Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
| Duchess Cecilie | |||||
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| German Crown Princess, Crown Princess of Prussia | |||||
 Duchess Cecilie as the Crown Princess of Prussia in 1908 | |||||
| Spouse | Wilhelm, German Crown Prince | ||||
| Issue | Prince Wilhelm Prince Louis Ferdinand Prince Hubertus Prince Friedrich Princess Alexandrine Princess Cecilie | ||||
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| House | House of Hohenzollern House of Mecklenburg | ||||
| Father | Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
| Mother | Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia | ||||
Duchess Cecilie Auguste Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (20 September 1886 at Schwerin, Germany–6 May 1954 at Bad Kissingen, Germany) was the wife of German Crown Prince William, the son of German Emperor William II.
Family
She was the daughter of Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia.[1]
Duchess Cecilie married William on 6 June 1905 in Berlin.[1] Once she was married she was styled Her Imperial and Royal Highness The German Crown Princess and was also Crown Princess of Prussia. She and her husband are buried in the grounds of Hohenzollern Castle.
Their children were:
- Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906–1940)
- Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1907–1994)
- Prince Hubertus of Prussia (1909–1950)
- Prince Friedrich of Prussia (1911–1966)
- Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1915–1980)
- Princess Cecilie of Prussia (1917–1975)
Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam as well as the sailing ship Herzogin Cecilie were named after her, as was the SS Kronprinzessin Cecilie.
Ancestry
See also
Media related to Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ a b Online Gotha