Thira, Princess of Denmark ( Dat. Thyra, Prinsesse af Danmark ; , - , ) - the youngest daughter of the King of Denmark Christian IX and his wife Louise of Hesse-Kassel .
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| Birth name | Thyra Amalie Caroline Charlotte Anna | |||
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| Children | sons : Georg Wilhelm , Christian and Ernst August Maria (illegitimate) | |||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 children
- 3 Genealogy
- 4 Titles and statuses
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Biography
Thira was the sister of Frederick VIII , King of Denmark, Queen of Great Britain Alexander , George I , King of Greece, and Empress of Russia Maria Fedorovna .
Thira was an attractive young woman with dark hair and dark blue eyes. Queen Louise wanted her youngest daughter to make a party as brilliant as the older ones. The first bridegroom of Tyra was King Willem III of the Netherlands , but since he was 36 years older than the bride, there was a refusal. He later married Emma Waldeck-Pyrmont . Their daughter was Wilhelmina , whose descendants now sit on the throne of the Netherlands.
On December 21, 1878 in Copenhagen, she married Crown Prince Ernst August of Hanover , 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, the only son of King Hanover George V and his wife, Princess Maria of Saxe-Altenburg .
Even before marriage, Tire was in love with William Freeman Marcher, a cavalry lieutenant. The result of their romance was the pregnancy of the princess [2] . Her brother George I invited her to give birth in Athens to avoid scandal; The Danish press reported that Tyra was ill with jaundice [2] . She gave birth to a daughter, Maria, on November 8, 1871 in the castle of Glucksburg. Shortly after birth, the girl was adopted by Rasmus and Anna Marie Jorgensen. She was given a new name - Kate; in 1902 she got married, and in 1964 she died [3] . Marcher committed suicide on January 4, 1872 after a clash with the king.
Children
Married to Ernst Augustus , Tyra had six children:
| No. | Name | Date of Birth | Date of death | Note |
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| one. | Maria Louise of Hanover | October 11, 1879 | January 31, 1948 | husband - Maximilian of Baden |
| 2. | Georg Wilhelm of Hanover | October 28, 1880 | May 20, 1912 | |
| 3. | Alexandra Hanover | September 29, 1882 | August 30, 1963 | spouse - Friedrich Franz IV Mecklenburg-Schwerinsky |
| four. | Olga Hanover | July 11, 1884 | September 21, 1958 | |
| 5. | Christian Hanover | July 4, 1885 | September 3, 1901 | |
| 6. | Ernst August III of Hanover | November 17, 1887 | January 30, 1953 | wife - Victoria Louise of Prussia |
Genealogy
Titles and Statuses
- September 29, 1853-1858: Her Highness Princess of Tire of Denmark
- 1858 - December 22, 1878: Her Royal Highness Princess of Tire of Denmark
- December 22, 1878 - March 28, 1919: Her Royal Highness Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale
- March 28, 1919 - February 26, 1933: Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Hanover
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 The Peerage - 717826 copies.
- ↑ 1 2 Bramsen, Bo. Huset Glücksborg i 150 år, 1825 6. juli-1975. Copenhagen: Forum, 1975
- ↑ Genealogy of the Royal Family of Denmark . Date of treatment May 12, 2010. Archived April 25, 2012.
Links
- Royal House of Denmark and Royal House of Iceland . Archived on April 25, 2012.
- Royal House of Hannover and Ducal House of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (English) . Archived on April 25, 2012.