Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark

Princess Olga
Princess Olga of Yugoslavia in 1939
Born	11 June 1903 Tatoi Palace, Tatoi, Greece
Died	16 October 1997 (aged 94) Paris, France
Burial	St. George′s Church, Serbia
Spouse	Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
Issue	Prince Alexander Prince Nikola Princess Elizabeth
House	Glücksburg
Father	Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
Mother	Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia

Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Όλγα της Ελλάδας και Δανίας, Serbian Cyrillic: Кнегиња Олга Карађорђевић; 11 June 1903 – 16 October 1997) was the granddaughter of King George I of Greece and wife of Paul, Prince Regent of Yugoslavia.

Early life

Princesses Olga, Elisabeth and Marina of Greece as children.

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, whereas the Princess stayed throughout Europe with her extended family.

Marriage and children

Brought up in relative poverty, Princess Olga was engaged to Prince Frederick of Denmark in 1922.^[1] In the end she married HRH Prince Paul of Yugoslavia in Belgrade on 22 October 1923. Prince Paul was the regent after the assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia. Prince Paul and Princess Olga had three children, eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren:

• Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (13 August 1924-12 May 2016) married Princess Maria Pia Louise of Savoy on 12 February 1955 in Estoril Portugal. They have two set of twins and three grandchildren. After their divorce in 1967 he married Princess Barbara of Liechtenstein on 2 November 1973. They have one son.
• Prince Nikola of Yugoslavia (29 June 1928–12 April 1954)
• Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia (7 April 1936) married Howard Oxenberg on 21 January 1961 and were divorced in 1966. They have two daughters, including Serbian-American writer Christina Oxenberg, and three grandchildren. She remarried Neil Roxburgh Balfour on 23 September 1969 and were divorced before November 1978. They have one son and four grandchildren. She remarried Manuel Ulloa y Elias on 28 February 1987

Titles, styles, honours and arms

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 Karađorđević* (in Yugoslavia)
• 22 October 1923 – January 1929: Her Royal Highness Princess Olga of Serbia (internationally)
• January 1929 – 16 October 1997: Her Royal Highness Princess Olga of Yugoslavia (internationally)

* After her wedding Princess Olga bore the style of Royal Highness in her personal capacity and not in conformity with the House Law of the Serbian Royal House from 1909; her husband, being a member of the cadet line of the Royal family, was only entitled to the style of Highness. A new House Law, approved in April 1930, extended the right to the style of Royal Highness to the junior line as well.

Honours

• Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Sava.^[2]
• Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia.^[3]
• Social Welfare Decoration (First Class with Diamonds)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark

16. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg               8. Christian IX of Denmark                       17. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Cassel               4. George I of the Hellenes                             18. Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel               9. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel                       19. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark               2. Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark                                   20. Nicholas I of Russia               10. Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia                       21. Princess Charlotte of Prussia               5. Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia                             22. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg               11. Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg                       23. Duchess Amelia of Württemberg               1 Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark                                         24. Nicholas I of Russia (= 20)               12. Alexander II of Russia                       25. Princess Charlotte of Prussia (= 21)               6. Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia                             26. Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine               13. Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine                       27. Princess Wilhelmine of Baden               3. Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia                                   28. Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin               14. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin                       29. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia               7. Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin                             30. Prince Heinrich LXIII Reuss of Köstritz               15. Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz                       31. Countess Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode

References

1. "Factually Royal: news and history from around the royal world - King of Denmark suffers cardiac arrest and dies". Factually Royal: news and history from around the royal world. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
2. "Princess Olga, wife of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, wearing the Abamalek Lazerev tiara of white and yellow diamonds. Made by Boucheron. - Pinterest - Prince Pau…". Pinterest. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
3. "Foro gratis : Foros Realeza". realeza.forosactivos.com. Retrieved 14 May 2016.

External links

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