Thyra, Crown Princess of Hanover
Youngest daughter of Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Louise (1853-1933) · Denmark · On the map · Historical Figures · Died at 79
Princess Thyra of Denmark was the youngest daughter and fifth child of Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel. In 1878, she married Ernest Augustus, the exiled heir to the Kingdom of Hanover.
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Painting by August Schiøtt, 1857
Left to right: Dagmar, Frederik, Valdemar, Queen Louise, King Christian IX, Thyra, George and Alexandra, in 1862
The newlyweds depart Copenhagen Central Station after the wedding in 1878.
Thyra with her daughter, Olga.
Ernest Augustus and Thyra in 1903
Schloss Cumberland in Gmunden, built after their marriage in 1882
The Duke and Duchess of Cumberland with their childrenAwards
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As the Kingdom of Hanover had been annexed by Prussia in 1866, she spent most of her life in exile with her husband in Austria.
