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Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark 1914–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1914

Birth Location: Kérkyra, Kerkira, Ionian Islands, Greece

Death Date: 3 Nov 2001

Death Location: München, Stadt Munchen, Bayern, Germany

Father: Andrew Mountbatten

Mother: Victoria Battenberg

Spouse(s): Christoph Kassel, George Hanover

Children(s): Welf Hanover

The story of Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark began in 1914 in Kérkyra, Kerkira, Ionian Islands, Greece. Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark married Christoph Ernst August Hesse Kassel, George William Hanover, and had children including Welf Ernst Hanover. Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark passed away in 2001 in München, Stadt Munchen, Bayern, Germany.

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Biography

  • The story of Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark began in 1914 in Kérkyra, Kerkira, Ionian Islands, Greece.
  • Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark married Christoph Ernst August Hesse Kassel, George William Hanover, and had children including Welf Ernst Hanover.
  • Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark passed away in 2001 in München, Stadt Munchen, Bayern, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Mountbatten
1882–1944
Birth Location: Athínai, Attiki, Attiki, Greece
AM
Victoria Battenberg
1885–1969
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
VB

Spouses(s)

Christoph Kassel
1901–1943
Birth Location: Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany
CK
George Hanover
1915–2006
Birth Location: Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
GH

Children(s)

Welf Hanover
1947–1981
Birth Location: Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
WH

Princess Denmark's Ancestors

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Princess Denmark
1914–2001
Birth Place: Kérkyra, Kerkira, Ionian Islands, Greece
Parents
Andrew Mountbatten
1882–1944
Athínai, Attiki, Attiki, Greece
Victoria (Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie) Battenberg
1885–1969
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
William (George I Oldenburg of The Hellenes) Mountbatten
1845–1913
København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Olga (Constantinovna Grand Duchess of Russia) Romanov
1851–1969
Pavlovsk Altai Mountains, Russia
Prince (Louis Alexander of Battenberg "1st Marquess of Milford Haven" Milford) Haven
1854–1921
Graz, Steiermark, Austria-Hungary Empire
Princess (Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie of) Hesse
1863–1950
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
King Mountbatten
1818–1906
Louise Kassel
1817–1898
Grand Rhine
1837–1937
Alice Gotha
1843–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wilhelm Kassel
1787–1867
Louise Denmark
1789–1864
Francis Gotha
1819–1861
Victoria Hanover
1819–1901

Princess Denmark's Descendants

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Princess (Sophie of Greece and) Denmark (26 Jun 1914–3 Nov 2001) m. Christoph (Ernst August Hesse) Kassel (14 May 1901–7 Oct 1943) m. George (William) Hanover (25 Mar 1915–8 Jan 2006)
  1. 1. Welf (Ernst) Hanover 1947–1981

Princess Denmark's Timeline

2 Records

1914
26 Jun 1914
Birth of Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark in Kérkyra, Kerkira, Ionian Islands, Greece
Kérkyra, Kerkira, Ionian Islands, Greece
2001
3 Nov 2001
Age 87
Death of Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark in München, Stadt Munchen, Bayern, Germany
München, Stadt Munchen, Bayern, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1914
    Event Place: Kérkyra, Kerkira, Ionian Islands, Greece

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 2001
    Event Place: München, Stadt Munchen, Bayern, Germany
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