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Adieu to a Doyenne of the Gotha: Duchess Marie-Alix of Schleswig-Holstein (1923-2021)
Duchess Marie-Alix of Schleswig-Holstein on the occasion of her 95th birthday. Photo courtesy of Fürst Alexander zu Schaumburg-Lippe / Stiftung Louisenlund. On Monday, 1 November 2021, Dowager Duchess Marie-Alix of Schleswig-Holstein died peacefully at her home of Gut Bienebek in Holstein. She was ninety-eight years-old. The four children of the duchess were by her side when…