Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach
| Princess Elisabeth | |
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| Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach | |
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| Born |
24 May 1904 Tatoi Palace, Tatoi, Greece |
| Died | 11 January 1955 (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 (Danish: Elisabeth af Grækenland og Danmark, Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Ελισάβετ της Ελλάδας και Δανίας or Ελισάβετ της Ελλάδας; 24 May 1904 – 11 January 1955) was the middle daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia.
Elizabeth was born on 24 May 1904 at Tatoi, Greece. Her family nicknamed her 'Woolly' because her thick, dark brown hair. Princess Elisabeth was a horsewoman and painter.
Elizabeth's oldler sister, Olga, married Prince Paul of Yugoslavia in 1923. After the assassination of his cousin, King Alexander I, Paul served as Prince Regent of Yugoslavia from 1934 to 1941.
Elizabeth's younger sister, Marina, married Prince George, Duke of Kent, in 1934. Marina's elder son, Edward, is the current Duke of Kent, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.
Through their father, Elizabeth and her sisters were first cousins of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Elisabeth married Count Carl Theodor of Törring-Jettenbach on 10 January 1934. Through his mother he was the nephew of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians and of Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria. Elisabeth and Carl Theodor had two children, six grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren:
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