Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duchess Cecilie Of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Cecilie Auguste Marie; 20 September 1886 – 6 May 1954) was a Crown Princess of Germany and Prussia as the wife of German Crown Prince William, the son of German Emperor William II. Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam as well as the sailing ship Herzogin Cecilie were named after her, as was the SS Kronprinzessin Cecilie.

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