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     Thyra Amelia Caroline Charlotte Anne zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark was born on 29 September 1853 at Copenhagen, Denmark^G.³ She was the daughter of Christian IX zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of Denmark and Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Karoline Auguste Julie Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel.⁴ She married Ernst August II Wilhelm Adolf Georg Friedrich Prinz von Hannover, son of Georg V König von Hannover and Alexandrine Marie Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg, on 21 December 1878 at Copenhagen, Denmark^G.³ She died on 26 February 1933 at age 79 at Gmunden, Ober-Osterreich, Austria^G.³ She was buried at Gmunden, Ober-Osterreich, Austria^G.³
     She gained the title of HRH Princess Thyra of Denmark.⁴

     Marie Louise Prinzessin von Hannover was born on 11 October 1879 at Gmunden, Ober-Osterreich, Austria^G.² She was the daughter of Ernst August II Wilhelm Adolf Georg Friedrich Prinz von Hannover and Thyra Amelia Caroline Charlotte Anne zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark. She married Maximilian Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm Prinz von Baden, son of Ludwig Wilhelm Prinz von Baden and Mariya Herzogin von Leuchtenberg, on 10 July 1900 at Gmunden, Ober-Osterreich, Austria^G.² She died on 31 January 1948 at age 68 at Schloss Salem, Salem, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.²
     She gained the title of HRH Princess Mary Louise of the United Kingdom.¹ She gained the title of HRH Princess Marie Louise of Hanover.³ She was given the name of Marie Louise Victoria Caroline Amalie Alexandra Augusta Friederike Hanover at birth.¹

     Georg Wilhelm Prinz von Hannover was born on 28 October 1880 at Gmunden, Ober-Osterreich, Austria^G.¹ He was the son of Ernst August II Wilhelm Adolf Georg Friedrich Prinz von Hannover and Thyra Amelia Caroline Charlotte Anne zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark. He died on 20 May 1912 at age 31 at Nackel, Brandenburg, Germany^G, killed in a motor accident.¹
     He gained the title of Duke of Armagh.² He was given the name of Georg Wilhelm Christian Albert Edward Alexander Friedrich Waldemar Ernst Adolf at birth.¹ Georg Wilhelm Prinz von Hannover also went by the nick-name of Plumpy.

     Donata Prinzessin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born on 11 March 1956 at Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany^G.² She is the daughter of Christian Ludwig Großherzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Barbara Irene Adelheid Viktoria Elisabeth Bathildis Prinzessin von Preußen.² She married Alexander von Solodkoff on 19 September 1987.
     She gained the title of Prinzessin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin.² From 19 September 1987, her married name became von Solodkoff.

     Olga Adelaide Louise Marie Alexandrina Agnes Prinzessin von Hannover was born on 11 July 1884 at Gmunden, Ober-Osterreich, Austria^G.¹ She was the daughter of Ernst August II Wilhelm Adolf Georg Friedrich Prinz von Hannover and Thyra Amelia Caroline Charlotte Anne zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark. She died on 21 September 1958 at age 74 at Linz, Austria^G.¹ She was also reported to have died on 21 September 1958 at Hubertihaus, Gmunden, Ober-Osterreich, Austria^G.
     She gained the title of Princess Olga of Hanover.¹

     Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Peter Waldemar Prinz von Hannover was born on 4 July 1885 at Gmunden, Ober-Osterreich, Austria^G.¹ He was the son of Ernst August II Wilhelm Adolf Georg Friedrich Prinz von Hannover and Thyra Amelia Caroline Charlotte Anne zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark. He died on 3 September 1901 at age 16 at Gmunden, Ober-Osterreich, Austria^G.¹
     He gained the title of Prince Christian of Hanover.¹

     Francesca Giuseppa di Borbone, Principessa di Parma was born on 22 April 1890 at Schwarzau am Steinfelde, Austria^G.¹ She was the daughter of Roberto I di Borbone, Duca di Parma and Maria Antonia Adelaide de Bragança, Infanta de Portugal.¹ She died on 7 October 1978 at age 88 at Solesmes, France^G.
     She gained the title of Principessa Francesca Giuseppa di Parma.¹ She took the religious name of Mother Scolastica of the Benedictine Order of the Sisters of St. Cecile.¹ She was a Benedictine nun.

