Princess Marie-Cécile of Prussia: key obituary facts
Is Princess Marie-Cécile of Prussia dead? Yes. Princess Marie-Cécile of Prussia died on October 31, 2026, at age 84.
Cause of death: Princess Marie-Cécile of Prussia's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Princess Marie-Cécile of Prussia known for?
She was a Prussian Royal.
More about Princess Marie-Cécile of Prussia
Born: 28 May 1942.
Place of birth: Kadyny.
Gender: female.
Nationality: German Reich, Germany.
Father: Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia.
Mother: Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia.
Spouse: Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg.
Children: Paul-Wladimir Herzog von Oldenburg, Rixa, Herzogin von Oldenburg, Bibiane, Herzogin von Oldenburg.
Also known as: Princess Marie Cécile Kira Viktoria Luise of Prussia, The Princess Marie Cécile of Prussia, Marie Cécile von Preußen.
Princess Marie-Cécile of Prussia, a German noblewoman and member of the House of Hohenzollern, died October 31, 2026, aged 84.
Born Marie-Cécile Kira Viktoria Luise on May 28, 1942, at Cadinen in East Prussia, she was the eldest daughter and third child of Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, and Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia. Her parents had moved to the family estate in 1941, after her father was entrusted with its administration; the property had belonged to her great-grandfather, Wilhelm II, the German emperor.
Marie-Cécile was a great-granddaughter of Wilhelm II. Her paternal grandparents were Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, and Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; on her mother’s side, she was a granddaughter of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia and Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Through her maternal grandmother, she was descended from Queen Victoria. In 1965, she married Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg and was also known as Marie-Cécile, Duchess of Oldenburg. They had three children: Paul-Wladimir, Rixa and Bibiane. Her later charitable involvement included the Princess Kira of Prussia Foundation and the Lübeck branch of Live Music Now.