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| − | ''Her Imperial Highness'' '''Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia''' (in [[Russian language|Russian]] Великая Герцогиня Ольга Константиновна) ([[3 September]] [[1851]] - [[18 June]] [[1926]]) was the [[queen consort]] of | + | ''Her Imperial Highness'' '''Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia''' (in [[Russian language|Russian]] Великая Герцогиня Ольга Константиновна) ([[3 September]] [[1851]] - [[18 June]] [[1926]]) was the [[queen consort]] of [[King George I]] of [[Greece]]. |
A granddaughter of Tsar [[Nicholas I of Russia]] and cousin of Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]], Olga was the daughter of [[Grand Duke]] [[Konstantin Nikolaevich Romanov]] and [[Alexandra Iosifovna]], a daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Altenberg. She met the young king during his trip to [[Russia]] to meet with his sister [[Dagmar of Denmark|Dagmar]], the Danish wife of [[Alexander III of Russia|Tsar Alexander III]]. They fell in love and married in [[1867]], when she was sixteen years old. | A granddaughter of Tsar [[Nicholas I of Russia]] and cousin of Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]], Olga was the daughter of [[Grand Duke]] [[Konstantin Nikolaevich Romanov]] and [[Alexandra Iosifovna]], a daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Altenberg. She met the young king during his trip to [[Russia]] to meet with his sister [[Dagmar of Denmark|Dagmar]], the Danish wife of [[Alexander III of Russia|Tsar Alexander III]]. They fell in love and married in [[1867]], when she was sixteen years old. | ||
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* [[Prince Christopher of Greece|Christopher]] ([[1888]]-[[1940]]), father of [[Prince Michael of Greece]]. | * [[Prince Christopher of Greece|Christopher]] ([[1888]]-[[1940]]), father of [[Prince Michael of Greece]]. | ||
| − | She was acting [[Regent]] after her grandson, [[King Alexander|Alexander I]] died on [[25 October]], [[1920]] of a monkey bite, until her son Constantine returned to take over the throne a second time. | + | She was acting [[Regent]] after her grandson, [[King Alexander|Alexander I]] died on [[25 October]], [[1920]] of a monkey bite, until her son [[King Constantine I|Constantine]] returned to take over the throne a second time. |
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Revision as of 10:55, August 10, 2005
Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia (in Russian Великая Герцогиня Ольга Константиновна) (3 September 1851 - 18 June 1926) was the queen consort of King George I of Greece.
A granddaughter of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and cousin of Tsar Nicholas II, Olga was the daughter of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich Romanov and Alexandra Iosifovna, a daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Altenberg. She met the young king during his trip to Russia to meet with his sister Dagmar, the Danish wife of Tsar Alexander III. They fell in love and married in 1867, when she was sixteen years old.
Together they had eight children:
- Constantine (1868-1923), who succeeded his father as king.
- George (1869-1957), High Commissioner of Crete.
- Alexandra (1870-1891), married Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (son of Alexander II of Russia). Mother of Dmitri Pavlovich Romanov, assassin of Grigori Rasputin.
- Nicholas (1872-1938)
- Mary (1876-1940), married first Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and second Perikles Ioannidis.
- Olga (1881, died when three months old)
- Andrew (1882-1944), father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
- Christopher (1888-1940), father of Prince Michael of Greece.
She was acting Regent after her grandson, Alexander I died on 25 October, 1920 of a monkey bite, until her son Constantine returned to take over the throne a second time.