| Christoph | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Schleswig-Holstein | |
 Christoph in 2010 | |
| Head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Tenure | 30 September 1980 – 27 September 2023 |
| Predecessor | Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein |
| Successor | Friedrich Ferdinand Prinz zu Schleswig-Holstein |
| Born | 22 August 1949 Schloss Louisenlund, Güby, near Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany |
| Died | 27 September 2023 (aged 74) |
| Spouse | Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld |
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| House | Glücksburg |
| Father | Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein |
| Mother | Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe |
Christoph Prinz zu Schleswig-Holstein (22 August 1949 – 27 September 2023) was the head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (commonly known as the House of Glücksburg) and, by agnatic primogeniture, of the entire House of Oldenburg between 1980 and 2023.[1][2] Traditionally he would have been the eighth Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Duke of Glücksburg, styled as His Highness.[2] He was a male-line descendant of Christian I of Denmark, and was also descended cognatically from numerous more recent monarchs, including Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, Emperor Alexander II of Russia and several more recent Danish kings. His paternal grandmother was Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
- ^ Burke's Royal Families of the World, p. 60. ISBN 0-85011-023-8.
- ^ a b Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XVI. Haus Holstein. C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp.44-50. (German). ISBN 3-7980-0824-8.