Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (Danish: Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Lyksborg), from Glücksburg in northernmost Germany, is a branch of the House of Oldenburg that is descended from King Christian III of Denmark. Its members include the royal houses of Denmark and Norway, the deposed royal house of Greece, and the heir to the throne of the United Kingdom. This particular line comes from the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. The... more

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