Countess Marie of Hochberg

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

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