Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

As per the wishes of his cousin King Christian VIII, Prince Johann first enlisted in the Prussian military in 1842 and upon his graduation was appointed second lieutenant of the 27th Prussian Infantry Regiment in Magdeburg. He studied at the University of Bonn before joining the Dragoon Guards Regiments in Berlin. He participated in the German revolutions of 1848–1849 and the First Schleswig War against Denmark; this conflict of loyalties between Prussia and Denmark prompted him to request exemption from service.Bramsen, p. 106 He went on to serve in various departments and was promoted to Rittmeister in 1854. The following year he was appointed Major à la suite and went to Denmark, settling down in Copenhagen.

When the Second Schleswig War broke out in 1864, Johann resigned from the Prussian army, and on 29 February his brother — now King Christian IX of Denmark — appointed him Lieutenant Colonel à la suite in the Danish Army. He went on to represent Denmark on diplomatic visits abroad, and was present in London during the baptism of the Prince of Wales' son, Johann's great-nephew, the future King George V of the United Kingdom. He was promoted to colonel in 1865, and further to major-general in 1867.

From March to November 1867 he served as regent for his nephew, King George I of Greece during the Cretan uprising, when the latter was away on a tour of Europe in search of a bride; he soon grew popular among the people.{{cite book|last1=Driault|first1=Edouard|last2=Lhéritier|first2=Michel|title=Histoire diplomatique de la Grèce de 1821 à nos jours|language=fr|year=1926|location=Paris|page=235}}

Johann died unmarried in 1911, outliving the rest of his siblings. He was interred at Roskilde Cathedral.

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• {{flag|Denmark}}:{{cite book |year=1911 |orig-year=1st pub.:1801 |editor1-last=Bille-Hansen |editor1-first=A. C. |editor2-last=Holck |editor2-first=Harald |title=Statshaandbog for Kongeriget Danmark for Aaret 1911 |trans-title=State Manual of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1911 |url=https://dis-danmark.dk/bibliotek/921889.pdf#page=41 |format=PDF |series=Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender |language=da |location=Copenhagen |publisher=J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri |pages=3 |access-date=3 July 2020 |via=:da:DIS Danmark}}
• Knight of the Elephant, 9 March 1864
• Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog, 9 March 1864
• Commemorative Medal for the Golden Wedding of King Christian IX and Queen Louise, 1892
• Grand Cross of the Dannebrog, 12 February 1894
• {{flagicon image|Flag of Anhalt Duchies.png}} Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of the Order of Albert the Bear, 23 October 1850Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt (1867) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=TYEp3N5O48EC&pg=PA16 16]
• {{flagicon|Greece|royal}} Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer
• {{flagicon|Nassau}} Nassau Ducal Family: Knight of the Gold Lion of Nassau
• {{Flagicon image|Flagge Großherzogtümer Mecklenburg.svg}} Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore
• {{flag|Kingdom of Portugal}}: Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword
• {{flagicon|Sweden|1844}} {{flagicon|Norway|1844}} Sweden-Norway:
• Knight of the Seraphim, 27 July 1869{{citation|title=Sveriges Statskalender|year=1881|url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1881/0403.html|via=runeberg.org|access-date=2020-07-03|language=sv|page=377}}
• Knight of the Order of Charles XIII, 21 January 1877{{cite book|author=Anton Anjou|year=1900|title=Riddare af Konung Carl XIII:s orden: 1811–1900: biografiska anteckningar|chapter-url=http://www.archive.org/stream/riddareafkonung00anjogoog#page/n10/mode/1up|chapter=Utländske Riddare|page=[http://www.archive.org/stream/riddareafkonung00anjogoog#page/n186/mode/2up 178]|publisher=Eksjö, Eksjö tryckeri-aktiebolag |language=sv}}
• Grand Cross of St. Olav, with Collar, 12 February 1879{{citation|title=Norges Statskalender|language=Norwegian|year=1908|page=869-870|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bFU1AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA869|chapter=Den kongelige norske Sanct Olavs Orden|access-date=17 September 2021|author1=Norway }}
• {{flagicon image|Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg}} Kingdom of Prussia:
• Knight of the Black Eagle, 3 November 1892{{citation|title=Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.)|volume=1|chapter-url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015049878823&view=1up&seq=7&skin=2021|chapter=Schwarzer Adler-orden|page=[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015049878823&view=1up&seq=631&skin=2021 5]|lang=German|location=Berlin|year=1886|via=hathitrust.org}}
• Grand Cross of the Red Eagle
• {{flag|Russian Empire|1858}}:
• Knight of St. Andrew, 1885
• Knight of St. Alexander Nevsky
• Knight of the White Eagle
• Knight of St. Anna, 1st Class
• Knight of St. Stanislaus, 1st Class
• {{flagcountry|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}}: Honorary Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, 11 October 1901[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27364/page/6640 The London Gazette], issue 27364, p. 6640
• {{Flagicon|Saxe-Coburg and Gotha}} {{flagicon|Saxe-Altenburg}} {{flagicon|Saxe-Meiningen}} Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order
• {{flagcountry|French Third Republic}}: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
• {{flag|Oldenburg}}: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown

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|1= 1. Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

|2= 2. Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

|3= 3. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel

|4= 4. Frederick Charles Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

|5= 5. Countess Friederike von Schlieben

|6= 6. Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel

|7= 7. Princess Louise of Denmark

|8= 8. Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

|9= 9. Countess Charlotte of Dohna-Leistenau

|10= 10. Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben

|11= 11. Countess Marie Eleonore von Lehndorff

|12= 12. Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

|13= 13. Princess Mary of Great Britain

|14= 14. Frederick V of Denmark

|15= 15. Princess Louisa of Great Britain

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• {{cite book|last1=Bramsen|first1=Bo|year=1993|title=Huset Glücksborg. Europas svigerfader og hans efterslægt|language=da|edition=2|location=Copenhagen|publisher=Rosinante & Co.|isbn=87-553-1843-6}}
• {{cite encyclopedia|first=Hans Rudolph|last=Hiort-Lorenzen|title=Hans, Prins af Glücksborg|url=https://runeberg.org/dbl/6/0570.html|editor-first=Carl Frederik|editor-last=Bricka|editor-link=Carl Frederik Bricka|encyclopedia=Dansk Biografisk Lexikon, tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814|edition=1st|pages=568-569|volume=VI|location=Copenhagen|publisher=Gyldendal|year=1892|language=da}}

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