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Princess Frederica of Hanover (Friederike Sophie Marie Henriette Amelie Therese; 9 January 1848 – 16 October 1926) was a member of the House of Hanover. After her marriage, she lived mostly in England, where she was a prominent member of society.
Frederica became Hereditary Princess of Greece, her husband being heir presumptive to his childless elder brother, King George II. During the early part of their marriage, they resided at a villa in Psychiko in the suburbs of Athens.
The Kingdom of Hanover ceased to exist after being annexed by Prussia in 1866. She was, however, a Duchess of Brunswick, as her father had been the reigning Duke of Brunswick since 1913. This title would also become merely a courtesy after her father was forced to abdicate in 1918.
Princess of Hanover. Born Fredericka Sophia Mary Henrietta Amelia Theresa on January 9, 1848, in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany; died on October 16, 1926, in Biarritz, France; daughter of George V, king of Hanover, and Mary of Saxe-Altenburg (1818–1907); married Alphonso, 6th baron von Pawel-Rammingen, on April 24, 1880; children: one.
Sep 3, 2023 · "Princess Frederica of Hanover (Friederike Luise; Greek: Φρειδερίκη; 18 April 1917 – 6 February 1981) was Queen of Greece from 1 April 1947 until 6 March 1964 as the wife of King Paul. After her husband died in 1964, she served as Queen Mother during the reign of her son, Constantine II."
- April 18, 1917
- February 6, 1981
Following the Greek military coup d'état in 1967, she fled to Rome with her son where she continued to live in self-imposed exile following the overthrow of the monarchy in 1973. Fredericka died in Madrid on February 6, 1981, while visiting her daughter, Sophia of Greece, now queen of Spain.
During World War II, she married the heir to the Greek throne, becoming Crown Princess and later Queen. But she was forced into exile when the Greek monarchy was abolished in 1967. Frederica's story is one of palaces and politics, love and loss.
