Thyra von Westernhagen
| Princess Thyra | |||||
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| Born | Thyra Sixtina Donata von Westernhagen 14 August 1973 Oldenburg, Lower Saxony West Germany | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Prince Albert Princess Eugenia Prince Julius | ||||
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| House | Westernhagen | ||||
| Father | Burkhard von Westernhagen | ||||
| Mother | Uta Maria von Pape | ||||
| Occupation | landowner | ||||
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Princess Thyra of Hanover (née von Westernhagen; born 14 August 1973) is a German noblewoman and landowner. As the wife of Prince Heinrich of Hanover, she is a princess of the House of Hanover.
Early life and family
Thyra von Westernhagen was born on 14 August 1973 in Oldenburg, West Germany.[1][2] She is the daughter of Burhard von Westernhagen, a medical doctor, and Uta Maria von Pape.[3] She is a member of the von Westernhagen family, a Prussian Junker family who were part of the landed nobility.[4] She is related to the German writer Dörte von Westernhagen.
Personal life
Von Westernhagen married Prince Heinrich of Hanover on 30 April 1999 at her family's estate in Teistungen.[1][4][5][6][7] She gave birth to their first child, Prince Albert, on 14 December 1999. On 19 July 2001 she gave birth to their second child, Princess Eugenia. On 22 February 2006 she gave birth to their third child, Prince Julius.[1] She is the stepmother of Oskar Nick, her husband's son through his prior relationship with Désirée Nick.[8][9]
In July 2017 she attended the wedding of Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Hanover and Ekaterina Malysheva in Hanover.[10]
References
- ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl. "Thyra Sixtina Donata von Westernhagen". The Peerage. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Thyra of Westernhagen". World History. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Annuaire de la noblesse moderne des maisons principales de l'Europe (in French). Annuaire de la Noblesse. 2010. p. 45.
- ^ a b "Donnerstag 17.06.1999, 08:07 Prinz Heinrich von Hannover heiratet adelige Forstwirtin". Hamburger Morgenpost. M. DuMont Schauberg. 17 June 1999. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Salens, Régine (13 April 2011). "Mariées du Gotha : Thyra de Hanovre". Noblesse & Royautés. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Heinrich Julius Christian Otto Friedrich Franz Anton Günter HANNOVER + Thyra Sixtina Donata VON WESTERNHAGEN". The Royals. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Heinrich von Hannover huwt Thyra von Westernhagen". All Royal Things. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Vor royaler Traumhochzeit: Désirée Nick packt im „Nachtcafé" aus". SWR Fernsehen. Südwestrundfunk. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Polreich, Simon (17 May 2018). "Royal-Hochzeit: Hannover feiert "very british"". Frankfurter Neue Presse. Frankfurter Societät. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Lux, Sydney (8 July 2017). "Royal Wedding in Hanover: The Guests (Part 1)". Confessions of a Castleholic. Retrieved 5 February 2019.