Queen Consort of Greece
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Consorts of the Kings of Greece were persons married to the rulers of the Kingdom of Greece
during their reign. As all monarchs of modern Greece were male with the title of King of the Hellenes, all Greek consorts were women with the title of Queen
of the Hellenes and style Majesty
. The following women were Queens of the Hellenes as spouses of the kings of modern Greece between 1836 and 1974:
. Aspasia Manos was neither considered nor treated as a queen because her marriage was considered morganatic at the time. Queen Elisabeth was married only briefly and her marriage was childless and rather difficult from the beginning. Queen Frederica was also seen as domineering, and interfering with politics to a degree far surpassing her husband's constitutional role, let alone her own role which was constitutionally non-existent. Queen Anne-Marie came to Greece a teenager and fled to exile soon after.
Kingdom of Greece
The Kingdom of Greece was a state established in 1832 in the Convention of London by the Great Powers...
during their reign. As all monarchs of modern Greece were male with the title of King of the Hellenes, all Greek consorts were women with the title of Queen
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
of the Hellenes and style Majesty
Majesty
Majesty is an English word derived ultimately from the Latin maiestas, meaning "greatness".- Origin :Originally, during the Roman republic, the word maiestas was the legal term for the supreme status and dignity of the state, to be respected above everything else...
. The following women were Queens of the Hellenes as spouses of the kings of modern Greece between 1836 and 1974:
House of Wittelsbach (1832–1862)
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Amalia of Oldenburg Amalia of Oldenburg Amalia of Oldenburg, Queen of Greece was the consort of King Otto of Greece . Born the daughter of Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, she married King Otto on 22 December 1836, in Oldenburg... |
Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg was the Grand Duke of Oldenburg from 1829 to 1853.-Family:Augustus was born to the then Prince Peter of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Duchess Frederica of Württemberg, a daughter of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg... (Holstein-Gottorp House of Holstein-Gottorp The House of Holstein-Gottorp, a cadet branch of the Oldenburg dynasty, ruled Sweden from 1751 until 1818, and Norway from 1814 to 1818.In 1743 Adolf Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp was elected crown prince of Sweden as a Swedish concession to Russia, a strategy for achieving an acceptable peace... ) |
21 December 1818 | 22 November 1836 | 23 October 1862 husband's desposition |
20 May 1875 | Otto Otto of Greece Otto, Prince of Bavaria, then Othon, King of Greece was made the first modern King of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the protection of the Great Powers .The second son of the philhellene King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Otto ascended... |
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House of Glücksburg (1863–1924)
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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| Olga Constantinovna of Russia | Grand Duke Constantine Nikolayevich of Russia (Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov) |
3 September 1851 | 27 October 1867 | 18 March 1913 husband's assassination |
18 June 1926 | George I George I of Greece George I was King of Greece from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was only 17 years old when he was elected king by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the former king Otto. His nomination was both suggested and supported by the Great Powers... |
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Sophia of Prussia Sophia of Prussia Princess Sophie of Prussia was Queen of the Hellenes as the wife of King Constantine I.-Princess of Prussia:... |
Frederick III, German Emperor Frederick III, German Emperor Frederick III was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days in 1888, the Year of the Three Emperors. Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl known informally as Fritz, was the only son of Emperor William I and was raised in his family's tradition of military service... (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... ) |
14 June 1870 | 27 October 1889 | 18 March 1913 husband's accession |
11 June 1917 husband's abdication |
22 November 1936 | Constantine I Constantine I of Greece Constantine I was King of Greece from 1913 to 1917 and from 1920 to 1922. He was commander-in-chief of the Hellenic Army during the unsuccessful Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and led the Greek forces during the successful Balkan Wars of 1912–1913, in which Greece won Thessaloniki and doubled in... |
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Aspasia Manos Aspasia Manos Aspasia Manos , was a Greek commoner who became the wife of Alexander I, King of the Hellenes. Due to the controversy over her marriage, she was styled Princess of Greece and Denmark rather than Queen Aspasia of Greece.-Princess of Greece and Denmark:On 4 November 1919, at Tatoi, Aspasia Manos... |
Petros Manos (Manos Manos family Manos is a Greek family which was one of minor Phanariot families of Constantinople.Much of the family later settled in the independent Greek Kingdom... ) |
4 September 1896 | 4 November 1919 | 25 October 1920 husband's death |
7 August 1972 | Alexander | |
