Kira of Prussia
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Kira Princess of Prussia (actually Kira Auguste Viktoria Friederike ; born June 27, 1943 in Cadinen ; † January 10, 2004 in Berlin ) was the second eldest daughter of Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1907-1994) and his wife, the former Russian Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna (1909-1967).
Life
Kira was involved in various foundations - u. a. especially the Princess Kira von Preussen Foundation founded by her parents and named after her mother - and the help from Russia.
After his death, she took over his father's seat on the board of trustees of the Kissinger Sommer music festival in Bad Kissingen .
From 1973 until the divorce in 1984 she was married to the American Thomas Frank Liepsner. The marriage resulted in a daughter, Kira Marina, born in 1977.
In the last year of her life, she founded the Kira Princess of Prussia Music and Culture Foundation .
She was the patron of the Berlin project Children against violence against children .
The urns Kira of Prussia and their parents are in the Russian Orthodox Resurrection Chapel of the Hohenzollern castle buried. The funeral service took place in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Not land nor throne. In: tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved April 4, 2013 .
- ^ Farewell to Kira Princess of Prussia . In: Berliner Zeitung , January 22, 2004
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| SURNAME | Prussia, Kira von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | From Prussia, Kira Princess (full name); Friederike, Kira Auguste Viktoria (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | second eldest daughter of Louis Ferdinand of Prussia and Kira Kirillowna |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cadines |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 2004 |
| Place of death | Berlin |