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| Princess Marie Louise | |||||
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| Margravine of Baden | |||||
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| Born | (1879-10-11)11 October 1879 Gmunden, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary | ||||
| Died | 31 January 1948(1948-01-31) (aged 68) Salem, Baden, Germany | ||||
| Spouse |
Prince Maximilian of Baden (m. 1900; died 1929) | ||||
| Issue | Marie Alexandra, Princess Wolfgang of Hesse Berthold, Margrave of Baden | ||||
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| House | Hanover | ||||
| Father | Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover | ||||
| Mother | Princess Thyra of Denmark | ||||
Princess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland (11 October 1879 – 31 January 1948) was the eldest child of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, and Princess Thyra of Denmark, the youngest daughter of Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel. Through her father, Marie Louise was a great-great-granddaughter of George III of the United Kingdom and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was a first cousin of Nicholas II of Russia, Constantine I of Greece, Christian X of Denmark, Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway and George V of the United Kingdom.
Marriage and children
Marie Louise married Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867–1929), her third cousin twice removed, on 10 July 1900 in Gmunden, Austria-Hungary. He was the son of Prince Wilhelm of Baden and Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg and became a first cousin twice removed of Napoleon III of France. Marie Louise and Maximilian had one daughter and one son:
- Princess Marie Alexandra of Baden (1 August 1902 – 29 January 1944). Married Prince Wolfgang Moritz of Hesse-Kassel, a son of Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Margaret of Prussia. Marie Alexandra was killed in a bombing of Frankfurt by the Allies of World War II.
- Berthold, Margrave of Baden (24 February 1906 – 27 October 1963). Married Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, a daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. Prince Berthold was the brother-in-law of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Ancestry
See also: Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark| Ancestors of Princess Marie Louise of Hanover |
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References
- McDonough, Frank (2023-08-31). The Weimar Years: Rise and Fall 1918–1933. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-80328-476-7.
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| Princess Marie Louise of Hanover House of HanoverCadet branch of the House of WelfBorn: 11 October 1879 Died: 31 January 1948 | ||
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| Preceded byHilda of Nassau | — TITULAR — Grand Duchess consort of Baden 8 August 1928 – 6 November 1929 Reason for succession failure: Grand Duchy abolished in 1918 |
Succeeded byPrincess Theodora of Greece and Denmark |
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| *Titular princess/margravine of Baden due to the German Revolution of 1918–1919 | |