Queen Sofía

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Her Majesty Queen Sofía (Sofía de Borbón, Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg), is the queen consort of King Juan Carlos I of Spain. She is styled Her Majesty the Queen. Download high resolution version (480x639, 60 KB)Sofía de Grecia y Hannover / Queen Sofía of Spain Source: Ricardo Stuckert/ABr. ... Download high resolution version (480x639, 60 KB)Sofía de Grecia y Hannover / Queen Sofía of Spain Source: Ricardo Stuckert/ABr. ... Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg ( German) or Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Lyksborg (or Glücksborg) ( Danish), from Glücksburg in northernmost Germany, is a line of the House of Oldenburg, to which the royal house of Denmark, Norway and (formerly) Greece belongs. ... This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... 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). ... Constantine I, King of the Hellenes (2 August 1868 - 11 January 1923), ruled Greece from 1913-1917 and from 1920-1922. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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 1922-1923 and 1935-1947. ... 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. ... Alexander I, King of the Hellenes, ruled Greece from 1917-1920. ... 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. ... George II (20 July 1890 - 1 April 1947), King of the Hellenes (Greece) ruled from 1922-1923 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 (born June 2, 1940), was the last King of Greece from March 6, 1964 to December 8, 1974. ... Constantine II (born June 2, 1940), was the last King of Greece from March 6, 1964 to December 8, 1974. ... Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece was born on May 20, 1967 in Athens, the eldest son of Constantine II. Categories: Heirs apparent who never acceded | House of Glücksburg | Pretenders | Princes | People stubs ... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... His Majesty King Juan Carlos I His Majesty King Juan Carlos I (Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias) (born January 5, 1938 in Rome, Italy), is the reigning King of Spain, after his grandfather Alfonso XIII. Two days after the death of dictator Francisco Franco...

She was born in Athens, Greece on November 2, 1938, as Princess Sophia of the Hellenes, the eldest child of the King of the Hellenes, Paul I (1901-1964) and his wife, the former Frederika, Princess of Hanover (1917-1981). Both her parents were descendants of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and despite her country of birth, the family tree on both sides is almost exclusively German and Danish in origin. The Greek royal house is a cadet branch of the Danish royal family of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, which is itself a branch of the House of Oldenburg. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article or section should include material from Greeks According to Thucydides, Hellenes were the people of Hellas. ... Paul, King of the Hellenes (December 14, 1901 - March 6, 1964), was King of Greece from 1947 to 1964. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Frederika of Hanover, Frederika Luise Thyra Victoria Margarita Sophia Olga Cecilia Isabella Christa, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1917-1981 was Queen consort of the Hellenes (Greece) during the reign of her husband King Paul of Greece(1947-1964) Frederika of Hanover was born in Blankenburg, Harz... Hanover (German Hannover) is a historical territory in todays Germany. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Her Majesty Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1876 until her death. ... In noble families, the title of nobility is usually passed to the first-born son, although more recently it has often passed to the eldest offspring regardless of gender, e. ... This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queen of Denmark, including Regents of the Kalmar Union. ... Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg ( German) or Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Lyksborg (or Glücksborg) ( Danish), from Glücksburg in northernmost Germany, is a line of the House of Oldenburg, to which the royal house of Denmark, Norway and (formerly) Greece belongs. ... The House of Oldenburg is a North German noble family and one of Europes most influential Royal Houses. ...

