Countess Marie of Hochberg

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Princess Marie of Hanover
Countess Marie of Hochberg
Born (1952-11-26)26 November 1952
Pattensen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Spouse Count Michael of Hochberg (m. 1982)
Issue Count Conrad
Count Georg
Full name
Marie Victoria Louise Hertha Frederica
German: Marie Viktoria Luise Hertha Friederike
House Hanover
Father Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover
Mother Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

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]

Early life and family

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

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

Titles and styles

  • 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

Ancestry

Family of Countess Marie of Hochberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. George V of Hanover
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Christian IX of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Princess Thyra of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Louise of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Ernest Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Frederick III, German Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. William II, German Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Victoria, Princess Royal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Princess Marie of Hanover
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Ernst Casimir II, 2nd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Bruno, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Countess Thekla of Erbach-Fürstenau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Princess Hertha of Ysenburg and Büdingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Adolf, Count of Castell-Rüdenhausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Countess Bertha of Castell-Rüdenhausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Baroness Marie von Thüngen
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

Countess Marie of Hochberg
Cadet branch of the House of Welf
Born: 26 November 1952
British royalty
Preceded by Line of succession to the British throne
descended from Victoria, Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Victoria
Succeeded by
Count Conrad von Hochberg