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How was Prince Andrew Prince of Greece and Denmark?

He was a grandson of Christian IX of Denmark and father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was a prince of both Denmark and Greece by virtue of his patrilineal descent. In 1913, his father was assassinated and Andrew’s elder brother, Constantine, became king.

How are the royal families of Greece and Denmark related?

They married when Anne Marie was 18 years old. Like many royal couples, Constantine and Ann Marie share a lineage. They are actually third cousins and have the same great-great-grandfather, Christian IX of Denmark, and the same great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria.

How was Princess Alice of Greece and Denmark related to Queen Victoria?

A great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Alice was born in Windsor Castle and grew up in Great Britain, Germany and Malta. After marrying Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark in 1903, she adopted the style of her husband, becoming Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark.

How is Prince Philip related to Greece?

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich, was also known as Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, was the only son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. Philip was also related to the British royal family as a descendant of Queen Victoria.

Why was Prince Andrew banished from Greece?

Dissatisfaction with his brother’s neutrality policy during World War I led to his brother’s abdication and most of the royal family, including Andrew, was exiled.

How old is Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark?

62 years (1882–1944)
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark/Age at death

Is there still a royal family in Greece?

Yes, although the family no longer rules Greece. The last monarch of Greece was Constantine II, who is still alive today and currently resides in Greece (after more than 4 decades in exile). His line will continue through his son Pavlos.

Why was Prince Andrew exiled Greece?

After a military coup in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922, Prince Andrew was accused of treason and banished, taking his family and the infant Philip into exile.

How is Prince Philip related to Danish royals?

Elizabeth II and her late husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, were second cousins once removed through Christian IX and third cousins as they are both great-great-grandchildren of Victoria. Margrethe II of Denmark is descended once each from Victoria and Christian IX.

Did Prince Philip ever go to Greece?

Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth have never paid an officia visit to Greece. Public Domain Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and consort of the Queen of England Elizabeth II, who passed away on Friday at the age of 99, has never officially visited Greece again after his father was exiled.

What is a prince of Greece and Denmark?

All of the male-line descendants of King George I of Greece carry the combined title of Prince of Greece and Denmark, as a result of being simultaneously a Prince of Greece, and a Prince of Denmark. The circumstances that caused this anomaly are the result of the somewhat tumultuous and relatively brief history of the Greek monarchy.

Where was Prince Philip born?

Prince Philip was born in Greece. He was the only son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, who was the youngest son of King George of Greece. Okay, so that accounts for the Greece bit.

How did the Greek royals get dual citizenship with Denmark?

When the Greek monarchy was abolished the first time in 1924 and the royal family thrown out of Greece, the Danish King Christian the X, Prince Phillip’s second cousin, offered the Greek royals a dual citizenship to Denmark.