Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

Wilhelm Friedrich
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein
Tenure21 January 1934 – 10 February 1965
PredecessorFriedrich Ferdinand
SuccessorPeter
Born(1891-08-23)23 August 1891
Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, German Empire
Died10 February 1965(1965-02-10) (aged 73)
Coburg, Bavaria, West Germany
Spouse
Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
(m. 1916)
IssueHans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Prince Wilhelm Alfred
Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Marie Alexandra
Names
William Frederick Christian Gunther Albert Adolf George
German: Wilhelm Friedrich Christian Günther Albert Adolf Georg
HouseGlücksburg
FatherFriedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
MotherPrincess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, from 1934 Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (in German: Wilhelm Friedrich Christian Günther Albert Adolf Georg Prinz zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg then Prinz zu Schleswig-Holstein; 23 August 1891 – 10 February 1965), was the sixth Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Head of the House of Oldenburg from 21 January 1934 until his death on 10 February 1965.[citation needed]