Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906-1969)

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Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
Born May 13, 1906 (1906-05-13)
Corfu, Greece
Died October 16, 1969 (aged 63)
Büdingen, Germany
Nationality Greek
Spouse Berthold, Margrave of Baden (1931-1963)
Children Princess Margarita Alice of Baden (b.1932)
Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (b.1933)
Prince Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden (b.1937)
Parents Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (1882-1944)
Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885-1969)
Relatives Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (b.1921)

Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (13 May 190616 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
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

House of Oldenburg (Glücksburg branch)
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Greece
George I
Children
   Constantine I
   Prince George
   Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia
   Prince Nicholas
   Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna of Russia
   Princess Olga
   Prince Andrew
   Prince Christopher
Grandchildren
   Prince Peter
   Eugénie, Duchess of Castel Duino
   Olga, Princess Paul of Yugoslavia
   Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach
   Marina, Duchess of Kent
   Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
   Theodora, Margravine of Baden
   Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine
   Sophie, Princess George of Hanover
   Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
   Prince Michael
Great-grandchildren
   Princess Alexandra
   Princess Olga

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
Reference style: HRH
Spoken style: Your Royal Highness
Alternative style: Ma'am