Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969)

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. She was born on the Greek island of Corfu.

Family

Theodora 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 Berthold, Margrave of Baden on 17 August 1931 at Neues Schloß, Baden-Baden, Germany. They had three children:

Death

Theodora died on 16 October 1969 at Büdingen, Germany. She survived her husband by 6 years. Her mother Princess Alice outlived her by five weeks, dying on the 5 December 1969.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

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

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.