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Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein

German prince (1831-1917)

Born
January 22, 1831
Died
October 28, 1917
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1831

About Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein

Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (Frederick Christian Charles Augustus; 22 January 1831 – 28 October 1917) was a German prince who became a member of the British royal family through his marriage to Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, the fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. During the 1852 First War of Schleswig, Prince Christian briefly served with the newly constituted Schleswig-Holstein army, before he and his family were forced to flee the advancing Danish forces (see history of Schleswig-Holstein). Prince Albert (28 February 1869 – 27 April 1931) who in 1921 became the titular Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and the Head of the House of Oldenburg. He was High Steward of Windsor and Ranger of Windsor Great Park, and was awarded a Doctor of Civil Law degree by the University of Oxford.

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Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein timeline

  1. During the 1852 First War of Schleswig, Prince Christian briefly served with the newly constituted Schleswig-Holstein army, before he and his family were forced to flee the advancing Danish forces (see history of Schleswig-Holstein).
  2. Prince Albert (28 February 1869 – 27 April 1931) who in 1921 became the titular Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and the Head of the House of Oldenburg.

The world when Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein was born

Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein was born in 1831. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineNat Turner's slave rebellion in Virginia
  • Technology milestoneElectromagnetic induction discovered by Faraday
  • World population~1.11B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAndrew Jackson
  • U.S. population13.3M

1831 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18312026
Population13.3M341 million

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