Princess Marie Alexandra of Baden
Princess Marie Alexandra of Baden (Marie Alexandra Thyra Victoria Louise Carola Hilda; 1 August 1902 – 29 January 1944) was a Hessian princess by marriage.
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| Princess Wolfgang of Hesse Crown Princess of Finland | |||||
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| Born | 1 August 1902 Salem, Baden-Württemberg, German Empire | ||||
| Died | 29 January 1944 (aged 41) Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Nazi Germany | ||||
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| House | Zähringen | ||||
| Father | Prince Maximilian of Baden | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland | ||||
Family
She was the only daughter and elder child of Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867–1929) and Princess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland. Her paternal grandparents were Prince Wilhelm of Baden (1829–97) and Princess Maria of Leuchtenberg (1841–1914), a daughter of Maximilian, Duke of Leuchtenberg (1817–52) and Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna (1819–1876).
Princess Marie-Louise of Hanover (1879–1948) was a daughter of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, claimant of the annexed Kingdom of Hanover.
Marriage
On 17 September 1924, she married her fourth cousin Prince Wolfgang of Hesse (1896–1989).[1] They had no children.
Death
Princess Marie Alexandra was killed in an attack by the U.S. Army Air Forces during an air-raid on Frankfurt am Main on 29–30 January 1944 during World War II. She and seven other women, who were aid workers, were killed when the cellar, in which they had taken refuge, collapsed under the weight of the building, rendering Marie Alexandra's body barely recognisable.[2]
Ancestry
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References
- "Political Talk Started When Kaiser's Nephew Weds the Daughter of Bitter Enemy". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 1924-09-28. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- Petropoulos, Jonathan (2008). Royals and the Reich: The Princes Von Hessen in Nazi Germany. Oxford University Press. pp. 317–318. ISBN 978-0-19-533927-7.