HM King George I of the Hellenes

Second son of King Christian IX of Denmark


Date & place of birth December 24, 1845 Yellow Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen
Born as HSH Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Names Christian Vilhelm Ferdinand Adolf George

Father King Christian IX of Denmark (then Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg)
Mother Princess Luise of Hesse-Kassel (Queen Louise of Denmark)





Royal house Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg
Reign October 31, 1863-March 18, 1913
Tenure 48 years 204 days
Predecessor King Otto of the Hellenes
Successor King Constantine I of the Hellenes (son)





Siblings (5)
Third of six children (two brothers, three sisters)
King Frederik VIII of Denmark
Princess Alexandra of Denmark (Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom)
Princess Dagmar of Denmark (Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia)
Princess Thyra of Denmark (Crown Princess of Hanover)
Prince Valdemar of Denmark





Married October 27, 1867 Winter Palace, St. Petersburg
Spouse Grand Duchess Olga Konstatinovna of Russia





Issue (8)
(5 sons, 3 daughters)
Crown Prince Constantine of Greece, Prince of Denmark (King Constantine I of the Hellenes)
Prince George of Greece and Denmark
Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia)
Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark
Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark





Grandchildren (21)
(7 grandsons, 14 granddaughers)
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
Prince George of Greece and Denmark (King George II of the Hellenes)
Grand Duke Dimitri of Russia
Prince Alexander of Greece and Denmark (King Alexander of the Hellenes)
Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark
Grand Duchess Nina Mikhailovna of Russia
Prince Paul of Greece and Denmark (King Paul I of the Hellenes)
Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark
Grand Duchess Xenia Mikhailovna of Russia
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
Princess Elisabeth of Greece and Denmark
Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
Prince Petros of Greece and Denmark
Princess Eugenie of Greece and Denmark
Princess Cecilia of Greece and Denmark
Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark
Princess Sofia of Greece and Denmark
Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark
Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark





Died March 18, 1913 Thessaloniki and Salonika, Greece (age 67)
Place of burial Royal cemetery, Tatoi Palace, near Athens





Titles
HSH Prince Vilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg
HH Prince Vilhelm of Denmark (July 31, 1853-November 15, 1865)
HRH Prince Vilhelm of Denmark
HM King of the Hellenes





Paternal grandparents
Duke Fredericj Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg
Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel

Paternal great-grandparents
Duke Karl Ludwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Countess Frederike of Schlieben
Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel
Princess Louise of Denmark





Maternal grandparents
Landgrave Wilhelm of Hesse-Kassel
Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark

Maternal great-grandparents
Landgrave Frederich of Hesse-Kassel
Princess Caroline of Nassau Usingen
Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark
Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin