Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969)
Theodora | |
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Margravine of Baden | |
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Born | Tatoi Palace, Tatoi, Greece | 13 May 1906
Died | 16 October 1969 Büdingen, Hesse, Germany | (aged 63)
Spouse | Berthold, Margrave of Baden |
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) (13 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
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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 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 of Baden (14 July 1932 – 15 January 2013) married her cousin Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia,[1] brother of King Peter II of Yugoslavia in 1957 and has issue. They divorced in 1981.
- Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (born 3 July 1933) married Archduchess Valerie of Austria in 1966,[1] and has issue.
- Prince Ludwig of Baden (born 16 March 1937) married Princess Anna Maria von Auersperg-Breunner on 21 September 1967, has issue.
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]
Name | Birth | Death | Marriage | Their children | |
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Date | Spouse | ||||
Princess Margarita of Baden | 14 July 1932 | 15 January 2013 | 5 June 1957 Divorced 13 November 1981 |
Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia | Prince Nikolas of Yugoslavia Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia |
Maximilian, Margrave of Baden | 3 July 1933 | 23 September 1966 | Archduchess Valerie of Austria | Princess Marie Louise of Baden Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden Prince Leopold of Baden Prince Michael of Baden | |
Prince Ludwig of Baden | 16 March 1937 | 21 October 1967 | Princess Maria Anna von Auersperg-Breunner | Princess Sophie of Baden Prince Berthold of Baden Princess Aglaë of Baden |
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.
Titles, styles, honours, and arms
Styles of Theodora, Margravine of Baden | |
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Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
Alternative style | Ma'am |
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
Honours
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia.
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. Her mother was a granddaughter of Princess Alice, second daughter of Queen Victoria.