Princess Thyra of Denmark
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Template:House of Oldenburg (Glucksburg-Denmark) Princess Thyra of Denmark (September 29, 1853 - February 26, 1933) was the youngest daughter of Christian IX of Denmark and Luise of Hesse-Kassel.
Thyra was the younger sister of Frederik VIII of Denmark, Alexandra, Queen consort of the United Kingdom, George I of Greece and Dagmar, Empress consort of Russia. She was married to Ernst August of Hanover, 3rd Duke of Cumberland.
On 22 December, she married Ernst August in Copenhagen. The Duke and Duchess of Cumberland had six children:
- Princess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland (11 October 1879-31 January 1948; married Prince Maximilian of Baden 10 July 1867-6 November 1929), and had issue.
- Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hanover and Cumberland (28 October 1880-20 May 1912)
- Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland (29 September 1882-30 August 1963); married Friedrich Franz IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (9 April 1882-17 November 1945)
- Princess Olga of Hanover (11 July 1884-21 September 1958)
- Prince Christian of Hanover and Cumberland (4 July 1885-3 September 1901)
- Prince Ernst August (III) of Hanover and Cumberland (17 November 1887-30 January 1953) reigning Duke of Brunswick, 1913-18; married Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia (13 September 1892-11 December 1980)nl:Thyra van Denemarken