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Sophia of Prussia Sophia of Prussia Princess Sophie of Prussia was Queen of the Hellenes as the wife of King Constantine I.-Princess of Prussia:... |
Frederick III, German Emperor Frederick III, German Emperor Frederick III was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days in 1888, the Year of the Three Emperors. Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl known informally as Fritz, was the only son of Emperor William I and was raised in his family's tradition of military service... (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... ) |
14 June 1870 | 27 October 1889 | 19 December 1920 husband's reinstatement |
27 September 1922 husband's abdication |
22 November 1936 | Constantine I Constantine I of Greece Constantine I was King of Greece from 1913 to 1917 and from 1920 to 1922. He was commander-in-chief of the Hellenic Army during the unsuccessful Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and led the Greek forces during the successful Balkan Wars of 1912–1913, in which Greece won Thessaloniki and doubled in... |
| Elisabeth of Romania Elisabeth of Romania Elisabeth of Romania was the Queen Consort of King George II of Greece.-Biography:... |
Ferdinand I of Romania Ferdinand I of Romania Ferdinand was the King of Romania from 10 October 1914 until his death.-Early life:Born in Sigmaringen in southwestern Germany, the Roman Catholic Prince Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later simply of Hohenzollern, was a son of Leopold, Prince of... (Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) |
12 October 1894 | 27 February 1921 | 27 September 1922 husband's accession |
25 March 1924 husband's exile |
14 November/15 November 1956 | George II George II of Greece George II reigned as King of Greece from 1922 to 1924 and from 1935 to 1947.-Early life, first period of kingship and exile:George was born at the royal villa at Tatoi, near Athens, the eldest son of King Constantine I of Greece and his wife, Princess Sophia of Prussia... |
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- Second Hellenic RepublicSecond Hellenic RepublicThe Second Hellenic Republic is the term used to describe the political regime of Greece from 1924 to 1935. It followed from the period of the constitutional monarchy under the monarchs of the House of Glücksburg, and lasted until its overthrow in a military coup d'état which restored the monarchy...
(1924–1935)
House of Glücksburg (1935–1973)
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Frederica of Hanover | Ernest Augustus III, Duke of Brunswick Ernest Augustus III, Duke of Brunswick Ernest Augustus III , reigning Duke of Brunswick , was a grandson of George V of Hanover, whom the Prussians deposed in 1866... (Hanover House of Hanover The House of Hanover is a deposed German royal dynasty which has ruled the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , the Kingdom of Hanover, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland... ) |
18 April 1917 | 9 January 1938 | 1 April 1947 husband's accession |
6 March 1964 husband's death |
6 February 1981 | Paul Paul of Greece Paul reigned as King of Greece from 1947 to 1964.-Family and early life:Paul was born in Athens, the third son of King Constantine I of Greece and his wife, Princess Sophia of Prussia. He was trained as a naval officer.... |
| Anne-Marie of Denmark Queen Anne-Marie of Greece Queen Anne-Marie of Greece is the wife of former King Constantine II of Greece, who was deposed in referendums in 1973 and in 1974. Her title "Queen of Greece" is not recognized under the terms of the republican Constitution of Greece... |
Frederick IX of Denmark Frederick IX of Denmark Frederick IX was King of Denmark from 20 April 1947 until his death on 14 January 1972.... (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) |
30 August 1946 | 18 September 1964 | 1 June 1973 monarchy abolished |
living | Constantine II Constantine II of Greece |align=right|Constantine II was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1973, the sixth and last monarch of the Greek Royal Family.... |
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House of Wittelsbach (since 1862)
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Amalia of Oldenburg Amalia of Oldenburg Amalia of Oldenburg, Queen of Greece was the consort of King Otto of Greece . Born the daughter of Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, she married King Otto on 22 December 1836, in Oldenburg... |
Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg was the Grand Duke of Oldenburg from 1829 to 1853.-Family:Augustus was born to the then Prince Peter of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Duchess Frederica of Württemberg, a daughter of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg... (Holstein-Gottorp House of Holstein-Gottorp The House of Holstein-Gottorp, a cadet branch of the Oldenburg dynasty, ruled Sweden from 1751 until 1818, and Norway from 1814 to 1818.In 1743 Adolf Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp was elected crown prince of Sweden as a Swedish concession to Russia, a strategy for achieving an acceptable peace... ) |
21 December 1818 | 22 November 1836 | 23 October 1862 husband's desposition |
26 July 1867 husband's death |
20 May 1875 | Otto Otto of Greece Otto, Prince of Bavaria, then Othon, King of Greece was made the first modern King of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the protection of the Great Powers .The second son of the philhellene King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Otto ascended... |
