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

Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark

Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, was the seventh child and fourth son of King George I of Greece and Olga Constantinovna of Russia. He was a grandson of Christian IX of Denmark.He began military training at an early age, and was...

 and Princess Alice of Battenberg

Princess Alice of Battenberg

Princess Alice of Battenberg, later Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark was the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and mother-in-law of Elizabeth II....

. She was born on the Greek

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 island of Corfu

Corfu

Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...

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Family

Theodora was the sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....

, 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

Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark

Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark was the fourth child and youngest daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, making her the elder sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...

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Marriage and children

Theodora married Berthold, Margrave of Baden

Berthold, Margrave of Baden

Berthold Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst August Heinrich Karl, Margrave of Baden was born on 24 February 1906 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was the son of Prince Maximilian, Margrave of Baden and Princess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland. He died on 27 October 1963 in Spaichingen,...

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

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Princess Margarita Alice of Baden Princess Margarita of Baden Princess Margarita of Baden is the daughter of Berthold, Margrave of Baden and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark.-Family:...	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

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 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

George I of Greece

George I was King of Greece from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was only 17 years old when he was elected king by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the former king Otto. His nomination was both suggested and supported by the Great Powers...

 and Olga Konstantinova of Russia, a granddaughter of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia

Nicholas I of Russia

Nicholas I , was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the Russian monarchs. On the eve of his death, the Russian Empire reached its historical zenith spanning over 20 million square kilometers...

. 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.