Prince Andrew Of Greece And Denmark Parents

His mother was a russian royal olga constantinovna.

Prince andrew of greece and denmark parents. 2 february os. His mother was princess alice of battenberg 1885 1969 daughter of prince alexander of battenberg and princess victoria of hesse and by rhine. Prince andrew of greece and denmark greek. Andrew prince of greece and denmark was the seventh child and fourth son of son of george i king of greece and denmark and olga grand duchess of russia queen of greece and denmark.

His father was prince andrew of greece 1882 1944 son of king george i and grand duchess olga constantinova of russia. Cecilie was the third child and daughter of prince andrew of greece and denmark and princess alice of battenberg. In 1902 prince andrew met princess alice of battenberg at the coronation of her great uncle and his distant cousin king edward vii in london. Prince andrew of greece and denmark was born in athens greece as the fourth son and seventh overall child of the king of greece and denmark king george i.

So who were they. Princess alice met prince andrew of greece and denmark known as andrea within the family the fourth son of king george i of greece and olga constantinovna of russia while in london for king edward viis coronation in 1902. They were highly respected among the european monarchs and had good relations with the uk germany russia and denmark. He was a grandson of christian ix of denmark and father of prince philip duke of edinburgh.

His father was prince andrew of greece and denmark and his mother was princess alice of battenberg. Cecilie as a young girl 1922. 20 january 1882 3 december 1944 of the house of schleswig holstein sonderburg gluecksburg was the seventh child and fourth son of king george i of greece and olga constantinovna of russia. 20 january 1882 3 december 1944 of the house of schleswig holstein sonderburg gluecksburg was the seventh child and fourth son of king george i of greece and olga constantinovna of russia.

Prince andrew although far behind in the line of succession was the son of king george i and queen olga of greece. A couple years ago a guest at buckingham palace remarked that like philip they were also greek to which he responded that he actually didnt have a drop of greek blood. Philip was born on 10 june 1921 on the greek island of corfu at mons repos the only son of prince andrew of greece and denmark and princess alice of battenberg who already had four daughters. He was a grandson of christian ix of denmark and father of prince philip duke of edinburgh.

They married in a civil ceremony on 6 october 1903 at darmstadt. Cecilie sophie margarita and theodora. Alice was deaf and later diagnosed with schizophrenia. She was born on 22 june 1911 at the summer estate of the greek royal family at tatoi fifteen kilometres north of athens.

2 february os. Prince andrew of greece and denmark greek. Although typically seen as british today philip was born as prince of greece and denmark.