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Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969)

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Theodora
Margravine of Baden
Born(1906-05-13)13 May 1906
Tatoi Palace, Tatoi, Greece
Died16 October 1969(1969-10-16) (aged 63)
Büdingen, Hesse, Germany
SpouseBerthold, Margrave of Baden
IssuePrincess Margarita
Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
Prince Ludwig Wilhelm
HouseGlücksburg
FatherPrince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
MotherPrincess 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

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 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]

Name Birth Death Marriage Their children
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
Reference styleHer Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness
Alternative styleMa'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

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.

Family of Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969)
16. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
8. Christian IX of Denmark
17. Princess Louise of Hesse-Cassel
4. George I of Greece
18. Prince William of Hesse
9. Princess Louise of Hesse-Cassel
19. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark
2. Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
20. Nicholas I of Russia
10. Grand Duke Konstantine Nicholaievich of Russia
21. Charlotte of Prussia
5. Olga Konstantinovna of Russia
22. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
11. Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg
23. Princess Amelia of Württemberg
1. Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
24. Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
12. Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
25. Princess Wilhelmine of Baden
6. Prince Louis of Battenberg
Marquess of Milford Haven
26. Count Maurice Hauke
13. Countess Julia Hauke
27. Sophie Lafontaine
3. Princess Alice of Battenberg
28. Prince Karl of Hesse and by Rhine
14. Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
29. Princess Elizabeth of Prussia
7. Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
30. Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
15. Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
31. Queen Victoria

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 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.
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969)
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 13 May 1906 Died: 16 October 1969
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Grand Duchess of Baden
17 August 1931 – 27 October 1963
Reason for succession failure:
Grand Duchy abolished in 1918 		Succeeded by
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