Royal House of Oldenburg
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Second son of King George I of the Hellenes and his wife, Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna Romanova.
Paternal grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Queen Consort of Denmark. Maternal grandson of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg.
In his youth, he lived in Copenhagen, where his father had enlisted him to serve in the Danish Royal Navy. He was later High Commissioner of Crete, and one of the organizers of the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
In 1891, George saved his cousin, the future Tsar Nicholas II, from an assassination attempt in Japan (now known as the Ostu Incident).
George married Princess Marie Laetitia Bonaparte civilly on 21 November 1907 in Paris, and in a Greek Orthodox ceremony the following December in Athens. Together they had two children, Petros (Peter) and Evgenia (Eugenie).
On 21 February 1957, George and his wife celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary, just nine months before his death.
He was the longest lived dynast of the House of Oldenburg in his generation, and was buried with his wedding ring and a photo of his uncle Prince Valdemar, who was like a father to him.
When his wife later joined him in death, her ashes were interred with him in the same tomb.
Royal House of Oldenburg
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Second son of King George I of the Hellenes and his wife, Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna Romanova.
Paternal grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Queen Consort of Denmark. Maternal grandson of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg.
In his youth, he lived in Copenhagen, where his father had enlisted him to serve in the Danish Royal Navy. He was later High Commissioner of Crete, and one of the organizers of the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
In 1891, George saved his cousin, the future Tsar Nicholas II, from an assassination attempt in Japan (now known as the Ostu Incident).
George married Princess Marie Laetitia Bonaparte civilly on 21 November 1907 in Paris, and in a Greek Orthodox ceremony the following December in Athens. Together they had two children, Petros (Peter) and Evgenia (Eugenie).
On 21 February 1957, George and his wife celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary, just nine months before his death.
He was the longest lived dynast of the House of Oldenburg in his generation, and was buried with his wedding ring and a photo of his uncle Prince Valdemar, who was like a father to him.
When his wife later joined him in death, her ashes were interred with him in the same tomb.
Family Members
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Constantine Oldenburg I
1868–1923
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Alexandra Georgievna Глюксбург Romanova
1870–1891
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Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna "Aline" Oldenburg Romanova
1870–1891
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Nikolaos Oldenburg
1872–1938
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Maria Georgievna - Princess of Greece and Denmark
1876–1940
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Olga - Princess of Greece and Denmark
1880–1880
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Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
1882–1944
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Christoffel "Christo" Oldenburg
1888–1940
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