Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969)
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| Princess Theodora | |
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| Margravine of Baden | |
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| Spouse | Berthold, Margrave of Baden |
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| Princess Margarita Maximilian, Margrave of Baden Prince Ludwig Wilhelm |
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| House | House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg House of Zähringen |
| Father | Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark |
| Mother | Princess Alice of Battenberg |
| Born | May 13, 1906 Corfu, Greece |
| Died | 16 October 1969 (aged 63) Büdingen, Hesse, Germany |
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Θεοδώρα της Ελλάδας και Δανίας) (13 May 1906 – 16 October 1969) was the second child and daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. She was born on the Greek island of Corfu.
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[edit] Family
Theodora 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.
[edit] Marriage and children
Theodora married Berthold, Margrave of Baden on 17 August 1931 at Neues Schloß, Baden-Baden, Germany. They had three children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Princess Margarita Alice of Baden | 14 July 1932 | Her Grand Ducal Highness | |
| Maximilian Andreas, Margrave of Baden | 3 July 1933 | His Royal Highness | |
| Prince Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden | 16 March 1937 | His Grand Ducal Highness |
[edit] Death
| Styles of Margravine Theodora of Baden |
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
Theodora died on 16 October 1969 at Büdingen, Germany, having survived her husband by six years. Her mother, Princess Alice, outlived her by five weeks, dying on the 5 December 1969.
[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms
[edit] Titles and styles
- 13 May 1906 - 17 August 1931: Her Royal Highness Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
- 17 August 1931 - 27 October 1963: Her Royal Highness The Margravine of Baden
- 27 October 1963 - 16 October 1969: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Margravine of Baden
[edit] Ancestry
Through her father, she was a grandchild of George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinova of Russia, a granddaughter of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia. Through her mother she was a great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Her mother was a granddaughter of The Princess Alice, second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
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Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969)
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 13 May 1906 Died: 16 October 1969 |
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| Preceded by 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 Valerie of Austria |
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