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Princess Frederica of Hanover (Friederike Sophie Marie Henriette Amelie Therese; 9 January 1848 – 16 October 1926) was a member of the House of Hanover. After her marriage, she lived mostly in England, where she was a prominent member of society.
Hanover. Father. Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick. Mother. Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia. Signature. Frederica of Hanover ( Friederike Luise; Greek: Φρειδερίκη; 18 April 1917 – 6 February 1981) was Queen of Greece from 1 April 1947 until 6 March 1964 as the wife of King Paul .
Photograph of Princess Frederica of Hanover standing in a half length portrait. She faces three-quarters to the left. On the right of the picture and slightly obscured is a potted plant.Princess Frederica was born on the 9 January 1848 in Hanover, the eldest daughter of George, the Hereditary Prince of Hanover and Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg. On the 24 April 1880, Frederica married Baron ...
Princess Federica was the daughter of George V, King of Hanover. In the early 1860s Prince Alfred, Queen Victorias second son, was much taken with her. Queen Victoria supported Princess Federica over her financial problems and in her wish to marry Baron Alfons von Pawel-Rammingen, in the face of opposition from her family. The Queen described her as a noble hearted girl, paid for her wedding ...
Nov 1, 2019 · Little is known of Frederica and her siblings Marie and Ernest’s childhoods in Hanover but their father’s position made Frederica an attractive future bride. (public domain) Otto von Bismark, the Prussian Prime Minister, contacted Hanover in 1866 about a possible match for the Princess and Prince Albrecht of Prussia was suggested as a potential groom for Frederica.
Aug 14, 2018 · Frederica, however, was in love with Baron Alfons von Pawel-Rammingen (1843-1932), the son of a government official of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Alfons had served as an equerry to Frederica’s father Alfons was naturalised as a British subject on 19 March 1880 and, on 24 April 1880, he and Frederica were married.
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The wedding of Frederica and Paul (the heir presumptive to the Greek throne) took place in Athens, Greece, on 9 January 1938 at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens. They resided after marriage in the suburbs of Athens in a Villa in Psychiko. Ten months after their wedding, their first child, Princess Sophia (later Queen Sofía of Spain) was ...