Princess Sophia spent her childhood in Egypt and South Africa during her family's exile from Greece during World War II. They returned to Greece in 1946. She finishing her education in Germany, and then studied pediatrics, music and archeology in Athens. Her Majesty speaks Spanish, Greek, German, French and English. She represented Greece in sailing at the 1960 Olympic Games. Exile is a form of punishment. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants and children. ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Wikicities has a wiki about Music: Music Look up Music in Wiktionary, the free dictionary All Music Guide: includes a comprehensive and flexible Genre and Style system MusicWiki: A Collaborative Music-related encyclopedia Science of Music: Multimedia exploration of the... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Wooden sailing boat Sailing is motion across a body of water in a sailing ship, or smaller boat, powered by wind. ... (Redirected from 1960 Olympic Games) There were two Olympic Games in the year 1960: 1960 Summer Olympics 1960 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

On May 14, 1962 she married Prince Juan Carlos de Borbón y Borbón, the future king, whom she met on a cruise of the Greek islands in 1954. In doing so, she relinquished her rights to the throne of Greece and converted to Roman Catholicism from Greek Orthodoxy. The couple have three children: Infanta Elena on December 20, 1963, Infanta Cristina on June 13, 1965, and Prince Felipe on January 30, 1968. May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This is a list of some of the 3000 islands of Greece: Chrysi Crete Dia Euboea Gavdos Koufonisi Ydra The Cyclades Amorgos Anafi Andros Antiparos Anydro Delos Donoussa Folegandros Gyaros Ios Irakleia Kea Keros Kimolos Kithnos Makronisos Milos Mykonos (Mikonos) Naxos Paros Pholegandros Santorini (also called Thira) Serifos Sifnos Sikinos... Saint Peters Basilica in Rome. ... Greek Orthodox Church can refer to: the Orthodox Church of Constantinople, headed by the Patriarch of Constantinople, who is also the first among equals of the Eastern Orthodox Communion. ... Her Royal Highness Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (Elena María Isabel Dominica de los Silos de Borbón y Grecia), styled HRH The Infanta Elena (born December 20, 1963), is the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía, and second in the line of succession to... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Her Royal Highness, The Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca (Cristina Federica Victoria Antonia de la Santísima Trinidad de Borbón y de Grecia de Urdangarín), styled HRH The Infanta Cristina (born June 13, 1965), is the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... His Royal Highness Felipe, Prince of Asturias (Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y de Grecia), styled HRH The Prince of Asturias (born January 30, 1968), is the third child of King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofía. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

Through her mother, Sophia is a great-great granddaughter of England's Queen Victoria and, as a result, is a distant cousin of her husband. Because of this, she is also related to the royal families of the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ...

Their Majesties King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia with Laura and George W. Bush

The Queen of Spain is the executive president of the Queen Sofía Foundation, which in 1993 sent funds for relief in Bosnia, and is the honorary president of the Royal Board on Education and Care of Handicapped Persons and the Foundation for Aid for Drug Addicts. She takes special interest in programs against drug addiction, traveling to conferences in both Spain and abroad. The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is named after her, as is Reina Sofía Airport in Tenerife. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush meet with the King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain at the Kings palace Tuesday June 12, 2001 in Madrid, Spain. ... President George W. Bush and Laura Bush meet with the King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain at the Kings palace Tuesday June 12, 2001 in Madrid, Spain. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Bosnia and Herzegovina (officially Bosna i Hercegovina, shortened to BiH, also in English variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ... Drug addiction, or dependency is the compulsive use of drugs, to the point where the user has no effective choice but to continue use. ... The main entrance The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS) is the official name Spains national museum of 20th century art (informally shortened to the Museo Reina Sofía or Queen Sofia Museum). ... Reina Sofía Airport is an international airport, located on the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands. ... The Anaga Mountain Range in the north of Tenerife Tenerife (English also Teneriffe), a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. ...

She is a pescetarian, refusing to eat meat but not fish, which is a rather uncommon custom in Spain. She also doesn't watch bullfighting, contrasting with her husband, who is an aficionado. Pesco/pollo vegetarianism, pescetarianism, and semi-vegetarianism are neologisms coined to describe certain lifestyles of restricted diet. ... Spanish toreo, corrida de toros or tauromaquia; Portuguese corrida de touros or tauromaquia) is a blood sport that involves, most of the times, professional performers (matadores) who execute various formal moves with the goal of appearing graceful and confident, while masterful over the bull itself; these maneuvers are performed at...