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:

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

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

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Honours

Ancestry

References

  1. 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
  2. Wedding of Juan Carlos of Spain and Sophia of Greece

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