Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark

Princess Elisabeth
Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach

Born	(1904-05-24)24 May 1904 Tatoi Palace, Tatoi, Greece
Died	11 January 1955(1955-01-11) (aged 50) Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Spouse	Carl Theodor, Count of Toerring-Jettenbach
Issue	Hans Veit, Count of Toerring-Jettenbach Helene, Archduchess Ferdinand Karl of Austria
House	Glücksburg
Father	Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
Mother	Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia

Princess Elisabeth of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Ελισάβετ της Ελλάδας και Δανίας) (24 May 1904 – 11 January 1955) was the middle daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia.^[1]

Biography

Princess Elisabeth (center), with her sisters

Early life

Elizabeth was born on 24 May 1904 at Tatoi, Greece.^[1] Her family nicknamed her 'Woolly' because her thick, dark brown hair. Princess Elisabeth was a horsewoman and painter. Her sisters, Olga and Marina, married into reigning dynasties.

Marriage and issue

Elisabeth married Carl Theodor, Count of Toerring-Jettenbach, who was known as "Toto." Carl Theodor was the head of a German mediatized comital family also closely related to several then-ruling dynasties: his mother was a sister of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians and of Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria.^[1] Count Toerring-Jettenbach was named for his grandfather, Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria. Elisabeth and Carl Theodor had two children, six grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren:

Hans Veit Kaspar Nikolaus, Count of Toerring-Jettenbach (11 January 1935)^[1] he married Princess Henriette of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, on 22 March 1964. They have three children and ten grandchildren:
- Countess Clarissa of Törring-Jettenbach (31 March 1965) she married Prince Tassilo of Ratibor and Corvey in 1999. They have three children:
  - Princess Charlotte of Ratibor and Corvey (20 November 2000)
  - Prince Gregor of Ratibor and Corvey (25 August 2002)
  - Prince Vitus of Ratibor and Corvey (29 November 2004)
- Count Ignatius Maximilian Karl Veit Törring-Jettenbach (30 March 1966) he married Robinia Viviana Giada Mentasti-Granelli on 14 May 2004. They have five daughters:
  - Countess Floriana Antonia Carla of Törring-Jettenbach (5 March 2005)
  - Countess Georgiana Josepha Lavinia of Törring-Jettenbach (11 July 2006)
  - Countess Elisabeth Ricciarda Valeria of Törring-Jettenbach (18 June 2008)
  - Countess Elena Inocencia Maria Maximiliana Isabel Rita of Törring-Jettenbach (28 December 2010)
  - Countess Maximiliana Marina Nicola Maria-Rosa Viviana of Törring-Jettenbach (7 December 2012)
- Count Karl Theodore Ferdinand of Törring-Jettenbach (17 February 1969) he married Natalia Alexeevna Ivanova on 28 October 2009. They have two sons:
  - Count Karl-Albrecht of Törring-Jettenbach (9 April 2009)
  - Count Alexander August of Törring-Jettenbach (3 August 2011)

Elisabeth Countess of Toering-Jettenbach, pastel painting by the painter Vera Stanley Alder

Countess Helene Marina Elisabeth of Toerring-Jettenbach (20 May 1937) she married Archduke Ferdinand of Austria (son of Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria and the nephew of Archduke Karl Franz of Austria the last Emperor of Austria) on 6 April 1956. They have three children and six grandchildren:
- Archduchess Elisabeth Caecilia Helen of Austria (15 March 1957-18 May 1983) she married James Litchfield on 9 October 1982.
- Archduchess Sophie of Austria (19 January 1959) she married Mariano Hugo, Prince of Windisch-Graetz on 11 February 1990. They have three children:
  - Prince Maximilian Hugo of Windisch-Grätz (4 August 1990)
  - Prince Alexis Ferdinando of Windisch-Grätz (10 December 1991-9 February 2010)
  - Princess Larissa Maria Luisa of Windisch-Grätz (11 December 1997)
- Archduke Maximilian Heinrich Ferdinand of Austria (9 February 1961) he married Maya al-Askari on 2 July 2005 married Maya Askari. They have three children:
  - Archduke Nikolaus Heinrich of Austria (6 December 2005)
  - Archduke Constantin of Austria (4 June 2007)
  - Archduchess Katharina of Austria (8 November 2010)

