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- Birth nameThyra Amalie Caroline Charlotte Anna von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksborg
- Prinsesse Thyra was born on September 29, 1853 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was married to Ernst August Duke of Cumberland. She died on February 26, 1933 in Gmunden, Germany.
- SpouseErnst August Duke of Cumberland(December 22, 1878 - November 14, 1923) (his death, 6 children)
- ChildrenPrincess Marie Louise Margravine of BadenPrince George William of Hanover and CumberlandAlexandra, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-SchwerinPrincess Olga of Hanover and CumberlandPrince Christian of Hanover and Cumberland
- Parents
- RelativesQueen Alexandra(Sibling)King George of Greece(Sibling)Prins Valdemar(Sibling)Queen Frederica of Greece(Grandchild)King Constantine(Niece or Nephew)Prince George of Greece and Denmark(Niece or Nephew)Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark(Niece or Nephew)Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark(Niece or Nephew)Prins Aage(Niece or Nephew)Prins Axel(Niece or Nephew)Prins Erik(Niece or Nephew)Prins Viggo(Niece or Nephew)Prinsesse Margrethe(Niece or Nephew)Queen Sofía of Spain(Great Grandchild)Princess Irene of Greece(Great Grandchild)Heinrich von Hannover(Great Grandchild)Tsar Nicholas II(Niece or Nephew)Georgiy Aleksandrovich Romanov(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duke Michael(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia(Niece or Nephew)Czarina Maria Fyodorovna(Sibling)King George V(Niece or Nephew)Prince Albert Victor(Niece or Nephew)Princess Louise(Niece or Nephew)Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom(Niece or Nephew)Dronning Maud(Niece or Nephew)King Haakon VII(Niece or Nephew)Princess Ingeborg(Niece or Nephew)King Christian X(Niece or Nephew)King Constantine II(Great Grandchild)Princess Louise of Schaumburg-Lippe(Niece or Nephew)Prins Harald(Niece or Nephew)Prins Gustav(Niece or Nephew)King Frederik VIII(Sibling)Donata Mecklenburg-Solodkoff(Great Grandchild)
- Before her marriage, Thyra fell in love with Vilhelm Frimann Marcher, a lieutenant in the calvary, which resulted in a pregnancy. Her brother George suggested that she have the baby in Athens to avoid scandal; the press was told Thyra had jaundice. She gave birth to a girl on 8 November 1871, who was adopted by a Danish couple. Marcher killed himself on 4 January 1872 after a confrontation with the King.
- Daughter of Christian IX. Sister of King Frederik VIII, Queen Alexandra, King George of Greece, Czarina Maria Fyodorovna, and Prins Valdemar.
- Had 6 children: Princess Marie Louise (1879-1948), Prince George William (1880-1912), Princess Alexandra (1882-1963), Princess Olga (1884-1958), Prince Christian (1885-1901) and Prince Ernest Augustus (1887-1953).
- Mother-in-law of Großherzog Friedrich Franz IV von Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
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