
Genealogy of the Royal Family of Denmark1
HRH Princess Benedikte and
her descendants
HRH Princess Benedikte
Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid of Denmark
* Amalienborg, Copenhagen, April 29th, 1944
Married:
Chapel, Fredensborg Palace, Fredensborg,
February 3rd, 1968:
HH Prince Richard Casimir Karl August Robert Konstantin of
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg2
(Born as: HSH Hereditary Prince Richard Casimir Karl
August Robert Konstantin of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg)
* Giessen, October 29th, 1934
Hereditary Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, October 29th,
1934
Head of the Princely Family of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg,
November 29th, 1969
Children from this marriage:
- HH Prince Gustav Frederik
Philip Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
(Since November 29th, 1969:) HH Hereditary Prince Gustav
Frederik Philip Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
* Frankfurt am Main, January 12th, 1969
Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg,
November 29th, 1969
HH Princess Alexandra Rosmarie Ingrid
Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
* Copenhagen, November 20th, 1970Married:
Chapel, Gråsten Castle, Gråsten,
June 6th, 1998:
Jefferson-Friedrich Volker Benjamin Graf von Pfeil
und Klein-Ellguth
* Mainz, July 12th, 1967
Children from this marriage:
- Friedrich Richard
Oscar Jefferson Graf von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
* Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, September 14th, 1999
- Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte Gräfin von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
* Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, August 16th, 2003
HH Princess Nathalie Xenia Margareta
Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
* Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, May 2nd, 1975
Footnotes:
- Source: Queen Victoria's
Descendants by Marlene A. Eilers. With special
thanks to Jérôme Baudesson, Martin Iversen Christensen,
Brigitte Gastel Lloyd, Netty Leistra and Claes Mattsson.
- Although Prince Richard is
born as Serene Highness, in Denmark he and his children
are styled as Highness. As Head of the Princely Family of
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Prince Richard does not use
the title Fürst.
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Last updated: July 6th, 2005.