| Princess Margarita | |
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| Princess consort of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | |
) Princess Margarita with her sister, Theodora, in 1910 | |
| Born | 18 April 1905 Old Royal Palace, Athens, Greece |
| Died | 24 April 1981 (aged 76) Langenburg, Germany |
| Burial | 30 April 1981 Langenburg, Germany |
| Spouse | Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (m. 1931; died 1960) |
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| House | Glücksburg |
| Father | Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark |
| Mother | Princess Alice of Battenberg |
Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Μαργαρίτα της Ελλάδας και Δανίας; 18 April 1905 – 24 April 1981) was the eldest child and daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg.[1] She was the first great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria, and the eldest sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Biography
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Princess Margarita was born on 18 April 1905 at the Royal Palace in Athens.[2] She was the sister of Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, the consort of Elizabeth II.[1] She also had three sisters: Theodora, Margravine of Baden; Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine; and Sophie, later Princess George of Hanover.
Marriage and children
Margarita married Prince Gottfried of Hohenlohe-Langenburg on 20 April 1931 in Langenburg, Germany.[1] Gottfried was a son of Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria through her second son, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and his wife, Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, a daughter of Alexander II of Russia. In descent from Queen Victoria, Prince Gottfried was a second cousin once removed of Princess Margarita and in descent from Nicholas I of Russia, they were third cousins.
Gottfried succeeded his father as Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg on 11 December 1950.
Six children were born of their marriage, all of whom were styled as His/Her Serene Highness:[1]
- Stillborn daughter (born and died 3 December 1933)
- Prince Kraft Alexander Ernst Ludwig Georg Emich (25 June 1935 – 16 March 2004); succeeded his father as Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg married 1st with Princess Charlotte von Croÿ and 2nd with Irma Pospesch.
- Princess Beatrix Alice Marie Melita Margarete of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (10 June 1936 – 15 November 1997), once engaged to Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
- Prince Georg Andreas Heinrich of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (born 24 November 1938) married Princess Luise von Schönburg-Waldenburg.
- Prince Rupprecht Sigismund Philipp Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (7 April 1944 – 8 April 1978)
- Prince Albrecht Wolfgang Christoph of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (7 April 1944 – 23 April 1992) married Maria Hildegard- Fischer.
Their four elder children were all born at Schwäbisch Hall, while the two youngest boys, twins, were born in Langenburg.[1]
Death
Princess Margarita died on 24 April 1981 in Langenburg, Germany.[1] She survived her husband by 21 years.
Honours
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House of Glücksburg-Greece: Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Saints Olga and Sophia[3]- House of Glücksburg-Greece: Dame Commander of the Royal Order of Beneficence
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House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg: Knight Grand Cross of the Princely House Order of the Phoenix[3]
United Kingdom: Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
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