Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach

Infobox Greek Royalty|highness
name = Princess Elizabeth
title = Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach
styles = "HRH" Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach
"HRH" Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark


spouse = Carl Theodor, Count of Toerring-Jettenbach
issue =Count Hans Veit
Countess Helene
father =Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
royal house = House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
mother =Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia
date of birth = birth date|1904|5|24
place of birth = Tatoi Palace, Tatoi, Greece
date of death = death date and age|1955|1|11|1904|5|24
place of death = Munich, Bavaria, Germany
place of burial =|

Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark (24 May 1904-11 January 1955) was the middle daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia.Elizabeth was born on 24 May 1904 at Tatoi. Like her sisters, Olga and Marina, Elizabeth was considered a great beauty. Her family nicknamed her 'Woolly' because her dark brown hair was thicker and more difficult to manage than that of her sisters. Princess Elizabeth, who was the sweetest and least-known of the three lovely sisters, was a fearless horsewoman and a talented painter, though she cared more for horses than for art. She was close to both of her more-famous sisters.

Elizabeth married Count Carl Theodor of Toerring-Jettenbach, who was known as Toto. Carl Theodor's mother was a sister of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians and Crown Princess Sophie of Bavaria, and he was named for his grandfather, Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria. Elizabeth and Carl Theodor had two children:
*Count "Hans Veit" Kaspar Nikolaus of Toerring-Jettenbach, born 11 January 1935
*Countess "Helene" Marina Elisabeth of Toerring-Jettenbach, born 20 May 1937.

Elizabeth died of cancer on January 11 1955 in Munich. She was 50 years old.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

*24 May 1904 - 10 January 1934: "Her Royal Highness" Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark
*10 January 1934 - 11 January 1955: "Her Royal Highness" Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach