Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark

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Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (Schleswig-Holstein, Glücksburg), Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine

Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Καικιλία της Ελλάδας και Δανίας, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine
Also Known As: "Πριγκίπισσα Καικιλία της Ελλάδας και Δανίας"
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Birthplace: Tatoi Palace, Acharnae, Attica, Greece
Death: November 16, 1937 (26)
Ostende, Belgique (Belgium) (In an aircrash accident)
Place of Burial: Darmstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt, Deutschland
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg
Wife of Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse
Mother of Prince Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine; Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine; Princess Johanna of Hesse and by Rhine and NN von Hessen und bei Rhein
Sister of Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark; Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark; Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

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About Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark

mtDNA haplogroup H (16111T, 16357C, 263G, 315.1C)

Cecilia Schleswig-Holstein, Glücksburg, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhein

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Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Σεσίλια της Ελλάδας και Δανίας) (22 June 1911 – 16 November 1937) was the wife of Hereditary Grand Duke George Donatus of Hesse and the sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Cecille, was heavily Pregnant, with her Fourth Child, when the accident occurred, which resulted in their deaths

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Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark's Timeline

1911
June 22, 1911
Tatoi Palace, Acharnae, Attica, Greece
1931
October 25, 1931
Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
1933
April 14, 1933
Darmstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt, Deutschland(DRW)
1936
September 20, 1936
Schloss Wolfsgarten, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland(DRW)
1937
November 16, 1937
Ostend, Arrondissement Oostende, West Flanders, Belgium
November 16, 1937
Age 26
Ostende, Belgique (Belgium)
1937
Age 25
Rosenhöhe, Darmstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt, Deutschland (Germany)
1944
May 24, 1944
Age 26