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| − | + | [[Image:Queen.Olga.jpg|thumb|250px|Queen Olga of Greece]] | |
| − | A granddaughter of Tsar | + | ''Her Imperial Highness'' '''Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia''' (in Russian Великая Герцогиня Ольга Константиновна) ([[3 September]] [[1851]] - [[June 18]] [[1926]]) was the queen consort of [[King George I]] of [[Greece]]. |
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| + | 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: | Together they had eight children: | ||
* [[King Constantine I|Constantine]] ([[1868]]-[[1923]]), who succeeded his father as king. | * [[King Constantine I|Constantine]] ([[1868]]-[[1923]]), who succeeded his father as king. | ||
* [[Prince George of Greece|George]] ([[1869]]-[[1957]]), High Commissioner of [[Crete]]. | * [[Prince George of Greece|George]] ([[1869]]-[[1957]]), High Commissioner of [[Crete]]. | ||
| − | * [[Princess Alexandra of Greece|Alexandra]] ([[1870]]-[[1891]]), married Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (son of | + | * [[Princess Alexandra of Greece|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. |
* [[Prince Nicholas of Greece|Nicholas]] ([[1872]]-[[1938]]) | * [[Prince Nicholas of Greece|Nicholas]] ([[1872]]-[[1938]]) | ||
* Mary ([[1876]]-[[1940]]), married first Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and second Perikles Ioannidis. | * Mary ([[1876]]-[[1940]]), married first Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and second Perikles Ioannidis. | ||
* Olga ([[1881]], died when three months old) | * Olga ([[1881]], died when three months old) | ||
| − | * [[Prince Andrew of Greece|Andrew]] ([[1882]]-[[1944]]), father of | + | * [[Prince Andrew of Greece|Andrew]] ([[1882]]-[[1944]]), father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. |
* [[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 | + | 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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[[Category:1851 births|Olga, Queen of Greece]] | [[Category:1851 births|Olga, Queen of Greece]] | ||
[[Category:1926 deaths|Olga, Queen of Greece]] | [[Category:1926 deaths|Olga, Queen of Greece]] | ||
| − | [[Category:House of Glücksburg]] | + | [[Category:House of Glücksburg|Olga, Queen of Greece]] |
| − | [[Category:Queen consorts]] | + | [[Category:Queen consorts|Olga, Queen of Greece]] |
Latest revision as of 01:36, October 7, 2010
Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia (in Russian Великая Герцогиня Ольга Константиновна) (3 September 1851 - June 18 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.
