Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969)
Princess Theodora | |
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Margravine of Baden | |
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Born |
Tatoi Palace, Tatoi, Greece | 30 May 1906
Died |
16 October 1969 63) Büdingen, Hesse, Germany | (aged
Spouse | |
Issue |
Princess Margarita Maximilian, Margrave of Baden Prince Ludwig Wilhelm |
House | Glücksburg |
Father | Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark |
Mother | Princess Alice of Battenberg |
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Θεοδώρα της Ελλάδας και Δανίας; 30 May 1906 – 16 October 1969) was the second child and daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg,[1] and the second eldest sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Family
Theodora was born on 30 May 1906 at Tatoi Palace.[2] She was the sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, the husband and consort of Elizabeth II. She also had three sisters: Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg; Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine; and Sophie, Princess George of Hanover.
Marriage and children
Theodora married her paternal second cousin Berthold, Margrave of Baden on 17 August 1931 at Neues Schloß, Baden-Baden, Germany.[1][1] They had three children:[1]
- Princess Margarita Alice Thyra Viktoria Marie Louise Scholastica of Baden (14 July 1932 – 15 January 2013) she married Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia on 5 June 1957 and they were divorced in 1981. They have two children, two granddaughters and one great-grandson.
- Prince Maximillian Andreas Friedrich Gustav Ernst August Bernhard of Baden (3 July 1933) he married Archduchess Valerie of Austria on 23 September 1966. They have four children and four grandchildren.
- Prince Ludwig Wilhelm Georg Ernst Christoph of Baden (16 March 1937) he married Princess Anna Maria (Marianne) of Auersperg-Breunner on 21 October 1967. They have three children:
- Princess Sophie Thyra Josephine Georgine Henriette of Baden (b. Heidelberg, 8 July 1975)
- Prince Berthold Ernst-August Emich Rainer of Baden (b. Heidelberg, 8 October 1976)
- Princess Aglaë Margarete Tatiana Mary of Baden (b. Heidelberg, 3 March 1981)
Their son Maximilian is styled Royal Highness as Margrave (and formerly Hereditary Prince) of Baden, while their other two children are styled Grand Ducal Highness.[1]
Death
Theodora died on 16 October 1969 at Büdingen, Germany, having survived her husband by six years.[1] Her mother, Princess Alice, outlived her by five weeks, dying on 5 December 1969.
Honours
Greece: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia, 1st Class[3] Greece: Dame Commander of the Order of Beneficence Greece: Knight of the Decoration of the Greek Royal House, 2nd Class House of Zähringen: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Fidelity[4][5][6] United Kingdom: Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal[5]
Ancestry
Through her father, she was a grandchild of George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinovna of Russia, a granddaughter of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia. Through her mother she was a great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Her mother was a granddaughter of Princess Alice, second daughter of Queen
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gothaisches Genealogisches Handbuch der Fürstlchen Häuser, Band I. Verlag des Deutschen Adelsarchivs. Marburg. 2015. pp. 112-115. (German). ISBN 978-3-9817243-0-1.
- ↑ Vickers, Hugo. Alice: Princess Andrew of Greece. St. Martin's Griffin, 2003, p. 75.
- ↑ "Photographic image" (JPG). 3.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ "Princess Theodoras body shown in the back wearing the grand cross set of the order of fidelity". Abc.net.au.
- 1 2 "Princess Theodora wearing a her Baden Grand Cross at the Coronation of her sister in-law". Upload.wikimedia.org.
- ↑ "Photographic image" (JPG). I1.wp.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969) Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg Born: 30 May 1906 Died: 16 October 1969 | ||
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Preceded by Princess Marie Louise of Hanover |
— TITULAR — Grand Duchess of Baden 17 August 1931 – 27 October 1963 Reason for succession failure: Grand Duchy abolished in 1918 |
Succeeded by Archduchess Valerie of Austria |