Biography of Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent 1906-1968

Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg

On 29 Aug 1902 [her father] Prince Nicholas Glücksburg (age 30) and [her mother] Elena Vladimirovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 20) were married. He the son of George I King Greece (age 56) and Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 51). They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 13 Dec 1906 Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent was born to Prince Nicholas Glücksburg (age 34) and Elena Vladimirovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 24) at Athens. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.72%.

Around 1930. Simon Elwes (age 27). Portrait of Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 23).

1934. Philip de László (age 64). Portrait of Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 27).

1934. Philip de László (age 64). Portrait of Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 27).

On 09 Oct 1934 [her future husband] Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent (age 31) was created 1st Duke Kent.

On 29 Nov 1934 Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent (age 31) and Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 27) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Kent. The wedding was followed by a Greek ceremony in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace [Map]. She had eight bridesmaids: her first cousins Princess Irene Glücksburg (age 30), He the son of George V King United Kingdom (age 69) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 67). They were second cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 09 Oct 1935 [her son] Edward Windsor 2nd Duke Kent was born to [her husband] Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent (age 32) and Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 28). He a grandson of George V King United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%.

On 25 Dec 1936 [her daughter] Alexandra Windsor was born to [her husband] Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent (age 34) and Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 30). She a granddaughter of George V King United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%.

On 08 Feb 1938 [her father] Prince Nicholas Glücksburg (age 66) died.

On 04 Jul 1942 [her son] Michael Windsor was born to [her husband] Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent (age 39) and Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 35). He a grandson of George V King United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%.

Dunbeath Air Crash

On 25 Aug 1942 [her husband] Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent (age 39) died in a plane crash at Dunbeath. His son [her son] Edward Windsor 2nd Duke Kent (age 6) succeeded 2nd Duke Kent.

Michael Strutt (age 28) was also killed.

In 1943 Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 36) was appointed Royal National Lifeboat Institution: President.

On 18 Apr 1953 [her illegitimate step-son] Michael Temple Canfield (age 26) and Caroline Lee Bouvier (age 20) were married. He the illegitmate son of Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent and Alice "Kiki" Preston aka Gwynne. He a grandson of George V King United Kingdom.

In 1957 [her mother] Elena Vladimirovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 75) died.

On 13 Jun 1960 [her illegitimate step-son] Michael Temple Canfield (age 33) and Frances Laura Charteris Duchess Marlborough (age 44) were married. He the illegitmate son of Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent and Alice "Kiki" Preston aka Gwynne. He a grandson of George V King United Kingdom.

On 08 Jun 1961 [her son] Edward Windsor 2nd Duke Kent (age 25) and [her daughter-in-law] Katharine Worsley Duchess of Kent (age 28) were married at York Minster [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Kent. He the son of Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent and Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 54). He a grandson of George V King United Kingdom.

Edward Beckett 5th Baron Grimthorpe (age 6) served as a Page.

On 27 Aug 1968 Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 61) died at Kensington Palace.

On 30 Aug 1968 Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (deceased) funeral was held at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. She was buried in the Royal Burial Ground Frogmore Estate Home Park Windsor.

Royal Ancestors of Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent 1906-1968

Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent 1906-1968

Great x 4 Grandfather: Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Great x 2 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

GrandFather: George I King Greece 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: Prince Nicholas Glücksburg 4 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter III of Russia 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Paul Emperor of Russia 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia 3 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Eugene Württemberg Duke Württemberg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Empress Sophie Dorothea of Russia 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Friederike Sophie Dorothea Hohenzollern Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Konstantin Nikolayevich Holstein Gottorp Romanov 4 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia 2 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

GrandMother: Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter III of Russia 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Paul Emperor of Russia 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia 3 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Eugene Württemberg Duke Württemberg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Empress Sophie Dorothea of Russia 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Friederike Sophie Dorothea Hohenzollern Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Tsar Alexander II of Russia 4 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia 2 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

GrandFather: Vladimir Holstein Gottorp Romanov 5 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis I Grand Duke of Hesse 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Hesse Darmstadt II Grand Duke 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Alexandrovna Hesse Darmstadt 19 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles Frederick of Baden

Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Charles Louis of Baden 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Wilhelmine Baden 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

Mother: Elena Vladimirovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

GrandMother: Marie Pavlona