Princess Olga of Hanover (1884–1958)

Princess Olga

Born

11 July 1884
Gmunden, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary

Died

21 September 1958 (aged 74)
Hubertihaus, Gmunden, Upper Austria, Austria

Full name
Olga Adelaide Louise Marie Alexandrina Agnes German: Olga Adelheid Luise Marie Alexandrina Agnes

House

Hanover

Father

Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover

Mother

Princess Thyra of Denmark

Princess Olga of Hanover and Cumberland (German: Olga Adelaide Louise Marie Alexandrina Agnes Prinzessin von Hannover und Cumberland; 11 July 1884 in Gmunden, Austria-Hungary – 21 September 1958 at Hubertihaus in Gmunden), Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

Biography

Olga was the youngest daughter and fourth child of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923) and Princess Thyra of Denmark (1853–1933), the youngest daughter of Christian IX of Denmark (1818–1906) and Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817–1898). Olga was a great-great-granddaughter of George III of the United Kingdom (1738–1820) and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744–1818).

Princess Olga resided with her family at Gmunden and remained unmarried throughout her life. In 1958, shortly before Olga's death, her nephew Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover and his wife Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg named their second eldest daughter after her. Olga died of natural causes at her home, Hubertihaus, near Gmunden on 21 September 1958.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

11 July 1884 – 21 September 1958: Her Royal Highness Princess Olga of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
11 July 1884 - 28 March 1919: Her Royal Highness Princess Olga of Hanover and Cumberland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- official in Great Britain: Her Highness Princess Olga of Cumberland

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Olga of Hanover (1884–1958)

16. George III of the United Kingdom

8. Ernest Augustus I of Hanover

17. Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

4. George V of Hanover

18. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

9. Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

19. Princess Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt

2. Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover

20. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

10. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

21. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

5. Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg

22. Duke Louis of Württemberg

11. Amelia of Württemberg

23. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg

1. Princess Olga of Hanover and Cumberland

24. Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

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

25. Countess Friederike of Schlieben

6. Christian IX of Denmark

26. Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel

13. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel

27. Princess Louise of Denmark

3. Princess Thyra of Denmark

28. Prince Frederick of Hesse

14. Prince William of Hesse

29. Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen

7. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel

30. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway

15. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark

31. Princess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

British princesses

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.

1st generation	Queen Sophia Dorothea in Prussia

2nd generation	Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange Princess Amelia Princess Caroline Mary, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel Queen Louise of Denmark and Norway

3rd generation	Duchess Augusta of Brunswick Princess Elizabeth Princess Louisa Queen Caroline Matilda of Denmark and Norway

4th generation	Queen Charlotte of Württemberg Princess Augusta Sophia Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh Princess Sophia Princess Amelia Princess Sophia of Gloucester Princess Caroline of Gloucester

5th generation	Princess Charlotte, Princess Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Princess Elizabeth of Clarence Queen Victoria Grand Duchess Augusta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck

6th generation	German Empress Victoria Grand Duchess Alice of Hesse and by Rhine Princess Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll Princess Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg Princess Frederica, Baroness von Pawel-Rammingen Princess Marie of Hanover

7th generation	Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife Princess Victoria Queen Maud of Norway Queen Marie of Romania Grand Duchess Victoria Melita of Hesse and by Rhine, Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia Princess Alexandra, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess Beatrice, Duchess of Galliera Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden Princess Patricia, Lady Patricia Ramsay Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone Princess Marie Louise, Princess Maximilian of Baden Grand Duchess Alexandra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Princess Olga of Hanover

8th generation	Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk Princess Sibylla, Duchess of Västerbotten Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Queen Frederica of Greece

9th generation	Queen Elizabeth II Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

10th generation	Anne, Princess Royal

11th generation	Princess Beatrice of York Princess Eugenie of York Lady Louise Windsor¹

12th generation	Princess Charlotte of Cambridge

¹ Status debatable; see her article.

Hanoverian princesses by birth

1st generation	Charlotte, Queen of Württemberg¹ Princess Augusta Sophia¹ Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg¹ Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh¹ Princess Sophia¹

2nd generation	Charlotte, Princess Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld¹ Princess Charlotte of Clarence¹ Queen Victoria¹ Princess Elizabeth of Clarence¹ Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz¹ Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck¹

3rd generation	Princess Frederica, Baroness von Pawel-Rammingen¹ Princess Marie¹

4th generation	Marie Louise, Princess Maximilian of Baden¹ Alexandra, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin¹ Princess Olga¹

5th generation	Frederica, Queen of the Hellenes¹

6th generation	Princess Marie, Countess of Hochberg Princess Frederica, Mrs. Jerry Cyr Princess Olga Alexandra, Princess of Leiningen Princess Caroline-Louise Princess Mireille

7th generation	Princess Saskia, Mrs. Edward Hooper Princess Vera, Mrs. Manuel Dmoch Princess Nora, Mrs. Christian Falk Princess Alexandra Princess Eugenia

¹ also princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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