HM Queen Sophie of the Hellenes

Royal House

Hohenzollern (family)

Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg (marriage)

Date & place of birth

14 June 1870 Neues Palace, Potsdam

Born as

HRH Princess of Prussia

Sophie Dorothea Ulrike Alice

Parents

Emperor Frederich III of the German Empire (then Crown Prince of Prussia)

Empress Victoria of the German Empire (Princess of the United Kingdom, Princess Royal)

Siblings

Seventh of eight children (four brothers three sisters)

Nickname

Sossy

Consort

Crown Princess of Greece 27 October 1889-18 March 1913

Queen Consort

18 March 1913-11 June 1917

19 December 1920-27 September 1922

Tenure

2 years 288 days

1 year 282 days

Predecessor

Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinova of Russia

Successor

Princess Elisabeth of Romania

Married

27 October 1889 Athens

Spouse

HM King Constantine I of the Hellenes (then Crown Prince of Greece)

Children (6)

HRH Prince George of Greece and Denmark (King George III)

Prince Alexandros of Greece and Denmark (King Alexandros I)

Princess Elena of Greece and Denmark

Prince Pavlos of Greece and Denmark (King Paul I)

Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark

Princess Ekaterini of Greece and Denmark

Date & place died

13 January 1932 Frankfurt (age 62)

Burial place

Royal cemetery, Tatoi Palace, Athens

List of titles

HRH Princess of Prussia

HRH Crown Princess of Greece, Princess of Denmark

HM Queen Consort of the Hellenes

HM Queen Sophie

*Maternal granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom