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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
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Nov 16, 2022 · Born in June 1911, Cecilie was the third of Princess Alice of Battenberg and Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark’s five children. She had a happy childhood but also witnessed the Balkan Wars and the First World War, which had dramatic consequences and led to her family’s exile in Switzerland, and then in France.
Dec 14, 2017 · Philip was born in 1921, youngest child of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, and Princess Alice of Battenberg, the great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria.In 1922, the monarchy was toppled in Greece
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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.
Apr 15, 2021 · The Favorite Sister: Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark Philip was doted on by his four older sisters, Theodora, Margarita, Cecilie and Sophie. His favorite was Cecilie, lovely, cheerful and ...
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Dec 12, 2023 · In November 1937, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, heavily pregnant with her fourth child, embarked on a journey to London. Accompanied by her husband, Georg Donatus, their two sons, Ludwig and Alexander, her mother-in-law, and a family friend, the group was en route to attend a wedding in the British capital.
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 ...
