Princess Margaret of Prussia

1872 - 1954  (81 years)

• Patriarch and Matriarch:
  

  Frederick III, German Emperor
            b. 18 Oct 1831, New Palace, Potsdam, Prussia
            d. 15 Jun 1888, New Palace, Potsdam, Germany  (Age 56 years)  (Father) 
  Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf
            b. 19 Jan 1757, Ebersdorf
            d. 16 Nov 1831, Coburg  (Age 74 years)  (2 x Great Grandmother) 

  Name	Margaret of Prussia
  Birth	22 Apr 1872	New Palace, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire
  Given names	Margaret Beatrice Feodora
  Given names in German	Margarethe Beatrice Feodora
  Title	Landgravine of Hesse
  Title	From 9 Oct 1918 to 14 Dec 1918 (46 years old)
  	Queen consort-elect of Finland
  Death	22 Jan 1954	Schloss Friedrichshof, Kronberg im Taunus, Hesse, West Germany
  Origins
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  	+ 01. Wilhelm II, German Emperor           b. 27 Jan 1859, Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin, Prussia           d. 4 Jun 1941, Huis Doorn, Doorn, Reichskommissariat Niederlande  (Age 82 years) └─Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein           b. 22 Oct 1858, Dolzig Palace, East Brandenburg, Prussia           d. 11 Apr 1921, Huis Doorn, Doorn, Netherlands  (Age 62 years),  m. 27 Feb 1881   └─Hermine Reuss of Greiz           b. 17 Dec 1887, Greiz, Germany           d. 7 Aug 1947, Frankfurt an de Oder, Germany  (Age 59 years),  m. 5 Nov 1922, Doorn, Netherlands   + 02. Princess Charlotte of Prussia           b. 24 Jul 1860, New Palace, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia           d. 1 Oct 1919, Baden-Baden, Weimar Republic  (Age 59 years) └─Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen           b. 1 Apr 1851, Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen           d. 16 Jan 1928, Meiningen, Weimar Republic  (Age 76 years),  m. 18 Feb 1878, Berlin   + 03. Prince Henry of Prussia           b. 14 Aug 1862, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation           d. 20 Apr 1929, Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, Weimar Republic  (Age 66 years) └─Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine           b. 11 Jul 1866, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire           d. 11 Nov 1953, Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany  (Age 87 years),  m. 24 May 1888, Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin     04. Prince Sigismund of Prussia           b. 15 Sep 1864             d. 18 Jun 1866  (Age 1 year) > 05. Princess Viktoria of Prussia           b. 12 Apr 1866, New Palace, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia           d. 13 Nov 1929, Hospital of St. Francis, Bonn, Weimar Republic  (Age 63 years) └─Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe           b. 20 Jul 1859, Schloss Bückeburg, Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe           d. 9 Jul 1916, Bonn, German Empire  (Age 56 years),  m. 19 Nov 1890, Berlin   └─Alexander Anatolievitch Zoubkoff           b. Abt 1900  ,  m. 19 Nov 1927     06. Prince Waldemar of Prussia           b. 10 Feb 1868, Crown Prince's Palace, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia           d. 27 Mar 1879, New Palace, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire  (Age 11 years) + 07. Princess Sophia of Prussia           b. 14 Jun 1870, New Palace, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia           d. 13 Jan 1932, Frankfurt, Hesse-Nassau, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic  (Age 61 years) └─Constantine I, King of the Hellenes           b. 2 Aug 1868, Athens, Greece           d. 11 Jan 1923, Palermo, Italy  (Age 54 years),  m. 27 Oct 1889, Athens, Greece   + 08. Princess Margaret of Prussia           b. 22 Apr 1872, New Palace, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire           d. 22 Jan 1954, Schloss Friedrichshof, Kronberg im Taunus, Hesse, West Germany  (Age 81 years) └─Frederick Charles, Landgrave of Hesse           b. 1 May 1868, Panker Castle, Plön, Kingdom of Prussia           d. 28 May 1940, Kassel, Nazi Germany  (Age 72 years),  m. 25 Jan 1893, Hohenzollern Stadtschloss, Berlin
  Person ID	P8261	Europe
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Frederick III, German Emperor           b. 18 Oct 1831, New Palace, Potsdam, Prussia           d. 15 Jun 1888, New Palace, Potsdam, Germany (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Victoria, Princess Royal           b. 21 Nov 1840, Buckingham Palace, London, England           d. 5 Aug 1901, Schloss Friedrichshof, Cronberg, Germany (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1858	Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, England
  Age at Marriage	Frederick was 26 years and 3 months old. Victoria was 17 years and 2 months old. Their age difference is 9 years and 1 month. They were married for 30 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F4033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband	Frederick Charles, Landgrave of Hesse           b. 1 May 1868, Panker Castle, Plön, Kingdom of Prussia           d. 28 May 1940, Kassel, Nazi Germany (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1893	Hohenzollern Stadtschloss, Berlin
  Age at Marriage	Margaret was 20 years and 9 months old. Frederick was 24 years and 8 months old. Their age difference is 3 years and 11 months. They were married for 47 years and 4 months.
  Children	01. Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse-Kassel           b. 24 Nov 1893             d. 12 Sep 1916 (Age 22 years)   02. Prince Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel           b. 20 Oct 1894             d. 13 Oct 1914 (Age 19 years)   03. Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse           b. 6 Nov 1896, Schloss Rumpenheim, Offenbach, Hesse, Germany           d. 25 Oct 1980, Rome, Italy (Age 83 years)   04. Prince Wolfgang of Hesse-Kassel           b. 6 Nov 1896, Castle Rumpenheim, Offenbach am Main, German Empire           d. 12 Jul 1989, Frankfurt, West Germany (Age 92 years)   05. Prince Richard Wilhelm Leopold of Hesse-Kassel           b. 14 May 1901             d. 11 Feb 1969 (Age 67 years)   06. Prince Christoph of Hesse-Kassel           b. 14 May 1901             d. 7 Oct 1943 (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F4050	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Princess Margaret of Prussia(1872 – 1954) 2Frederick III, German Emperor(1831 – 1888) 4 8 16 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Victoria, Princess Royal(1840 – 1901) 6Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1819 – 1861) 12Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1784 – 1844) 24Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1750 – 1806) 25Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf(1757 – 1831) 13Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg(1800 – 1831) 26 27 7Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom(1819 – 1901) 14Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn(1767 – 1820) 28George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland(1738 – 1820) 29Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz(1744 – 1818) 15Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1786 – 1861) 30Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1750 – 1806) 31Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf(1757 – 1831)