Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969)

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.

Princess Theodora
Margravine of Baden
Born(1906-05-30)30 May 1906
Tatoi Palace, Tatoi, Greece
Died16 October 1969(1969-10-16) (aged 63)
Büdingen, Hesse, West Germany
Spouse
Berthold, Margrave of Baden
(m. 1931; died 1963)
IssuePrincess Margarita
Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
Prince Ludwig Wilhelm
HouseGlücksburg
FatherPrince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
MotherPrincess Alice of Battenberg

Family
Princesses Margarita and Theodora of Greece in 1910.

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]

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

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 Victoria.

References
  1. Gothaisches Genealogisches Handbuch der Fürstlchen Häuser, Band I. Verlag des Deutschen Adelsarchivs. Marburg. 2015. pp. 112-115. (German). ISBN 978-3-9817243-0-1.
  2. Vickers, Hugo. Alice: Princess Andrew of Greece. St. Martin's Griffin, 2003, p. 75.
  3. "Photographic image" (JPG). 3.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. "Princess Theodoras body shown in the back wearing the grand cross set of the order of fidelity". Abc.net.au.
  5. "Princess Theodora wearing a her Baden Grand Cross at the Coronation of her sister in-law". Upload.wikimedia.org.
  6. "Photographic image" (JPG). I1.wp.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969)
House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 30 May 1906 Died: 16 October 1969
Titles in pretence
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
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