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Marie Alexandra Thyra Victoria Louise Carola Hilda von Baden

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Marie Alexandra Thyra Victoria Louise Carola Hilda von Baden

Birth
Salem, Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death
1944 (aged 39–40)
Frankfurt am Main, Stadtkreis Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
Burial
Kronberg im Taunus, Hochtaunuskreis, Hessen, Germany Add to Map
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Born Princess Marie Alexandra of Baden
Wife of Prince Wolfgang of Hesse, she was styled Princess Wolfgang of Hesse and Crown Princess of Finland. They were married in 1924, they didn't have any children.
She was the only daughter and elder child of Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867–1929) and Princess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland.
Princess Marie Alexandra was killed in an attack by the U.S. Army Air Forces during an air-raid on Frankfurt am Main on 29–30 January 1944 during World War II. She and seven other women, who were aid workers, were killed when the cellar, in which they had taken refuge, collapsed under the weight of the building, rendering Marie Alexandra's body barely recognisable.
Born Princess Marie Alexandra of Baden
Wife of Prince Wolfgang of Hesse, she was styled Princess Wolfgang of Hesse and Crown Princess of Finland. They were married in 1924, they didn't have any children.
She was the only daughter and elder child of Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867–1929) and Princess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland.
Princess Marie Alexandra was killed in an attack by the U.S. Army Air Forces during an air-raid on Frankfurt am Main on 29–30 January 1944 during World War II. She and seven other women, who were aid workers, were killed when the cellar, in which they had taken refuge, collapsed under the weight of the building, rendering Marie Alexandra's body barely recognisable.


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