Princess Thyra of Denmark
| HM The Dowager Queen of Hanover | |
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| Titles | Dowager Queen of Hanover
Princess of Denmark |
| Reign | 21 December 1878 - 14 November 1923 |
| Coronation | 20 March 1879 |
| Predecessor | Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg |
| Successor | Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia |
| Biographical Information | |
| Born | 29 September 1853
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 26 February 1933 (aged 79)
Hanover, Hanover, Germany |
| Spouse | King Ernest Augustus II of Hanover
(m. 1878; w. 1823) |
| Issue | Princess Marie Louise |
| Name | Thyra Amalie Caroline Charlotte Anna |
| House | Hanover |
| Father | King Christian IX of Denmark |
| Mother | Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel |
| Religion | Lutheran |
General
Life[edit | edit source]
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Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]
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| Photo | Name | Birth | Death | Marriage |
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Princess Marie Louise | 11 October 1879 | 31 January 1948 (aged 68) | Grand Duke Maximilian I of Baden (m. 1900); had issue |
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Crown Prince George William | 28 October 1880 | 20 May 1912 (aged 31) | Died unmarried and without issue |
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Princess Alexandra | 29 September 1882 | 30 August 1963 (aged 80) | Grand Duke Frederick Francis IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (m. 1904); had issue |
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Princess Olga | 11 July 1884 | 21 September 1958 (aged 74) | Died unmarried and without issue |
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Prince Christian | 4 July 1885 | 3 September 1901 (aged 16) | Died in adolescence |
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Ernest Augustus III | 17 November 1887 | 30 January 1953 (aged 65) | Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia (m. 1923); had issue |
Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]
- 1853-1878 Princess Thyra of Denmark
- 1878-1923 Queen Thyra of Hanover
- 1923-1933 Thyra, Dowager Queen of Hanover