Profiles: Greek Kings and Consorts

King Otto

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Full Name: Prince Otto Friedrich Ludwig of Bavaria
Titles: His Majesty The King of the Greeks
Born: June 1, 1815, at Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg, Austria
Parents: King Ludwig I of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Married: December 22 1836, in Oldenburg, to Duchess Amalia of Oldenburg
Reign: February 6 1833 – October 23 1862
Died: July 26 1867 in Bamberg, Bavaria
Buried: Wittelsbach Royal Crypt, Theatinerkirche, Munich

Amalie of Oldenburg

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Full Name: Amalie Maria Frederica of Oldenburg
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of the Greeks
Born: December 21, 1818, in Oldenburg
Parents: Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Married: December 22, 1836, in Oldenburg, to King Otto of the Greeks
Died: May 20, 1875, in Bamberg, Bavaria
Buried: Wittelsbach Royal Crypt, Theatinerkirche, Munich

King George I

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Full Name: Prince Christian Wilhelm Ferdinand Adolf Georg of Denmark
Titles: His Majesty The King of the Hellenes
Born: June 1, 1815, at the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark
Parents: King Christian IX of Denmark and Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel
Married: October 27, 1867, in St. Petersburg, to Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia

Children:

  • Constantine I (1868-1923)
  • George (1869-1957)
  • Alexandra (1870-1891)
  • Nicholas (1872-1938)
  • Marie (1876-1940)
  • Olga (1881)
  • Andrew (1882-1944)
  • Christopher (1888-1940)

Reign: March 30, 1863 – March 18 ,1913
Died: March 18, 1913, in Thessaloniki (assassinated)
Buried: Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace, Greece

Olga Constantinovna of Russia

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Full Name: Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of the Hellenes
Born: September 3, 1851, in Pavlovsk, Russia
Parents: Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich of Russia and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg
Married: October 27, 1867, n St. Petersburg, to King George I of the Hellenes

Children

  • Constantine I (1868-1923)
  • George (1869-1957)
  • Alexandra (1870-1891)
  • Nicholas (1872-1938)
  • Marie (1876-1940)
  • Olga (1881)
  • Andrew (1882-1944)
  • Christopher (1888-1940)

Died: June 18, 1926, in Pau, Béarn, France
Buried: Initially buried in Italy; re-interred at the Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace, Greece in 1936

King Constantine I

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Full Name: Constantine
Titles: His Majesty The King of the Hellenes
Born: August 2, 1868 in Athens
Parents: King George I and Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia
Married: October 27, 1889 in Athens, to Princess Sophia of Prussia

Children

  • King George II (1890-1947)
  • King Alexander (1893-1920)
  • Princess Helen, Queen Mother of Romania (1896-1982)
  • King Paul (1901-1964)
  • Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta (1904-1974)
  • Princess Katherine, Lady Brandram (1913-2007)

Reign: March 18, 1913 – June 11, 1917 (deposed)
December 19, 1920 – September 27, 1922 (abdicated)
Died: January 11, 1923 in Palermo, Italy
Buried: Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace, Greece

Sophia of Prussia

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Full Name: Sophia Dorothea Ulrike Alice of Prussia
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of the Hellenes
Born: June 14, 1870, in Potsdam, Prussia
Parents: Friedrich III, German Emperor and Victoria, Princess Royal
Married: October 27, 1889, in Athens, to King Constantine I

Children

  • King George II (1890-1947)
  • King Alexander (1893-1920)
  • Princess Helen, Queen Mother of Romania (1896-1982)
  • King Paul (1901-1964)
  • Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta (1904-1974)
  • Princess Katherine, Lady Brandram (1913-2007)

Died: January 13, 1932, in Frankfurt, Germany
Buried: Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace, Greece

King Alexander

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Full Name: Alexander
Titles: His Majesty The King of the Hellenes
Born: August 1, 1893, in Athens
Parents: King Constantine I and Princess Sophia of Prussia
Married: November 14, 1919, to Aspasia Manos

