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Encyclopedia > Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta
Greek ex-Royalty
House of Oldenburg (Glücksburg branch)

George I
Children
   Prince Constantine
   Prince George
   Princess Alexandra
   Prince Nicholas
   Princess Marie
   Prince Andrew
   Prince Christopher
Grandchildren
   Princess Olga
   Princess Elizabeth
   Princess Marina
   Princess Cecilie
   Prince Philip
   Prince Michael
Constantine I
Children
   Prince George
   Prince Alexander
   Princess Elena
   Prince Paul
   Princess Irene
   Princess Katherine
Alexander I
Children
   Princess Alexandra
George II
Paul I
Children
   Princess Sofia
   Prince Constantine
   Princess Irene
Constantine II
Children
   Princess Alexia
   Prince Pavlos
   Prince Nikolaos
   Princess Theodora
   Prince Philippos
Grandchildren
   Princess Maria
   Prince Constantine
   Prince Achileas
   Prince Odysseas

Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Irini) (13 February 1904 - 14 April 1947) was the fifth child and second daughter of Constantine I of Greece and his wife, the former Princess Sophie of Prussia. Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (in Danish: Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Lyksborg (or Glücksborg)), from Glücksburg in northernmost Germany, is a line of the House of Oldenburg (Danish: Oldenborg), to which the royal houses of Denmark, Norway, and the former royal house of Greece belong. ... Image File history File links RoyGrec. ... George I (December 24, 1845 – March 18, 1913) was King of the Hellenes (Greece) from 1863 to 1913. ... Constantine I, King of the Hellenes (2 August 1868 - 11 January 1923), ruled Greece from 1913-1917 and from 1920-1922. ... 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. ... Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia (Александра Георгиевна), née Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (August 30, 1870–September 24, 1891) was daughter of George I of Greece and Olga, Queen of Greece herself daughter of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich of Russia. ... Prince Nicholas 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 Constantinovna (1851-1926) of Russia. ... Maria Georgievna, Princess of Greece and Denmark (March 3, 1876-December 14), 1940), was the fifth child and second daughter of George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinovna of Russia and thus a family member of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. ... His Royal Highness 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. ... Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark (10 August 1888 - 21 January 1940) was a member of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. ... Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (June 11, 1903 - October 16, 1997) was the grand-daughter of King George I of Greece and wife of the last Prince Regent of Yugoslavia. ... Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark (1904-1955) was the middle daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece (1872-1938) and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (1882-1957). ... HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (née Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark), (13 December 1906 - 27 August 1968) was a member of the British Royal Family; the wife of Prince George, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George V and Queen... Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (22 June 1911 in Greece – 16 November 1937 near Ostend) was the granddaughter of King George I of Greece and the daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenberg. ... The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten, formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark) (born 10 June 1921) is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. ... Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (born 7 January 1939) is a member of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. ... Constantine I, King of the Hellenes (2 August 1868 - 11 January 1923), ruled Greece from 1913-1917 and from 1920-1922. ... George II (20 July 1890 - 1 April 1947), King of the Hellenes (Greece) ruled from 1922-1924 and 1935-1947. ... Alexander of Greece King of Greece Alexander I, King of the Hellenes, ruled Greece from 1917-1920. ... Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark was born on May 2, 1896 in Athens, the third child of the King Constantine I, King of the Hellenes and his Queen, Sophie Dorothea Ulrica of Prussia. ... Paul, King of the Hellenes (December 14, 1901 - March 6, 1964), was King of Greece from 1947 to 1964. ... The Lady Katherine Brandram (née Princess Ekaterini of Greece and Denmark) (May 4, 1913 - ) is a daughter of Constantine I of Greece (1868- 1922) and Queen consort Sophie of Prussia. ... Alexander of Greece King of Greece Alexander I, King of the Hellenes, ruled Greece from 1917-1920. ... Alexandra of Greece Queen of Yugoslavia Her Majesty Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia (née Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark) (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. ... George II (20 July 1890 - 1 April 1947), King of the Hellenes (Greece) ruled from 1922-1924 and 1935-1947. ... Paul, King of the Hellenes (December 14, 1901 - March 6, 1964), was King of Greece from 1947 to 1964. ... Her Majesty Queen Sofía (Sofía de Borbón, Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg), is the queen consort of King Juan Carlos I of Spain. ... Constantine II, King of the Hellenes (in Greek Konstantinos II, Vasileus ton Ellinon or Κωνσταντίνος Î’, Βασιλεύς των Ελλήνων) (born June 2, 1940) was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1974. ... Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark is the youngest child of King Paul of Greece and his wife Frederika of Hanover. ... Constantine II, King of the Hellenes (in Greek Konstantinos II, Vasileus ton Ellinon or Κωνσταντίνος Î’, Βασιλεύς των Ελλήνων) (born June 2, 1940) was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1974. ... Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, born 10 July 1965, is the elder daughter and eldest child of King Konstantinos II and his wife Queen Anna-Maria (née Princess Anne-Marie Dagmar Ingrid of Denmark who is the youngest daughter of King Frederick IX of Denmark and his wife... Prince Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, Prince of Denmark is the eldest son of Constantine II, former King of the Hellenes, and to Greek monarchists, the heir to the throne, if the monarchy were to be restored. ... HRH Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark is the second son and third child of HM ex-King Constantine II of the Hellenes and HM Queen Anne-Marie (youngest daughter of the late King Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Ingrid and sister of the current Queen Margrethe II). ... Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (b. ... HRH Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (born 26 April 1986) is the youngest son and youngest child of the deposed HM King Constantine II of the Hellenes and his wife Anne-Marie Dagmar Ingrid, Princess of Denmark (who is the youngest daughter of King Frederik IX of Denmark and... Princess Maria Olympia of Greece and Denmark (born July 25, 1996) is the daughter of TRH The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Greece. ... Constantine Alexios (Anglicized version of Konstantin-Alexios, (29 October 1998 - ) is the eldest son and second child of TRH Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece. ... Prince Achileas Andreas of Greece and Denmark (b. ... Prince Odysseas Kimon of Greece and Denmark (b. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Constantine I, King of the Hellenes (2 August 1868 - 11 January 1923), ruled Greece from 1913-1917 and from 1920-1922. ... Princess is the feminine form of prince (Latin princeps, meaning principal citizen), using the ess ending as in waitress or actress. Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or her daughters, women whose station in life depended on their relationship to a prince and... Princess Sophie of Prussia (June 14, 1870–January 13, 1932), was queen consort of King Constantine I of Greece. ...


