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- In 1963 while visiting London, rioting by Greek leftists demonstrating against the situation with the political prisoners of the Greek Civil War, forced her to temporarily seek refuge in a stranger's house. Her political interference was harshly criticized and was a significant factor in the strengthening of republican sentiments.
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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.
War and exile. At the peak of World War II, in April 1941, the Greek royal family was evacuated to Crete in a Sunderland flying boat. Shortly afterwards, the German forces attacked Crete. Frederica and her family were evacuated again, setting up a government-in-exile office in London.
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Although known as Princess Frederica of Hanover, this was merely by courtesy. The Kingdom of Hanover ceased to exist after being annexed by Prussia in 1866. She was, however, a Duchess of Brunswick, as her father had been the reigning Duke of Brunswick since 1913.
Apr 18, 2017 · In 1967, Dowager Queen Frederica left Greece with the rest of the Royal Family after a failed counter-coup by King Constantine, living in Rome and in India. Eventually, she spent her time between her sons home in the UK and her daughter’s home in Spain. Queen Frederica died in 1981 of a heart attack.
She was buried in the Greek Royal Family’s burial ground at Tatoi Palace in Greece beside her husband, and the Greek government allowed her family to attend the funeral and burial but required them to leave immediately after it was over.
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.