Children

  • Alexandra, Queen of Yugoslavia (1921-1993)

Reign: June 11, 1917 – October 25, 1920
Died: October 25, 1920, in Athens
Buried: Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace, Greece

Aspasia Manos

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Full Name: Aspasia Manos
Titles: Her Royal Highness Princess Aspasia of Greece and Denmark
Born: September 4, 1896, in Athens
Parents: Colonel Petros Manos and Maria Argyropoulos
Married: November 14, 1919, to King Alexander

Children

  • Alexandra, Queen of Yugoslavia (1921-1993)

Died: August 7, 1972, in Venice, Italy
Buried: Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace, Greece

King George II

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Full Name: George
Titles: His Majesty The King of the Hellenes
Born: July 20, 1890, at Tatoi Palace
Parents: King Constantine I and Princess Sophia of Prussia
Married: February 27, 1921, in Bucharest, to Princess Elisabeth of Romania

Divorced: July 6, 1935

Children
none

Reign: September 27 1922 – March 25 1924
November 3, 1935 – April 1, 1947
Died: April 1, 1947, in Athens
Buried: Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace, Greece

Elisabeth of Romania

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Full Name: Elisabetha Charlotte Josephine Alexandra Victoria of Romania
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of the Hellenes
Born: October 12, 1894, at The Royal Estate of Sinaia, Romania
Parents: King Ferdinand of Romania and Princess Marie of Edinburgh
Married: February 27, 1921, in Bucharest, to King George II of the Hellenes
Children: none
Divorced: July 6, 1935

Died: November 14, 1956, in Cannes, France
Buried: Hedinger Church in Sigmaringen

King Paul

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Full Name: Paul
Titles: His Majesty The King of the Hellenes
Born: December 14, 1901, in Athens
Parents: King Constantine I and Princess Sophia of Prussia
Married: January 8, 1938, in Athens, to Princess Frederica of Hanover

Children

  • Sophia, Queen of Spain (b 1938)
  • King Constantine II (1940 – 2023)
  • Irene (1942)

Reign: April 1 1947 – March 6 1964
Died: March 6, 1964, in Athens
Buried: Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace, Greece

Frederica of Hanover

Full Name: Frederica Louisa Thyra Victoria Margareta Sophie Olga Cécilie Isabelle Christa
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of the Hellenes
Born: April 18, 1917, in Brunswick
Parents: Ernst August III, Duke of Brunswick and Viktoria Luise of Prussia
Married: January 8, 1938, in Athens, to King Paul of the Hellenes

Children

  • Sophia, Queen of Spain (b 1938)
  • King Constantine II (1940)
  • Irene (1942)

Died: February 6, 1981, in Madrid, Spain
Buried: Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace, Greece

King Constantine II

Full Name: Constantine
Titles: His Majesty The King of the Hellenes
Born: June 2, 1940, in Athens
Parents: King Paul and Princess Frederica of Hanover
Married: September 18, 1964, in Athens, to Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark
Died: January 10, 2023 in Athens, Greece

Children

  • Princess Alexia (1965)
  • Crown Prince Pavlos (1967)
  • Prince Nikolaos (1969)
  • Princess Theodora (1983)
  • Prince Philippos (1986)

Reign: March 6, 1964 – June 1, 1973 (monarchy abolished)
Died: January 10, 2023 in Athens, Greece
Buried: Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace, Greece

Anne-Marie of Denmark

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Full Name: Anne-Marie Dagmar Ingrid of Denmark
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of the Hellenes
Born: August 30, 1946, at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen
Parents: King Frederik IX of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden
Married: September 18, 1964, in Athens, to King Constantine II

Children

  • Princess Alexia (1965)
  • Crown Prince Pavlos (1967)
  • Prince Nikolaos (1969)
  • Princess Theodora (1983)
  • Prince Philippos (1986)