Princess Thyra of Denmark (1880–1945)

The mother and aunt of Thyra; Louise of Sweden as Princess of Denmark with her sister-in-law, Princess Thyra of Denmark, after whom Thyra was named.

Princess Thyra

Born

14 March 1880

Died

2 November 1945 (aged 65)

Full name
Thyra Louise Caroline Amalie Augusta Elisabeth

House

Glücksburg

Father

Frederick VIII of Denmark

Mother

Louise of Sweden

Princess Thyra of Denmark and Iceland (Thyra Louise Caroline Amalie Augusta Elisabeth; Copenhagen, 14 March 1880 – Copenhagen, 2 November 1945) was the sixth child and third daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway.

She was named for her paternal aunt, Princess Thyra of Denmark.

She died unmarried and without issue.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Thyra of Denmark (1880–1945)

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

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

17. Countess Friederike of Schlieben

4. Christian IX of Denmark

18. Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel

9. Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)

19. Princess Louise of Denmark

2. Frederick VIII of Denmark

20. Prince Frederick of Hesse

10. Prince William of Hesse

21. Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen

5. Louise of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)

22. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway

11. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark

23. Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

1. Princess Thyra of Denmark

24. Charles XIV John of Sweden

12. Oscar I of Sweden

25. Désirée Clary

6. Charles XV of Sweden

26. Eugène de Beauharnais

13. Josephine of Leuchtenberg

27. Princess Augusta of Bavaria

3. Lovisa of Sweden

28. William I of the Netherlands

14. Prince Frederik of the Netherlands

29. Wilhelmine of Prussia

7. Louise of the Netherlands

30. Frederick William III of Prussia

15. Princess Luise of Prussia

31. Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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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