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Princess Elisabeth
Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach
Born(1904-05-24)24 May 1904
Tatoi Palace, Tatoi, Greece
Died11 January 1955(1955-01-11) (aged 50)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
SpouseCarl Theodor, Count of Toerring-Jettenbach
IssueHans Veit, Count of Toerring-Jettenbach
Helene, Archduchess Ferdinand Karl of Austria
HouseGlücksburg
FatherPrince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
MotherGrand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia

Princess Elisabeth of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Ελισάβετ της Ελλάδας και Δανίας) (24 May 1904 – 11 January 1955) was the middle daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia.[1]

Biography

Princess Elisabeth (center), with her sisters

Early life

Elizabeth was born on 24 May 1904 at Tatoi, Greece.[1] Her family nicknamed her 'Woolly' because her thick, dark brown hair. Princess Elisabeth was a horsewoman and painter. Her sisters, Olga and Marina, married into reigning dynasties.

Marriage and issue

Elisabeth married Carl Theodor, Count of Toerring-Jettenbach, who was known as "Toto." Carl Theodor was the head of a German mediatized comital family also closely related to several then-ruling dynasties: his mother was a sister of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians and of Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria.[1] Count Toerring-Jettenbach was named for his grandfather, Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria. Elisabeth and Carl Theodor had two children:

  • Hans Veit Kaspar Nikolaus, Count of Toerring-Jettenbach, born 11 January 1935[1] married princess Henriette zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein, a granddaughter of Archduchess Anna of Tuscany (1879-1962), a daughter of Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Elisabeth Countess of Toering-Jettenbach, pastel painting by the painter Vera Stanley Alder
  • Countess Helene Marina Elisabeth of Toerring-Jettenbach, born 20 May 1937 in Winhöring castle, Bavaria married in a civil ceremony on 6 Apr 1956 at Schloß Seefeld, Munich and in a religious ceremony at Seefeld am Pilnsee, Bavaria on 10 Apr 1956 to Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria (Vienna 6 Dec 1918-Ulm 6 Aug 2004). Her second child was the well known socialite and fashion model Archduchess Sophie, who married Mariano Hugo, Prince of Windisch-Graetz.[1]

Elisabeth died of cancer on 11 January 1955 in Munich. She was 50 years old.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 24 May 1904 – 10 January 1934: Her Royal Highness Princess Elisavet of Greece and Denmark
  • 10 January 1934 – 11 January 1955: Her Royal Highness Princess Elisavet, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach (German: Prinzessin Elisabeth, Gräfin zu Toerring-Jettenbach)

Honours

Ancestry

Family of Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark
16. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
8. Christian IX of Denmark
17. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Cassel
4. George I of Greece
18. Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel
9. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel
19. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark
2. Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
20. Nicholas I of Russia
10. Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
21. Princess Charlotte of Prussia
5. Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia
22. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
11. Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg
23. Duchess Amelia of Württemberg
1. Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark
24. Nicholas I of Russia (= 20)
12. Alexander II of Russia
25. Princess Charlotte of Prussia (= 21)
6. Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia
26. Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
13. Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
27. Princess Wilhelmine of Baden
3. Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia
28. Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
14. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
29. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
7. Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
30. Prince Heinrich LXIII Reuss of Köstritz
15. Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz
31. Countess Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode

References

  1. ^ a b c d e McNaughton, C. Arnold. "The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy". 3 volumes. London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973, ISBN = 978-0812902808
  2. ^ Wedding of Juan Carlos of Spain and Sophia of Greece

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