Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (born 7 January 1939) is a member of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. He is the author of several historical novels based on the lives of family members active in earlier times. January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... An historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, where the time the action takes place in predates the lifetime of the author -- distinguish and contrast the alternate history genre. ...

He was born in Rome to Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark and his second wife, Françoise de Guise, Princess of Orléans; his father died shortly after his birth. City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark (10 August 1888 - 21 January 1940) was a member of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. ...

His paternal grandparents were George I of Greece and Olga, Queen of Greece. His maternal grandparents were Jean d'Orléans, Duc de Guise and his wife Isabelle d'Orléans. 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). ... Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinova, Queen of Greece ( 3 September 1851 - 18 June 1926) married King George I of Greece. ...

Michael studied the political sciences in Paris. He then served a term in the Hellenic Army, discharged with the rank of Third Lieutenant. Niccolò Machiavelli, ca 1500, became the key figure in realistic political theory, crucial to political science Political Science is an academic and research discipline that deals with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Hellenic Army, (Greek: Ελληνικός Στράτος) is the land force of Greece (The Hellenic Republic). ... A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ...

He married the artist Marina Karella (17 July 1940 - ) on 7 February 1965. Her parents were the commoners Theodore Karellas and Elly Chalikiopoulos. This was a morganatic marriage resulting in Prince Michael renouncing any rights to the throne of Greece on behalf of himself and his future descedants. July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... A commoner, in British law, is someone who is neither the Sovereign nor a noble. ... A morganatic marriage is a type of marriage which can be contracted in certain countries, usually between persons of unequal social rank (unebenbürtig in German), which prevents the passage of the husbands titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage. ...

The couple indeed had two daughters:

• Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (born 15 October 1968)
• Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (born 17 November 1971)

October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

Books

• The White Night of St. Petersburg
• The Empress of Farewells