Princess Feodora of Denmark

Princess Feodora of Denmark (Feodora Louise Caroline-Mathilde Viktoria Alexandra Frederikke Johanne; 3 July 1910 – 17 March 1975) was a Danish princess as the daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark and granddaughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark. As the wife of Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe, she became a Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by marriage.

Early life

Princess Feodora was born on 3 July 1910 at the Jægersborghus country house in Gentofte north of Copenhagen, Denmark. She was the eldest child of Prince Harald of Denmark, son of King Frederik VIII and Princess Louise of Sweden.

Marriage and issue Feodora married her first cousin, Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe, on 9 September 1937 at Fredensborg Palace, Zealand, Denmark. Prince Christian was a son of Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Louise of Denmark, a sister of Feodora's father. (19 August 1939 – 9 July 2026); married in 1970 Ilona Freiin Hentschel von Gilgenheimb (1940–2023). Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-Lippe (19 December 1940 – 11 August 2020). Princess Marie-Louise of Schaumburg-Lippe (27 December 1945 – 2 September 2025). Prince Harald of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 27 March 1948).

Later life Prince Christian died in 1974. Princess Feodora died on 17 March the following year in Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, West Germany. Ancestry