Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark
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| Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark | |
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| Princess Olga of Yugoslavia | |
| Spouse | Prince Paul of Yugoslavia |
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| Prince Alexander Prince Nikola Princess Elizabeth |
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| House | House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg House of Karađorđević |
| Father | Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark |
| Mother | Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia |
| Born | June 11, 1903 Tatoi Palace, Tatoi, Greece |
| Died | October 16, 1997 (aged 93) Paris, France |
Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Όλγα της Ελλάδας και Δανίας) (11 June 1903 – 16 October 1997) was the granddaughter of King George I of Greece and wife of the last Prince Regent of Yugoslavia.
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[edit] Early life
Princess Olga was born in Athens, Greece on 11 June 1903. Her father was Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, the third son of George I of Greece. Her mother was Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, a granddaughter of Tsar Alexander II of Russia.
The family was generally poor and forced into exile when she was 11, following the overthrow of the Greek monarchy. The family later moved to Paris, the Princess stayed throughout Europe with her extended family.
[edit] Marriage and children
Brought up in relative poverty, she married in Belgrade 22 October 1923 HRH Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, the regent after the assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia. Prince Paul and Princess Olga had three children:
[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms
[edit] Titles and styles
- 11 June 1903 – 22 October 1923: Her Royal Highness Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark
- 22 October 1923 – 16 October 1997: Her Royal Highness Princess Olga of Yugoslavia
[edit] Ancestry
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