Her paternal grandparents were George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinovna of Russia. Her maternal grandparents were Friedrich III, German Emperor, and his Empress consort Victoria. Victoria was a daughter of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Queen regnant Victoria of the United Kingdom. George I (December 24, 1845 – March 18, 1913) was King of the Hellenes (Greece) from 1863 to 1913. ... Olga, Queen of Greece Olga Constantinovna of Russia (in Russian Великая Герцогиня Ольга Константиновна) (3 September 1851 - 18 June 1926), born Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess of Russia, was the queen consort of King George I of Greece and in 1920, Regent of Greece. ... Friedrich III of Germany. ... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... Princess Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise (21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901) was the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria and her consort Albert. ... Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... A queen regnant is a female monarch who possesses all the monarchal powers that a king would have without regard to gender. ... Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877, until her death. ...


Irene was born in Athens, preceded in birth by three brothers, Prince George (1890), Prince Alexander (1893) and Prince Paul (1901), and one sister, Princess Helen (1896). Another sister, Princess Katherine was born in 1913. Athens (Greek: Αθήνα Athína IPA ) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world. ... George II (20 July 1890 - 1 April 1947), King of the Hellenes (Greece) ruled from 1922-1923 and 1935-1947. ... Alexander of Greece King of Greece Alexander I, King of the Hellenes, ruled Greece from 1917-1920. ... Paul, King of the Hellenes (December 14, 1901 - March 6, 1964), was King of Greece from 1947 to 1964. ... Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark, who became Queen Helen of Romania, was born on May 2, 1896 in Athens, the third child of the King Constantine I, King of the Hellenes and his Queen, Sophie Dorothea Ulrica of Prussia. ... The Lady Katherine Brandram (née Princess Ekaterini of Greece and Denmark) (May 4, 1913 - ) is a daughter of Constantine I of Greece (1868- 1922) and Queen consort Sophie of Prussia. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...


On 1 July 1939, Princess Irene married Prince Amadeo of Savoy Duke of Spoleto (b. 9 March 1900 in Florence, Italy) They had one child: July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The independent Duchy of Spoleto in southern Italy was a Lombard territory founded about 570 by the Lombard dux Faroald. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... Founded 59 BC as Florentia Region Tuscany Mayor Leonardo Domenici (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  102 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 356,000 almost 500,000 3,453/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 43°47 N 11°15 E www. ...

Prince Amadeo married (2) Donna Silvia Paterno (b. 31 December 1953) on 30 March 1987 in Bagheria, Sicily, no issue. September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... 22 July is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... District Lisbon Mayor   - Party Fernando Seara PSD Area 316. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2 April is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bagheria is a town of approximately 40,000 inhabitants in the neighbourhood of Palermo in Sicily, Italy. ... Sicilian disambiguates here; see also Sicilian language or Sicilian Defence. ...


Prince Aimone became 4th Duke of Aosta on 3 March 1942, following the death of his elder brother Prince Amadeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta. On 18 May 1941, taking the name Tomislav II, he was proclaimed King of the Independent State of Croatia, a German/Italian puppet state covering most of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He never had any power or even set foot on the territory of the state, and subsequently abandoned the crown on 12 October 1943, after the Italian withdrawal from the war. Prince Aimone died on 29 January 1948 in Buenos Aires. Upon his death, his son succeeded him as the 5th Duke of Aosta. In the mid-13th century the Hohenstaufen Emperor Frederick II made the County of Aosta (the Valle dAosta) a duchy, and its arms were carried in the Savoia arms until the reunification of Italy, 1870. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... During World War II, in April 1941, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was invaded. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...


Princess Irene died on 14 April 1947 in Fiesole. She was forty-three. April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Florence as seen from Fiesole Fiesole is a town and comune (township) of Firenze province in the Italian region of Tuscany, 43°49N 11°18E, on a famously scenic height 346 m (1140 ft) above Florence, 8 km (5 mi) NE of that city. ...

Styles of
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
Reference style Her Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Ma'am


 

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