Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark

Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Μαργαρίτα της Ελλάδας και Δανίας) (18 April 1905 – 24 April 1981) was the eldest 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. She was the first great great grandchild of Queen Victoria.

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. Margarita was the first great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Margarita was the sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, originally Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, the husband and consort of Elizabeth II. She also had three sisters: Theodora, Margravine of Baden; Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine; and Sophie, Princess George of Hanover.

Marriage and children

Margarita married Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg on 20 April 1931 in Langenburg, Germany. Gottfried was the eldest son of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a male line granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert through their second son Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, a daughter of Alexander II of Russia and Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. As such, both Princess Margarita and Prince Gottfried had common ancestors in Queen Victoria and Nicholas I of Russia. In descent from Queen Victoria, Prince Gottfried was a second cousin of Princess Margarita's mother. In descent from Nicholas I, they were third cousins.

Their marriage produced six children:

Their four elder children were all born at Schwäbisch Hall, while the two youngest boys, twins, were born in Langenburg.

Death

Princess Margarita died on 24 April 1981 in Langenburg, Germany. She survived her husband by 21 years.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• Her Royal Highness Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (1905–1931)
• Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1931–1950)
• Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1950–1960)
• Her Royal Highness The Dowager Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1960–1981)
  • Also used Her Royal Highness Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1960–1981)

Ancestry