Princess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

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Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German Crown Princess
Crown Princess of Prussia
Born Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Empire
Born (1886-09-20)20 September 1886
Died Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, West Germany
Died 6 May 1954(1954-05-06) (aged 67)
Spouse Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (m 6 June 1905)
Issue
Full name
Cecilie Auguste Marie
House Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Father Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mother Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia
Burial 12 May 1954
Hohenzollern Castle, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany

Princess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Cecilie Auguste Marie; 20 September 1886 – 6 May 1954) was the last German Crown Princess and Crown Princess of Prussia as the wife of Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, the son and heir of German Emperor Wilhelm II.


Issue[edit]

  1. Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (4 July 1906 – 26 May 1940) married Dorothea von Salviati and had issue.
  2. Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (9 November 1907 – 26 September 1994) married Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia and had issue.
  3. Prince Hubertus of Prussia (30 September 1909 – 8 April 1950) married Princess Magdalena Reuss of Köstritz and had issue.
  4. Prince Friedrich of Prussia (19 December 1911 – 20 April 1966) married Lady Brigid Guinness and had issue.
  5. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (7 April 1915 – 2 October 1980) never married.
  6. Princess Cecilie o Proushie (1917–1975) married Clyde Kenneth Harris and had issue.


Titles and styles[edit]

  • 20 September 1886 – 6 June 1905 Her Highness Princess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
  • 6 June 1905 - 9 November 1918 Her Imperial and Royal Highness The German Crown Princess, Crown Princess of Prussia.
  • 9 November 1918 - 6 May 1954 Her Imperial and Royal Highness German Crown Princess Cecilie, Crown Princess of Prussia.
    • In pretence: 4 June 1941 – 20 July 1951 Her Imperial and Royal Majesty The German Empress, Queen of Prussia.

(Title held in pretence as the German monarchy was abolished.)



Honours[edit]