House Glucksburg | Name Princess of | |
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Issue Hans Veit, Count of Toerring-JettenbachHelene, Archduchess Ferdinand Karl of Austria Spouse Carl Theodor, Count of Toerring-Jettenbach (m. 1934) Children Countess Helene Marina Elisabeth of Toerring-Jettenbach Siblings Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark Parents Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark Similar People Prince Nicholas of Greece a, Princess Marina of Greece a, Princess Olga of Greece a, Grand Duchess Elena Vla, Olga Constantinovna 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.
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Early life
Elizabeth was born on 24 May 1904 at Tatoi, Greece. 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. Count Toerring-Jettenbach was named for his grandfather, Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria. Elisabeth and Carl Theodor had two children:
Elisabeth died of cancer on 11 January 1955 in Munich. She was 50 years old.