Countess Marie of Hochberg
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| Princess Marie of Hanover | |||||
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| Countess Marie of Hochberg | |||||
| Born | 26 November 1952 Pattensen, Lower Saxony, Germany |
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| Spouse | Count Michael of Hochberg (m. 1982) | ||||
| Issue | Count Conrad Count Georg |
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| House | House of Hanover (by birth) House of Hochberg (by marriage) |
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| Father | Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover | ||||
| Mother | Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | ||||
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Princess Marie of Hanover (German: Marie Viktoria Luise Hertha Friederike, Prinzessin von Hannover, Prinzessin von Großbritannien und Irland, Herzogin zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg; born 26 November 1952 in Pattensen, Lower Saxony, Germany), Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, is the wife of Count Michael of Hochberg.[1]
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Early life and family[edit]
Marie is the eldest child of Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover (1914–1987) and his wife, Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925–1980). Her younger brother is Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover, current head of the House of Hanover and her sister-in-law is Princess Caroline of Monaco.
Marriage and issue[edit]
Marie married Count Michael Georg Botho of Hochberg (born 5 December 1943), son of Count Konrad Eberhard Georg Richard of Hochberg (of the Dukes of Pless) and his wife Eleonore Kungigunde Charlotte von Czettritz und Neuhaus, on 4 June 1982 at Pattensen, Lower Saxony, Germany, in a civil ceremony. They were remarried the following day in a religious ceremony at Schloss Marienburg. Marie and Michael have two sons:
- Count Conrad Hans-Heinrich Ernst-August of Hochberg (born 17 June 1985 in Hamburg)
- Count Georg Karl-Albert of Hochberg (born 8 October 1987 in Hamburg)
Titles, styles, honours and arms[edit]
Titles and styles[edit]
- 26 November 1952 – 4 June 1982: Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- 4 June 1982 – present: Her Royal Highness Countess Marie of Hochberg, Baroness of Fürstenstein, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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References[edit]
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Countess Marie of Hochberg
Cadet branch of the House of Welf
Born: 26 November 1952 |
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| Preceded by Princess Eugenia of Hanover |
Line of succession to the British throne descended from Victoria, Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Victoria |
Succeeded by Count Conrad von Hochberg |
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