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Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark 1911 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1911

Birth Location: Athínai, Attiki, Attiki, Greece

Death Date: 16 Nov 1937

Death Location: Ostende, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany

Father: HRH Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg,

Mother: Victoria Battenberg,

Spouse(s): Georg Hessen-Darmstadt

Children(s): Ludwig Hessen-Darmstadt, Alexander Hessen-Darmstadt, Johanna Hessen

In 1911, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark entered the world in Athínai, Attiki, Attiki, Greece, born to HRH Prince Andrew House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg, and Victoria Alice Elizabeth Juilia Marie of Battenberg,. Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark married Georg Donatus von Hessen-Darmstadt, and had children including Ludwig Ernst Andreas von Hessen-Darmstadt, Alexander Georg Karl Heinrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, Johanna Marina Eleonore von Hessen. Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark passed away in 1937 in Ostende, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1911, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark entered the world in Athínai, Attiki, Attiki, Greece, born to HRH Prince Andrew House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg, and Victoria Alice Elizabeth Juilia Marie of Battenberg,.
  • Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark married Georg Donatus von Hessen-Darmstadt, and had children including Ludwig Ernst Andreas von Hessen-Darmstadt, Alexander Georg Karl Heinrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, Johanna Marina Eleonore von Hessen.
  • Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark passed away in 1937 in Ostende, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

HRH Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg,
1882 – 1944
Birth Location: Athínai, Attiki, Attiki, Greece
HS
Victoria Battenberg,
1885 – 1969
Birth Location: The Tapestry Room, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
VB

Spouses(s)

Georg Hessen-Darmstadt
1906 – 1937
Birth Location: Darmstadt, Darmstädter Stadtkreis, Hessen, Germany
GH

Children(s)

Ludwig Hessen-Darmstadt
1931 – 1937
Birth Location: –
LH
Alexander Hessen-Darmstadt
1933 – 1937
Birth Location: –
AH
Johanna Hessen
1936 – 1939
Birth Location: Darmstadt, Darmstädter Stadtkreis, Hessen, Germany
JH

Princess Denmark's Ancestors

Self
Princess Denmark
1911 – 1937
Birth Place: Athínai, Attiki, Attiki, Greece
Parents
HRH Prince Andrew House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg,
1882 – 1944
Athínai, Attiki, Attiki, Greece
Victoria (Alice Elizabeth Juilia Marie of) Battenberg,
1885 – 1969
The Tapestry Room, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
George (I Christian William Oldenburg House of) Glucksburg,
1845 – 1913
Yellow Palace, 18 Amaliegade, Copenhagen, Denmark
Olga (Constantinovna Romanov) dynasty,
1851 – 1926
Pavlovsk, Altai Mountains, Russia
Prince (Louis Alexander) Mountbatten,
1854 – 1921
Graz, Styria, Austria
Victoria (Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie Mountbatten) (Battenberg),
1863 – 1950
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Christian House,
1818 – 1906
Louise Hessen-Kassel,
1817 – 1898
Constantine Nikolaevich,
1827 – 1892
Alexandra Altenburg
1830 – 1911
Alexander Hessen-Darmstadt,
1823 – 1888
Julia Hauke,
1825 – 1895
Friedrich Hessen-Darmstadt,
1837 – 1892
Alice Gotha,
1844 – 1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frederick Oldenburg,
1785 – 1831
Luise Hesse-Cassel,
1789 – 1867
William Hesse-Kassel,
1787 – 1867
Princess Denmark
1789 – 1864
Tsar Russia
1796 – 1855
Charlotte Hohenzollern,
1798 – 1860
Joseph Sachsen-Altenburg,
1789 – 1868
Amalie Württemberg
1799 – 1848
Louis Hessen-Darmstadt,
1777 – 1848
Wilhelmine Hesse-Darmstadt,
1788 – 1836
Maurice Hauke,
Charles Hessen-Darmstadt
1809 – 1877
Elisabeth Hohenzollern,
1815 – 1885
HRH Saxe-Coburg-Gotha,
1819 – 1861
HM Hanover,
1819 – 1901

Princess Denmark's Descendants

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Princess (Cecilie of Greece and) Denmark (22 Jun 1911 – 16 Nov 1937) m. Georg (Donatus von) Hessen-Darmstadt (8 Nov 1906 – 16 Nov 1937)
  1. 1. Ludwig (Ernst Andreas von) Hessen-Darmstadt (25 Oct 1931 – 16 Nov 1937)
  2. 2. Alexander (Georg Karl Heinrich von) Hessen-Darmstadt (14 Apr 1933 – 16 Nov 1937)
  3. 3. Johanna (Marina Eleonore von) Hessen (20 Sep 1936 – 14 Jun 1939)

Princess Denmark's Timeline

2 Records

1911
22 Jun 1911
Birth of Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark in Athínai, Attiki, Attiki, Greece
Athínai, Attiki, Attiki, Greece
1937
16 Nov 1937
Age 26
Death of Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark in Ostende, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
Ostende, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1911
    Event Place: Athínai, Attiki, Attiki, Greece
    Record Source:
    [1] Germany, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1937
    Event Place: Ostende, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Germany, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Darmstadt, Darmstädter Stadtkreis, Hessen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Germany, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: International, Find A Grave Index
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