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Apr 26, 2021 · Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark was born on 22 June 1911 as the third daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenberg. Her elder sisters were Margarita and Theodora. Her younger siblings were Sophie and Philip (later Duke of Edinburgh as the consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom).
Apr 28, 2021 · On 12 October, Cecilie was joined by both her mother and grandmother for the funeral. There was a strong Nazi presence at the funeral, and both Cecilie and her husband had joined the Nazi party on 1 May 1937 (with party numbers 3766313 and 3766312, respectively). Cecilie’s husband now succeeded as Head of the House, but more tragedy was to come.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark ( Greek: Καικιλία, romanized: Kaikilía; 22 June 1911 – 16 November 1937) was by birth a Greek and Danish princess who became titular Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine through her marriage to Prince Georg Donatus, pretender to the throne of the Grand Duchy of ...
Apr 12, 2021 · The episode apparently claims that Philip was supposed to go to Germany in 1937 to visit his sister, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark. Cecilie chose to fly to the U.K. instead, but her plane ...
Feb 10, 2023 · Genealogy for Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (Schleswig-Holstein, Glücksburg), Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1911 - 1937) family tree on Geni, with over 260 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Apr 17, 2021 · Sophie of Greece and Denmark – An exiled Princess (Part one) Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark was born on 26 June 1914 as the fourth daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. Her grandmother Victoria arrived in early June to be with Alice as she gave birth, but Sophie arrived rather late.
On 1 May 1937 Cecilie and her husband both joined the Nazi Party.. Death. In October 1937, Cecilie's father-in-law Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse died. A few weeks after the funeral, her brother-in-law Prince Ludwig was due to be married to the Hon. Margaret Campbell-Geddes in London.
