Princess Thyra of Denmark
Princess Thyra of Denmark (Thyra Amalie Caroline Charlotte Anna; 29 September 1853 – 26 February 1933) 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. 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.
| Thyra of Denmark | |||||
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| Crown Princess of Hanover Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale | |||||
| Born | 29 September 1853 Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||
| Died | 26 February 1933 (aged 79) Gmunden, Austria | ||||
| Burial | 7 March 1933 | ||||
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| House | Glücksburg | ||||
| Father | Christian IX of Denmark | ||||
| Mother | Louise of Hesse-Kassel | ||||
Thyra was the sister of King Frederik VIII of Denmark, Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, King George I of Greece, Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia and Prince Valdemar of Denmark.
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