Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969)

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Born May 13, 1906 Corfu, Greece ( 1906-05-13 ) Issue Princess Margarita Maximilian, Margrave of Baden Prince Ludwig Wilhelm Father Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark Mother Princess Alice of Battenberg Died October 16, 1969, Budingen, Germany Spouse Berthold, Margrave of Baden (m. 1931) Siblings Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Children Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, Princess Margarita of Baden Parents Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Princess Alice of Battenberg Similar People Princess Margarita of Greece, Prince Andrew of Greece a, Prince Philip - Duke of E, Princess Alice of Battenberg, Princess Cecilie of Greece a

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 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. 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. They had three children:

Princess Margarita of Baden (14 July 1932 – 15 January 2013) married her cousin Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia, brother of King Peter II of Yugoslavia in 1957 and has two children. They divorced in 1981.

Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (born 3 July 1933) married Archduchess Valerie of Austria in 1966 and has four children.

Prince Ludwig of Baden (born 16 March 1937) married Princess Anna Maria von Auersperg-Breunner on 21 September 1967. They have three children:

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.

Death

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 5 December 1969.

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 and Prince Albert. Her mother was a granddaughter of The Princess Alice, second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

References

Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969) Wikipedia

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