Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duchess Anastasia

Princess Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Born

11 November 1923
Gelbensande, Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Died

25 January 1979 (aged 55)
Hamburg, West Germany

Spouse

Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Issue

Princess Elisabeth
Princess Irene
Princess Margaretha
Princess Sibylla

Full name
Anastasia Alexandrina Cecilia Marie Louise Wilhelmina German: Anastasia Alexandrine Cecile Marie Luise Wilhelmine

House

Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Father

Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Mother

Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland

Duchess Anastasia Alexandrine Cecile Marie Luise Wilhelmine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin^[1] (Full German name: Anastasia Alexandrine Cecile Marie Luise Wilhelmine Herzogin zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin^[1]), (11 November 1923, Gelbensande, Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Weimar Republic^[1] – 25 January 1979, Hamburg, West Germany^[1]). Anastasia was the youngest child and youngest daughter of Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his wife Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland.

Marriage and issue

Anastasia married Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, youngest son of Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg and Büdingen, on 1 September 1943 at Willigrad bei Schwerin.^[1] Friedrich Ferdinand and Anastasia had four daughters:^[1]

Princess Elisabeth Marie Alexandra of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (10 September 1945)^[1] she married Prince Ferdinand Heinrich of Isenburg-Budingen-Wachtersbach on 2 January 1975. They have two sons:
- Prince Johann Georg of Isenburg-Budingen-Wachtersbach (8 July 1976) he married Stefanie Bittner on 4 June 2010. They have one daughter:
  - Princess Anna Carolina of Isenburg-Budingen-Wachtersbach (8 January 2010)
- Prince Ludwig Ferdinand Wittekind Heinrich Friedrich-August Joachim of Isenburg-Budingen-Wachtersbach (6 February 1979) he married Chantal Toelle on 2 October 2010
Princess Irene Olga Adelheid of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 11 October 1946)^[1]
Princess Margaretha Friederike Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 10 February 1948)^[1]
Princess Sibylla Ursula Ortrude of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (11 September 1955)^[1] she married Dieter Franz on 25 October 1980. They have three children:
- Frithjof Franz (born 22 April 1981)
- Johanna Franz (born 10 March 1983)
- Philipp Franz (born 1 April 1986)

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

11 November 1923 – 1 September 1943: Her Highness Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1 September 1943 – 25 January 1979: Her Highness Princess Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Ancestry

Ancestors of Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

16. Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

8. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

17. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia

4. Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

18. Prince Heinrich LXIII Reuss of Köstritz

9. Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz

19. Countess Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode

2. Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

20. Nicholas I of Russia

10. Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia

21. Princess Charlotte of Prussia

5. Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia

22. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden

11. Princess Cecilie of Baden

23. Princess Sophie of Sweden

1. Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

24. Ernest Augustus I of Hanover

12. George V of Hanover

25. Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

6. Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover

26. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

13. Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg

27. Duchess Amelia of Württemberg

3. Princess Alexandra of Hanover

28. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

14. Christian IX of Denmark

29. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Cassel

7. Princess Thyra of Denmark

30. Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel

15. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel

31. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Darryl Lundy (30 November 2007). "Anastasia Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-09-21. External link in |publisher= (help)

Princesses of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

The generations indicate marriage to descent from Duke Philip of the Elder Glücksburg Line; generations beyond 6 starts anew with Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of the Junior Glücksburg Line, a 6th generation descendant of Princess Auguste.

1st Generation	Duchess Sibylle Ursula of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

2nd Generation	none

3rd Generation	Countess Anne Charlotte of Lippe-Detmold

4th Generation	none

5th Generation	none

6th Generation	Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark and Norway Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel

7th Generation	Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg und Büdingen Princess Hertha of Ysenburg und Büdingen

8th Generation	Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg* Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

9th Generation	Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe*

10th Generation	Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld* Barbara Beata Fertsch*

11th Generation	none

* also a princess of Schleswig-Holstein by marriage

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