Prince andrew of greece and denmark

On 22nd june 1911, she was born at the summer estate of the greek royal family at tatoi. Prince andrew of greece person national portrait gallery. Prince andrew was much lower in the line of succession for the royal throne and he started his career with a position in the greek army. Genealogy for prince andreas of greece and denmark schleswigholstein, glucksburg 1882 1944 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. His father, prince andrew, was the fourth son of king george i of greece. After marrying prince andrew of greece and denmark in 1903, she adopted the style of her husband, becoming princess andrew of greece and denmark. Cecilie was the third child and daughter of prince andrew of greece and denmark and princess alice of battenberg. Cecilie of greece and denmark 19111937 find a grave. He was a grandson of christian ix of denmark and father of prince philip, duke of edinburgh.

A member of the house of schleswigholsteinsonderburgglucksburg, he was a prince of both greece and denmark, as his father was a younger son of christian ix of denmark. Apr 24, 2012 prince andrew of greece and denmark, father of prince phillip, duke of edinburgh. Andrew shown in painting at left had grown up the son of king george i a german speaking danish prince and king of greece and the. Thats what princess victoria, mother to princess alice of battenberg who later became princess andrew of greece and denmark, famously. Prince andrew of greece and denmark, father of prince phillip. King edward vii and tsar alexander iii were his brothersinlaw, and king george v of england, tsar nicholas ii, king christian x of denmark and king haakon vii of norway were his nephews. Prince andrew was born at the tatoi palace just north of athens on february 2, 1882, the fourth son of george i of greece. 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. The october 27, 1922 headlines in the new york times read.

Prince andrew of greece and denmark of the house of schleswigholstein sonderburgglucksburg, was the seventh child and fourth son of king george i of. The tragic story of princess cecilie of greece and denmark. Prince andrew of greece and denmark geni family tree. Andrew was the son of king george i, a german speaking danish prince and also king of greece, and the russian grand duchess olga konstantinova. Prince philips mother was born princess alice of battenberg at windsor castle in 1888. Margarita, theodora and sophie were the three sisters of the princess cecilie of greece and denmark. Prince andrew of greece and denmark biography facts. In october 1937, cecilies fatherinlaw grand duke ernst ludwig of hesse. Private collection of prince philip, duke of edinburgh. Her father was the grand prince andrew of greece and denmark and her mother, the princess alice of battenberg. In 1902, prince andrew met princess alice of battenberg at the coronation of her greatuncle and his distant cousin, king edward vii, in london. Andrew andreas oldenburg 18821944 find a grave memorial. 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. Prince andrew of greece and denmark of the house of schleswigholsteinsonderburgglucksburg, was the seventh child and fourth son of king george i of.