baden and Marie Louise Prinzessin von Hannover.² He married Theodora zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark, daughter of Andrew zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince of Greece and Denmark and Victoria Alice Elisabeth Julie Marie Mountbatten, Princess of Battenberg, on 17 August 1931 at Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.¹ He died on 27 October 1963 at age 57 at Spaichingen, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.¹
     He gained the title of Markgraf von Baden.³ He was given the name of Berthold Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst August Heinrich Karl Zähringen at birth.

     Maximilian Andreas Friedrich Gustav Ernst August Bernhard Prinz von Baden was born on 3 July 1933 at Schloss Salem, Salem, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.¹ He was the son of Berthold Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst August Heinrich Karl Prinz von Baden and Theodora zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark. He married Valerie Isabella Erzherzogin von Österreich, daughter of Hubert Salvator Erzherzog von Österreich and Rosemary Friederike Isabella Eleonore Henriette Antonia Prinzessin zu Salm-Salm, on 23 September 1966 at Salem, Baden-Württemburg, Germany, in a civil marriage.¹ Maximilian Andreas Friedrich Gustav Ernst August Bernhard and Valerie Isabella were also married in a religious ceremony on 30 September 1966 at Schloss Persenbeug, Austria^G. He died on 29 December 2022 at age 89 at Salem Castle, Germany.
     He gained the title of Markgraf von Baden.¹

     Christoph Ernst August Prinz Major von Hessen-Kassel was born on 14 May 1901 at Frankfurt-am-Main, Hessen, Germany^G.¹ He was the son of Friedrich Karl Ludwig Konstantin Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel and Margarete Beatrice Feodora Prinzessin von Preußen.¹ He married Sophia zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark, daughter of Andrew zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince of Greece and Denmark and Victoria Alice Elisabeth Julie Marie Mountbatten, Princess of Battenberg, on 15 December 1930 at Schloss Friedrichshof, Krönberg, Taunus, Germany^G.¹ He died on 7 October 1943 at age 42 at the Appenines^G, an air crash while on active service.¹
     He gained the title of Prinz von Hessen-Kassel.² He gained the rank of Major in the Luftwaffe.

     Georg Wilhelm Ernst August Friedrich Axel Prinz von Hannover was born on 25 March 1915 at Braunschweig, Germany^G.¹ He was the son of Ernst August III Christian Georg Prinz von Hannover and Viktoria-Luise Adelheid Mathilde Charlotte Prinzessin von Preußen. He married Sophia zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark, daughter of Andrew zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince of Greece and Denmark and Victoria Alice Elisabeth Julie Marie Mountbatten, Princess of Battenberg, on 23 April 1946 at Salem, Baden-Württemburg, Germany, in a civil marriage.¹ Georg Wilhelm Ernst August Friedrich Axel and Sophia were also married in a religious ceremony on 24 April 1946 at Salem, Baden-Württemburg, Germany. He died on 8 January 2006 at age 90 at Munich, Bavaria, Germany^G.³
     He gained the title of HRH Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hanover.¹ He gained the title of HRH Prince Georg Wilhelm of the United Kingdom.¹

     Valerie Isabella Erzherzogin von Österreich was born on 23 May 1941 at Vienna, Austria^G.² She is the daughter of Hubert Salvator Erzherzog von Österreich and Rosemary Friederike Isabella Eleonore Henriette Antonia Prinzessin zu Salm-Salm.² She married Maximilian Andreas Friedrich Gustav Ernst August Bernhard Prinz von Baden, son of Berthold Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst August Heinrich Karl Prinz von Baden and Theodora zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark, on 23 September 1966 at Salem, Baden-Württemburg, Germany, in a civil marriage.² Valerie Isabella and Maximilian Andreas Friedrich Gustav Ernst August Bernhard were also married in a religious ceremony on 30 September 1966 at Schloss Persenbeug, Austria^G.
     She gained the title of Erzherzogin von Österreich.² She gained the title of Principessa Valerie di Toscana.² She was given the name of Valerie Isabelle Maria Anna Alfonsa Desideria Brigitte Sophia Thomasia Huberta Josepha Ignatia von Habsburg-Lothringen at birth.