Royal Profile: Princess Dorothea of Hesse, Princess of Windisch-Grätz

Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse was born 24 July 1934 as the second daughter of Prince Christoph of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Sophie of Greece & Denmark {Source}. She has an older sister, three younger siblings, a former brother-in-law, two current siblings-in-law, and several nieces and nephews and their families {Source}:

1. Princess Christina Margarethe of Hesse (1933-2011)
1. Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia (1929–1990, m. 1956-1962, div)
1. Princess Maria Tatiana of Yugoslavia (1957)
1. Gregory Thune-Larsen(m. 1990)
1. Sonia Tatiana Thune-Larsen (1992)
2. Olga Kristin Thune-Larsen (1995)
2. Prince Christopher of Yugoslavia (1960-1994)
2. Robert Floris van Eyck (1916–1991, m. 1962)
1. Hélène Sophie van Eyck (1963)
1. Roderick Alan Harman
1. Sascha Alexandra Sophia Harman (1986)
2. Pascale Olivia Harman (1989)
2. Mark van Eyck (1966)
1. Joanne Green (m. 1992, separated)
2. Prince Karl Adolf Andreas of Hesse (1937)
1. Countess Yvonne Margit Valerie Szapáry von Muraszombath, Széchysziget und Szapár (1944, m. 1966)
1. Prince Christoph of Hesse (1969)
2. Princess Irina of Hesse, Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau(1971)
1. Alexander, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau (1969, m. 1999)
1. Countess Maria-Letitia Jolanta of Schönburg-Glauchau (2001)
2. Count Maximus Carolus Joachim Maria of Schönburg-Glauchau (2003)
3. Count Valentin Polykarp Josef Maria of Schönburg-Glauchau (2005)
3. Prince Rainer Christoph Friedrich of Hesse (1939)
4. Princess Clarissa Alice of Hesse (1944)
1. Jean-Claude Derrien (1948, m. 1971-1976)
2. Unknown man
1. Johanna von Hesse (1980)
1. Karl-Heinz Dietrich (born 16 April 1967, m. 2011)
1. Anna Clarissa Dietrich (2013)
2. Nikolaus Karl Dietrich ( 2014)
3. Heinz Anton Dietrich ( 2016)
4. Marie Elisabeth Dietrich (2016)

Princess Dorothea married Prince Friedrich Karl of Windisch-Grätz on 31 March 1959 {Source}. Together, they have two daughters, two sons-in-law, six grandchildren and two-great grandchildren {Source}:

1. Princess Marina Margarita Sofia Leontina Christina of Windisch-Grätz (1960)
1. Gyula Lajos Jakabffy (m. 1988)
1. Réka Dorothea Sita Jakabffy (1988)
2. Sophia Magdolna Jakabffy (1989)
2. Princess Clarissa Elisabeth Fiore of Windisch-Grätz (1966)
1. Eric De Waele (m. 1985)
1. Michel Jean Henri de Waele (1986)
1. Caroline Libbrecht (m. 2011)
1. Raphaël De Waele (2013)
2. Lucy De Waele (2015)
2. Alexander Federico Mark de Waele (1987)
1. Mathieu Paul Philippe de Waele (1988)
3. Rubi Jade de Waele (1994)

Princess Dorothea is a niece of The Duke of Edinburgh through her mother. Like her uncle, she is currently one of the eldest living descendants of Queen Victoria. Others currently on that list include:

1. Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh (1921) ( 99 years, 1 months, 2 days)
2. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1926) ( 94 years, 2 months, 21 days)
3. Lady Pamela Hicks (19 April 1929) (91 years, 3 months, 5 days)
4. Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (12 February 1932) (88 years, 5 months, 12 days)
5. Count Bertram Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (12 July 1932) (88 years, 0 months, 12 days)
6. Anne Mary Sibylla Liddell-Grainger (28 July 1932) ( 87 years, 11 months, 26 days)
7. Princess Caroline Mathilde Adelheid Sibylla Marianne Erika von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (5 April 1933) (87 years, 3 months, 19 days)
8. Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (3 July 1933) (87 years, 0 months, 21 days)
9. Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse (24 July 1934) (86 years, 0 months, 0 days)
10. Princess Margaretha Désirée Victoria, Mrs. Ambler (Sweden, 31 October 1934) ( 85 years, 8 months, 24days)

Side note: I've also seen a couple of sources that Princesss Dorthea has been dead since 2002...but I have not seen an obituary or anything of that nature. If anyone can provide insight here, please email me.