Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906-1969)
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Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (13 May 1906–16 October 1969) was the second child and daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. She was born on the island of Corfu in Greece.
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[edit] Ancestry
Through her father, she was a grandchild of George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinova of Russia, a great great granddaughter of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia. Through her mother she was a great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her mother was a granddaughter of The Princess Alice, second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Theodora was the sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, the husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. 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.
[edit] Marriage and Children
Theodora married Berthold, Margrave of Baden on 17 August 1931 at Neues Schloß, Baden-Baden, Germany. They had three children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Princess Margarita Alice of Baden | 14 July 1932 | Her Grand Ducal Highness | |
| Maximilian Andreas, Margrave of Baden | 3 July 1933 | His Royal Highness | |
| Prince Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden | 16 March 1937 | His Grand Ducal Highness |
[edit] Death
Theodora died on 16 October 1969 at Büdingen near Konstanz, Germany. She survived her husband by 6 years. Her Mother Princess Alice outlived her by five weeks, dying on the 5 December 1969.
[edit] Titles from Birth
- Her Royal Highness Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906-1931)
- Her Royal Highness The Margravine of Baden (1931-1963)
- Her Royal Highness The Dowager Margravine of Baden (1963-1969)
| Monarchical Styles of Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark |
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| Reference style: | HRH |
| Spoken style: | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style: | Ma'am |
