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German princess (1917–1975)

Princess Cecilie of Prussia (Cecilie Viktoria Anastasia Zita Thyra Adelheid; 5 September 1917 – 21 April 1975) was a member of the House of Hohenzollern.

She was the younger daughter and sixth child of Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, and Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Early life

Cecilie was born on 5 September 1917 at Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam, which had only been completed weeks prior to her birth, during World War I and the reign of paternal grandfather, Wilhelm II, as German Emperor and King of Prussia.

One year after her birth, on 9 November 1918, her grandfather and other German monarchs abdicated and the German Empire was abolished.

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After the war, Cecilienhof was confiscated by the state and the family moved to Oels in Lower Silesia, which was their private property. Cecilienhof was returned to Cecilie's family in 1926. In 1934, she was confirmed alongside her elder sister, Alexandrine, who