| Frederica of Hanover |
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Frederica before her arrival in Greece |
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| Tenure | 1 April 1947 – 6 March 1964 |
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| Born | (1917-04-18)18 April 1917
Blankenburg (Harz), Duchy of Brunswick, German Empire |
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| Died | 6 February 1981(1981-02-06) (aged 63)
Madrid, Kingdom of Spain |
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| Burial | 12 February 1981
Royal Cemetery, Tatoi Palace, Greece |
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| Frederica Louisa Thyra Victoria Margareta Sophie Olga Cécilie Isabelle Christa |
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| House | Hanover, House of Glücksburg |
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| Father | Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick |
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| Mother | Princess Viktoria Louise of Prussia |
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Frederica of Hanover (Friederike Luise Thyra Victoria Margarita Sophia Olga Cecilia Isabella Christa; Greek: Φρειδερίκη της Ελλάδας; pronounced [friðeˈrici ˈtis eˈlaðas]; 18 April 1917 – 6 February 1981) was Queen consort of Greece from 1947 until 1964 as the wife of King Paul.[1]
References
- ↑ Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd (1973). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family. Burke’s Peerage Ltd. pp. 290, 300. ISBN 0-220-66222-3.
Other websites
- New York Times obituary
- Μιχάλης Φύλλας,«Επιστολές Τρικαλινών στη βασίλισσα Φρειδερίκη «Στηρίζω εις σας μεγαλειοτάτη όλας μου τας ελπίδας…», Θεσσαλικό Ημερολόγιο, τομ. 77 (2020), σελ.282-286. [1]
- Μιχάλης Φύλλας,«Επίκειται ο εξ ασιτείας θάνατός μου…». Όψεις της σαμιακής κοινωνίας στις αρχές της δεκαετίας του ’60», Απόπλους, τχ.83 (Άνοιξη 2020), σελ.330-336 [2]
Frederica of Hanover Cadet branch of the House of Welf Born: 18 April 1917 Died: 6 February 1981
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| Greek royalty
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Preceded by
Princess Elisabeth of Romania
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Queen consort of the Hellenes
1 April 1947 – 6 March 1964
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Vacant Title next held by Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark
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Hanoverian princesses by birth |
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Generations are numbered by descent from the first King of Hanover, George III. |
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| 3rd generation |
- Princess Frederica, Baroness von Pawel-Rammingen
- Princess Marie
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| 4th generation |
- Marie Louise, Princess Maximilian of Baden
- Alexandra, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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The generations indicate descent from George I, who formalised the use of the titles prince and princess for members of the British Royal Family. Where a princess may have been or is descended from George I more than once, her most senior descent, by which she bore or bears her title, is used. |
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- Sophia Dorothea, Queen in Prussia
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| 2nd generation |
- Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
- Princess Amelia
- Princess Caroline
- Mary, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel
- Louise, Queen of Denmark and Norway
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- Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife
- Princess Victoria
- Maud, Queen of Norway
- Marie, Queen of Romania
- Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia
- Princess Alexandra, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
- Princess Beatrice, Duchess of Galliera
- Margaret, Crown Princess of Sweden
- Princess Patricia, Lady Patricia Ramsay
- Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
- Princess Marie Louise, Princess Maximilian of Baden
- Alexandra, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Princess Olga of Hanover
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Greek princesses by marriage |
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Danish princesses by marriage |
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The generations are numbered from the implementation of hereditary monarchy by Frederick III in 1660. |
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| 2nd generation |
- Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
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| 3rd generation |
- Princess Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
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| 4th generation |
- Princess Louise of Great Britain
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| 5th generation |
- Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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| 6th generation |
- Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel
- Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Princess Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
- Princess Caroline of Denmark^
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| 7th generation |
- Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark^
- Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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*also a princess of Greece by marriage
^also a Danish princess by birth
§title lost due to divorce and subsequent remarriage |
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