     unknown daughter von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim was the daughter of Kraft I von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim and Margareta von Truhendingen.¹ She died after 1323.¹
     She was a member of the House of Hohenlohe.¹ She was a nun in 1323 at Gerlachsheim, Germany^G.¹

     Field Marshal George William Frederick Charles Hanover, 2nd Duke of Cambridge was born on 26 March 1819 at Cambridge House, Piccadilly, London, England^G.¹ He was also reported to have been born on 26 March 1819 at Hanover, Germany^G.³ He was the son of Adolphus Frederick Hanover, 1st Duke of Cambridge and Auguste Wilhelmine Luise Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel. He married Sarah Louisa Fairbrother, daughter of John Robert Fairbrother and Roberta Freeman, on 8 January 1847 at St. John's Church, Clerkenwell, London, England^G, in a privatel|in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act 1772 marriage.¹ He died on 17 March 1904 at age 84 at Gloucester House, Grosvenor Street, Piccadilly, London, England^G.¹ He was buried on 22 March 1904 at Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England^G.⁴ His will (dated 11 December 1902) was proven (by probate) on 29 April 1904, with gross under £121,000 and net under £55,000.⁴
     He was a member of the House of Guelph.⁵ He gained the title of Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg. He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Hanoverian Order (G.C.H.) in 1825.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 15 August 1835.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1837 in the British Army.³ He was Colonel of the 17th Lancers between 1842 and 1852.³ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1845.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) on 26 June 1845.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Duke of Cambridge [U.K., 1801] on 8 July 1850.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron of Culloden, in North Britain [U.K., 1801] on 8 July 1850.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Tipperary, in Ireland [U.K., 1801] on 8 July 1850.³ He held the office of Grand Master of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1851.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of St. Patrick (K.P.) on 17 November 1851.³ He held the office of Inspector General of Cavalry between 1852 and 1854.³ He was Colonel of the Scots Fusiliers between 1852 and 1861.³ He was General Commanding in Chief between 1852 and 1862.³ He held the office of Ranger of St. James's Park and Hyde Park between 1852 and 1904.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 1 June 1853.⁴ He fought in the Battle of Alma in 1854.³ He fought in the Battle of Balaclava in 1854.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1854.³ He fought in the Battle of Inkerman in 1854.³ He was awarded the Grand-Croix, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur in April 1855.⁴ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 5 July 1855.³ He gained the rank of General in 1856.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 28 July 1856.³ He held the office of Ranger of Richmond Park between 1857 and 1904.⁴ He was Colonel of the Royal Artillery in 1861.³ He was Colonel of the Grenadier Guards between 1861 and 1904.³ He gained the rank of Field Marshal in 1862.³ He held the office of Governor of Woolwich Academy between 1862 and 1870.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, on 3 June 1864.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, on 21 April 1868.⁴ He held the office of President of Woolwich Academy between 1870 and 1875.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of St. Andrew of Russia on 15 May 1874.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) on 17 September 1881.⁴ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria in 1882.⁴ He was Commander in Chief between 1887 and 1895.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E.) on 21 June 1887.⁴ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) on 30 June 1897.⁴
     He was 'a bluff, fresh, hale, country gentleman, with something of the vigorous healthy frankness of the English skipper, and something, too, of the Prussian martinet; industrious, punctual, rising early, seeking rest late, fond of life and its pleasures, of good dinners, good cigars, pleasant women, of the opera, of the play.⁴' On his death, his titles became extinct.⁴

     Sarah Louisa Fairbrother was born in 1816 at Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of John Robert Fairbrother and Roberta Freeman.^3,1 She married Field Marshal George William Frederick Charles Hanover, 2nd Duke of Cambridge, son of Adolphus Frederick Hanover, 1st Duke of Cambridge and Auguste Wilhelmine Luise Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel, on 8 January 1847 at St. John's Church, Clerkenwell, London, England^G, in a privatel|in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act 1772 marriage.³ She died on 12 January 1890 at 6 Queen Street, Mayfair, London, England^G.¹ She was buried on 16 January 1890 at Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England^G.⁴ Her will (dated 16 October 1889) was proven (by probate), at £12,763 gross and £12,315 net.⁴
     Sarah Louisa Fairbrother also went by the nick-name of Mrs. FitzGeorge. She was a burlesque actress.⁴