Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark
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Born | Tatiana Ellinka Blatnik 27 August 1980 Caracas,[1] Venezuela |
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House | Glücksburg (by marriage) |
Father | Ladislav Vladimir Blatnik |
Mother | Marie Blanche Bierlein |
Occupation | Entrepreneur, author, philanthropist |
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Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark (née Blatnik; Caracas, Venezuela born 27 August 1980) is an entrepreneur, author and philanthropist. She is a member of the non-reigning Greek royal family and the Danish royal family as the wife of Prince Nikolaos, son of Constantine II, who reigned as King of Greece until the monarchy was abolished in 1973. She worked as a publicist and event planner for Diane von Fürstenberg and, in 2016, published the cookbook A Taste of Greece.
Early life and ancestry
[edit]Tatiana Blatnik was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and was raised in Switzerland.[2] Tatiana and her brother, Boris Blatnik are the children of Ladislav Vladimir Blatnik and Marie Blanche Bierlein. Her mother is of aristocratic descent being a direct descendant of William II, Elector of Hesse. Her maternal grandparents are Ernst Bierlein and his wife, Countess Ellinka Karin Harriet von Einsiedel.[3] Princess Tatiana's father was born in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1931 and later moved to Venezuela. He was engaged to the Hollywood actress Natalie Wood.[4] Her father died when she was seven and she was raised by her mother. Her stepfather, Attilio Brillembourg, is the owner of a New York area financial services company.
Tatiana studied at Aiglon College,[5] then at Georgetown University graduating in 2003 with a degree in sociology.[6] Until July 2010, when she resigned to concentrate on her wedding plans, Tatiana had worked in the publicity department as an event planner for fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg.[7]
Engagement and marriage
[edit]Prince Nikólaos's engagement to Tatiana Blatnik, with whom he had been in a long-term relationship, was announced on 28 December 2009, by the office of King Constantine in London.[8] Blatnik and Prince Nikólaos were married in the Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas, Spetses, Greece, on 25 August 2010. The bride wore a gown designed by Venezuelan Ángel Sánchez.
The couple announced their amicable separation on 19 April 2024.[9][10]
Notable published works
[edit]- A Taste of Greece: Recipes, Cuisine & Culture - with Diana Farr Louis – (2016).[11]
Honours
[edit]Greek Royal Family:
25 August 2010: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tatiana de Grecia: "Para mi marido era un sueño volver a su país y soy feliz haciendo realidad ese sueño"". abc. 25 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Πριγκίπισσα Τατιάνα - Royal Greek Family". greekroyalfamily.gr. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Pedigree Chart for Tatiana Elinka Blatnik: Genealogics".
- ^ Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind. HBO. 2020.
- ^ "Tatiana Blatnik | Women Working for the World". Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "About". Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Huffingtonpost". Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "The Greek Royal Family website". Prince Nikolaos' engagement announcement. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "Latest News". Greek Royal Family. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Luyken, Jörg (20 April 2024). "Greek prince and princess to divorce after 14 years of marriage". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Louis, Diana Farr (2016). A Taste of Greece: Recipes, Cuisine & Culture: Princess Tatiana, Diana Farr Louis: 0884581126416: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 978-3832733377.
- ^ "La boda de Carlos Felipe de Suecia y Sofía Hellqvist, en imágenes". El Confidencial. 13 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- 1980 births
- Princesses of Greece
- Princesses of Denmark
- Princesses by marriage
- Venezuelan people of Slovenian descent
- Venezuelan people of German descent
- Living people
- Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences alumni
- Immigrants to Switzerland
- Venezuelan emigrants
- People from Caracas
- Alumni of Aiglon College
- House of Glücksburg (Greece)