Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969)

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Princess Theodora
Margravine of Baden
Theodora of Greece.jpg
Born (1906-05-13)May 13, 1906
Tatoi Palace, Tatoi, Greece
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Büdingen, Hesse, Germany
Spouse Berthold, Margrave of Baden
Issue Princess Margarita
Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
Prince Ludwig Wilhelm
House Glücksburg
Father Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
Mother Princess Alice of Battenberg

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

File:Princesses Margarita and Theodora of Greece.jpg
Princesses Margarita and Theodora of Greece in 1910.

Theodora was born on 30 May 1906 at Tatoi Palace.[1] 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:

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

Styles of
Margravine Theodora of Baden
Reference style Her Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Ma'am

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, 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

Honours

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.

Family of Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Christian IX of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. George I of Greece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Prince William of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Louise of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Nicholas I of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Grand Duke Konstantine Nicholaievich of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Olga Konstantinovna of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Alexandra Iosifovna of Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Amelia of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Princess Wilhelmine of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. John Maurice von Hauke
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Julia von Hauke
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Sophie Lafontaine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Princess Alice of Battenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Prince Karl of Hesse and by Rhine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Princess Elizabeth of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Albert, Prince Consort
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Queen Victoria
 
 
 
 
 
 
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969)
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 13 May 1906 Died: 16 October 1969
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Grand Duchess of Baden
17 August 1931 – 27 October 1963
Reason for succession failure:
Grand Duchy abolished in 1918		 Succeeded by
Valerie of Austria

References

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  1. ↑ Vickers, Hugo. Alice: Princess Andrew of Greece. St. Martin's Griffin, 2003, p. 75.
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