Elisabeth died of cancer on 11 January 1955 in Munich. She was 50 years old.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

24 May 1904 – 10 January 1934: Her Royal Highness Princess Elisavet of Greece and Denmark
10 January 1934 – 11 January 1955: Her Royal Highness Princess Elisavet, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach (German: Prinzessin Elisabeth, Gräfin zu Toerring-Jettenbach)

Honours

Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia.^[2]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark

16. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

8. Christian IX of Denmark

17. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Cassel

4. George I of Greece

18. Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel

9. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel

19. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark

2. Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark

20. Nicholas I of Russia

10. Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia

21. Princess Charlotte of Prussia

5. Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia

22. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

11. Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg

23. Duchess Amelia of Württemberg

1. Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark

24. Nicholas I of Russia (= 20)

12. Alexander II of Russia

25. Princess Charlotte of Prussia (= 21)

6. Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia

26. Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

13. Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine

27. Princess Wilhelmine of Baden

3. Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia

28. Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

14. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

29. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia

7. Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

30. Prince Heinrich LXIII Reuss of Köstritz

15. Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz

31. Countess Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode

References

1 2 3 4 McNaughton, C. Arnold. "The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy". 3 volumes. London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973, ISBN 978-0812902808
↑ Wedding of Juan Carlos of Spain and Sophia of Greece

External links

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Greek princesses

First generation	Princess Alexandra, Grand Duchess Paul Alexandrovich of Russia Princess Maria, Grand Duchess George Mikhailovich of Russia Princess Olga

Second generation	Princess Helen, Queen of Romania Princess Olga, Princess Paul of Yugoslavia Princess Irene, Queen of Croatia and Duchess of Aosta Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach Princess Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess Theodora, Margravine of Baden Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent Princess Eugénie, Duchess of Castel Duino Princess Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse Princess Katherine Princess Sophie, Princess George William of Hanover

Third generation	Princess Alexandra, Queen of Yugoslavia Princess Sofía, Queen of Spain Princess Irene Princess Alexandra, Mrs. Nicolas Mirzayantz Princess Olga, Duchess of Apulia

Fourth generation	Princess Alexia, Mrs. Carlos Morales Princess Theodora

Fifth generation	Princess Maria-Olympia

See also House of Glücksburg

Danish princesses

The generations are numbered from the implementation of hereditary monarchy by Frederick III in 1660.

1st generation	Anna Sophie, Electress of Saxony Frederica Amalia, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp Wilhelmine Ernestine, Electress Palatine Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden Princess Dorothea

2nd generation	Princess Sophia Princess Christiane Charlotte Princess Mary Princess Anna Sophia Princess Mary

3rd generation	Princess Charlotte Amalie Princess Christiane Amalie

4th generation	Princess Louise Louise, Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen

5th generation	Sophia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden Wilhelmina Caroline, Electress of Hesse Louise, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel

6th generation	Princess Louise, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Princess Juliana Marie Juliana, Landgravine of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld Louise, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel

7th generation	Princess Marie Louise Hereditary Princess Caroline of Denmark Princess Louise Princess Juliana Louise Princess Frederikke Marie Vilhelmine, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

8th generation	Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom and Empress of India (Dagmar) Empress Maria Feodorovna of All the Russias Thyra, Crown Princess of Hanover and Duchess of Cumberland

9th generation	Princess Louise of Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland Princess Thyra Princess Dagmar, Mrs. Castenskiold Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia* Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna of Russia* Princess Olga* Princess Margaret of Bourbon-Parma

10th generation	Princess Feodora of Schaumburg-Lippe Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark Princess Alexandrine, Countess of Castell-Castell Helen, Queen Mother of Romania* Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta* Lady Katherine Brandram* Princess Eugénie, Duchess of Castel Duino* Princess Olga of Yugoslavia* Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach* Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent* Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg* Theodora, Margravine of Baden* Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine* Princess Sophie of Hanover*

11th generation	Margrethe II of Denmark Benedikte, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Queen Anne-Marie of Greece Princess Elisabeth Alexandra, Queen of Yugoslavia* Sofía, Queen of Spain* Princess Irene*

12th generation	Princess Alexia, Mrs. Morales* Princess Theodora*

13th generation	Princess Isabella Princess Josephine Princess Athena Princess Maria-Olympia*

* also a princess of Greece

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