Wednesday, 6 February 2013

HM Queen Olga of the Hellenes



Royal House
Romanov (family)
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg (marriage)

Date & place of birth
3 September 1851 Pavlovsk Palace, near St. Petersburg

Born as
HIH Grand Duchess of Russia
Olga Konstantinovna

Parents
Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaievitch of Russia
Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Russia (Princess of Saxe-Altenburg)

Siblings
Second of four children (two brothers one sister)

Queen Consort
27 October 1867-18 March 1913

Tenure
44 years 162 days

Regent of Greece
17 November-19 December 1920

Predecessor
Princess Amalia of Oldenburg

Successor
Princess Sophia of Prussia

Married
27 October 1867 Winter Palace, St. Petersburg

Spouse
HM King George I of the Hellenes

Children (8)
HRH Crown Prince Constantine of Greece, Prince of Denmark (King Constantine I)
Prince George of Greece and Denmark
Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark
Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark
Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark
Prince Andreas of Greece and Denmark
Prince Christoph of Greece and Denmark

Date & place died
1 August 1926 Pau, Bearn (age 75)

Burial place
Royal cemetery, park of Tatoi Palace, Athens

List of titles
HIH Grand Duchess of Russia
HM Queen Consort of the Hellenes
HM Queen Olga

*Paternal grandfather - Emperor Nicholas I of Russia

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