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. Darryl Lundy (30 November 2007). "Anastasia Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-09-21. External link in |publisher= (help)