| Gisela of Austria Archduchess Gisela of Austria Gisela Louise Marie, Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Bavaria was the second daughter and eldest surviving child of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Empress Elisabeth... |
Franz Joseph I of Austria Franz Joseph I of Austria Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I was Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, King of Croatia, Apostolic King of Hungary, King of Galicia and Lodomeria and Grand Duke of Cracow from 1848 until his death in 1916.In the December of 1848, Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria abdicated the throne as part of... (Habsburg-Lorraine) |
12 July 1856 | 20 April 1873 | 12 December 1912 husband's accession |
28 September 1930 husband's death |
27 July 1932 | Prince Leopold of Bavaria Prince Leopold of Bavaria Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf, Prinz von Bayern was born in Munich, the son of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria and his wife Archduchess Augusta of Austria... |
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| Bona Margherita of Savoy Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy-Genoa was a daughter of Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa and Princess Isabella of Bavaria... |
Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa (Savoy-Genoa House of Savoy The House of Savoy was formed in the early 11th century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II, king of Croatia and King of Armenia... ) |
1 August 1896 | 8 January 1921 | 31 May 1943 husband's accession |
6 September 1969 husband's death |
2 February 1971 | Prince Konrad of Bavaria Prince Konrad of Bavaria Prince Konrad of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach.-Early life:Konrad was born in Munich, Bavaria... |
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| Helene von Khevenhüller-Metsch | Count Franz von Khevenhüller-Metsch | 4 April 1921 | 16 November 1970 | 1 January 1997 husband's death |
Prince Eugen of Bavaria Prince Eugen of Bavaria Prince Eugen of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach.-Early life:Prince Eugen was born in Munich and was the only son of Prince Konrad of Bavaria and his wife Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy-Genoa.-Marriage:On 16 November 1970 Prince Eugen married Countess Helene von... |
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House of Glücksburg (1922–1935)
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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| Elisabeth of Romania Elisabeth of Romania Elisabeth of Romania was the Queen Consort of King George II of Greece.-Biography:... |
Ferdinand of Romania (Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) |
12 October 1894 | 27 February 1921 | 25 March 1924 monarchy abolished |
6 July 1935 divorce |
14 November 1955 | George II George II of Greece George II reigned as King of Greece from 1922 to 1924 and from 1935 to 1947.-Early life, first period of kingship and exile:George was born at the royal villa at Tatoi, near Athens, the eldest son of King Constantine I of Greece and his wife, Princess Sophia of Prussia... |
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House of Glücksburg (since 1973)
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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| Anne-Marie of Denmark Queen Anne-Marie of Greece Queen Anne-Marie of Greece is the wife of former King Constantine II of Greece, who was deposed in referendums in 1973 and in 1974. Her title "Queen of Greece" is not recognized under the terms of the republican Constitution of Greece... |
Frederick IX of Denmark Frederick IX of Denmark Frederick IX was King of Denmark from 20 April 1947 until his death on 14 January 1972.... (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) |
30 August 1946 | 18 September 1964 | 1 June 1973 monarchy abolished |
Incumbent | living | Constantine II Constantine II of Greece |align=right|Constantine II was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1973, the sixth and last monarch of the Greek Royal Family.... |
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Popularity
Queen Olga was the only truly popular Queen of Greece. She was Orthodox by birth, of a pious and good-natured character, and principally concerned with charity. Her predecessor, Queen Amalia, was popular initially, but she was soon and, probably unjustly, blamed for not having any children. Queen Sophia was seen as domineering, and seeking to guide her husband towards the politics of her brother, the Kaiser, at a time when Greek national interests lay with the side of the EntenteAllies of World War I
The Entente Powers were the countries at war with the Central Powers during World War I. The members of the Triple Entente were the United Kingdom, France, and the Russian Empire; Italy entered the war on their side in 1915...
. Aspasia Manos was neither considered nor treated as a queen because her marriage was considered morganatic at the time. Queen Elisabeth was married only briefly and her marriage was childless and rather difficult from the beginning. Queen Frederica was also seen as domineering, and interfering with politics to a degree far surpassing her husband's constitutional role, let alone her own role which was constitutionally non-existent. Queen Anne-Marie came to Greece a teenager and fled to exile soon after.
See also
- List of Kings of Greece
- List of heads of state of Greece
- List of Roman and Byzantine empresses
- List of exiled and pretending Byzantine Empresses
- List of Latin Empresses