The House of Glücksburg is also spelled Glücksborg or Lyksborg. It is a shortened name stemming from House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg—a collateral branch of the House of Oldenburg. The family takes its name from Glücksburg, a town in Schleswig and the Holstein region in Germany. History
- 6 July 1825; 197 years ago
- Friedrich Wilhelm
Glücksburg Castle (German: Schloss Glücksburg, Danish: Lyksborg Slot) is one of the most significant Renaissance castles in Northern Europe. [1] [2] The castle was the headquarters of the ducal lines of the house of Glücksburg and temporarily served as the primary residence of the Danish monarch.
Pages in category "House of Glücksburg". The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . House of Glücksburg. List of members of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
The House of Glucksburg is a European dynasty. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh belongs to this house. So do his descendants, including Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Other members of the house have included Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and King Harald V of Norway.
Danneskiold-Samsøe. The House of Oldenburg is a German dynasty [3] with links to Denmark since the 15th century. It has had branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg.
- 1101; 922 years ago
- Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
The House of Glücksburg is a collateral branch of the German[1] House of Oldenburg. Its members have reigned at various times in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Greece, and several northern German states.
Glücksburg (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlʏksˌbʊʁk] ; Danish: Lyksborg) is a small town northeast of Flensburg in the district Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and is the northernmost town in Germany. It is situated on the south side of the Flensborg Fjord, an inlet of the Baltic Sea, approx. 10 km northeast of ...