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Margarethe von Preußen

1872 – 1954

About this person

Wikipedia Summary

Margaret of Prussia was the youngest child of Frederick III, German Emperor, and Victoria, Princess Royal. She was also the younger sister of Emperor Wilhelm II and the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She married Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, the elected King of Finland, making her the would-be Queen of Finland had he not decided to renounce the throne on 14 December 1918. In 1926, they assumed the titles of Landgrave and Landgravine of Hesse. The couple had six sons and lost three of them in wartime, two during the First and one during the Second World War.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
April 22, 1872
Potsdam
Date of death
January 22, 1954
Schönberg
Citizenship

Germany

Occupations & fields
consort
Awards & honours
Order of Louise
Field and occupation
pruská princezna a finská královna
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