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Princess Alice of Battenberg. 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 ...
- 23 November 1937, Rosenhöhe, Darmstadt, Germany
- Glücksburg
Nov 16, 2022 · In 1961, Princess Beatrix got engaged to her first cousin, the Margrave of Baden, son of Berthold, Margrave of Baden and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark. The engagement was broken off that year, and the Margrave eventually married Archduchess Valerie of Austria in 1966. Princess Beatrix, however, remained unmarried for the rest of her life.
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Apr 13, 2021 · The Tragic Death Of Prince Philip's Sister, Princess Cecilie. Prince Philip was no stranger to tragedy. As a prince of Greece and Denmark, a military coup in 1922, reports BBC, forced his family to flee to Italy. In the following years, Vogue notes, his mother was institutionalized for a mental breakdown, later diagnosed as schizophrenia, and ...
Aug 9, 2023 · Prince Philip’s sister, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, tragically died in a plane crash on November 16, 1937. The accident occurred near Ostend, Belgium, while she was traveling to London for her brother’s wedding to Princess Elizabeth. The exact cause of the crash has been a subject of speculation and investigation over the years.
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 13, 2021 · Princess Cecilie was 26 years old. The body of the newborn was found in the plane's wreckage. Prince Philip was just 16 years old at the time of his sister's tragic death. Just two years later ...
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.
