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: