Olga, Queen of Greece

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. Olga, Queen of Greece This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Olga, Queen of Greece This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... Events January 23 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... George I (December 24, 1845 – March 18, 1913) was King of the Hellenes (Greece) from 1863 to 1913 He was born in Copenhagen, the second son of King Christian IX of Denmark and the brother of Alexandra of Denmark (consort of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom). ...

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. Nicholas I Pavlovich (Russian: Николай I Павлович, July 6 (June 25, Old Style), 1796–March 2 (February 18, Old Style), 1855) was the Emperor of Russia and king of Poland from 1825 until his death in 1855. ... Nicholas II of Russia - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The title of Grand Duke (Latin, Magnus Dux; German, Großherzog, Russian, Великий князь) used in Slavic, Baltic, and Germanic countries, is ranked in honour below King but higher than a sovereign Duke (Herzog) or Prince (Fürst). ... Grand Duke Konstantin of Russia. ... Alexandra Iosifovna, born Princess Alexandra Friederike Henriette of Saxe-Altenburg, (1830-1911) married Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich Romanov of Russia, second son of Nicholas I of Russia in September 1848. ... Princess Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar (November 26, 1847 - October 13, 1928) was born as the second daughter of Louise of Hesse and Christian of Glucksburg. ... Painting of Tsar Alexander III (1886), by Ivan Kramskoi (1837-1887), original, 41 x 36 in. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

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 Joannidis.
• 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. He had reigned before from 1913 to 1917 and again from 1920 to 1922. Constantine I, King of the Hellenes (2 August 1868 - 11 January 1923), ruled Greece from 1913-1917 and from 1920-1922. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... His Royal Highness Prince George of Greece and Denmark (24 June 1869, Corfu-25 November 1957, St Cloud) was the third child of King George I of Greece and Grand Duchess Olga. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Crete, sometimes spelled Krete (Greek Κρήτη / Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... Alexandra of Greece (25 March 1921 - 30 January 1993) was the wife of the last King of Yugoslavia, Peter II. She was born in Athens in Greece, after the death of her father. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (tsar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ... Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich Romanov (Дмитри Павлович Романов) (September 18, 1891 – March 5, 1941) was a Russian nobleman, one of the few Romanovs to escape execution by the Bolsheviks after the Russian Revolution. ... Grigori Rasputin Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (Russian: Григо́рий Ефи́мович Распу́тин) (January 10, 1869 – December 16, 1916 (O.S.)) was a Russian mystic with an influence in the later days of Russias Romanov dynasty. ... Prince Nicolas of Greece and Denmark Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872-1938), of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, was the third son of George I (1845-1913), King of the Hellenes, and of Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinova (1851-1926) of Russia. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (January 20, 1882 - December 3, 1944), of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, was the son of George I (1845-1913), King of the Hellenes, and of Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinova (1851-1926) of Russia. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... HRH The Duke of Edinburgh His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, OM, GBE, AC, QSO, PC, (Philip Mountbatten, formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark), styled - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (born 10 June 1921), is the consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the... Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark (10 August 1888 - 21 January 1940) was a member of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (born 7 January 1939) is a member of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. ... A regent is an acting governor. ... Alexander of Greece King of Greece Alexander I, King of the Hellenes, ruled Greece from 1917-1920. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• Guide to Women Leaders