Princess Alexandra of Greece (born 1968) explained

Princess Alexandra
Full Name:Alexándra Élli Frankíski María
House:Glücksburg
Birth Date:15 October 1968
Birth Place:Athens, Greece
Issue:Tigran Mirzayantz
Darius Mirzayantz
Father:Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark
Mother:Marína Karélla
Occupation:artist, art collector, arts patron, child life specialist
Royal Name:Princess Alexandra of Greece
Dipstyle:Her Highness
Offstyle:Your Highness

Princess Alexandra Elli Francisca Maria of Greece (born 15 October 1968), known professionally as Alexandra Mirzayantz, is a Greek artist, art collector, arts patron, and child life specialist. As the daughter of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, she is a member of the Greek royal family and a relative of the Danish royal family. A morganatic descendant of the House of Glücksburg, she is not a Danish princess nor is she entitled to the style Royal Highness as other members of the Greek royal family are. She was born a princess of Greece entitled to the style Your Highness, and was excluded from the line of succession to the Greek throne. She is a second cousin of Constantine II of Greece, who reigned as King of the Hellenes until the monarchy was abolished in 1973.

Early life and family

Princess Alexandra was born in Athens on 15 October 1968. She is the daughter of the historian Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark and the artist Marina Karella.[1] She is the older sister of Princess Olga. She is a great-granddaughter of George I of Greece and Olga Constantinovna of Russia.[2] She is also a great-granddaughter of Prince Jean, Duke of Guise and a great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX of Denmark.[2] As Princess Alexandra's parents' marriage is morganatic, and therefore non-dynastic, she is a Greek princess by birth but not a Danish princess, uses the style Her Highness instead of Her Royal Highness, and is excluded from the line of succession to the former Greek throne.[3] [4] [5] [6]

On 29 July 1973, Princess Alexandra's second cousin, Constantine II of Greece, was deposed and the Greek monarchy was abolished.[7]

Career

Princess Alexandra is a certified child life specialist.[8]

In 2018, she graduated with a master's degree in fine arts from the New York Academy of Art.[1] [9] [10] She works as a painter and portraitist.[1] [11] She has cited Melina Mercouri, Rita Wilson, Niki de Saint Phalle, Willem Claesz. Heda, and Rembrandt as her artistic inspiration.[1] In 2020, she painted portraits of National Health Service members as part of a fundraising inititative.[1] In 2022 she sold paintings as part of a benefit for visual aids.[12]

Princess Alexandra and her husband are patrons of the New York art scene.[1] [13] She is also an art collector.[14] She owns a portrait of her grandfather, Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, painted by Philip de László in 1919, as part of her collection.[15]

Personal life

Princess Alexandra married the perfumer Nicolas Mirzayantz on 27 June 1998 in Torcello.[16] [17] They have two sons, Tigran (born 2000) and Darius (born 2002).

He is vice president of global business development for International Flavors & Fragrances.

She is active in the New York social scene.[18] [19] [20] In 2007, she was inducted into the International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List.[8]

She attended the funeral of her father, Prince Michael on 1 August 2024, and was seen with other Greek royal family members, including Princess Olga, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Queen Sofía of Spain, and Crown Prince Pavlos.[21] [22] [23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexandra Mirzayantz . 6 November 2020 .
  2. de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy . Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery. Paris. 2002. pp. 458-460, 522-525, 532-533 (French)
  3. Beéche, Arturo. The Gotha, Volume 1. Kensington House Books, California, 2009, pages 81, 235, 237. .
  4. Book: Willis, Daniel. The Descendants of Louis XIII. 1999. Clearfield Co.. Baltimore, MD. 0-8063-4942-5. 94, 762. The daughters of Prince and Princess Michael [of Greece and Denmark] are titled Princess of Greece without the style of Royal Highness.
  5. Book: Huberty, Michel . Alain Giraud . F. and B. Magdelaine . L'Allemagne Dynastique Tome VII Oldenbourg . 1994 . France . fr . 2-901138-07-1 . 329, 357 . Giraud.
  6. Book: Willis, Daniel. The Descendants of King George I of Great Britain. 2002. Clearfield Co.. Baltimore, MD. 0-8063-5172-1. 419.
  7. News: Monarchy Ended as Greek Regime Sets Up Republic . The New York Times. Alvin Shuster. 2 June 1973. 10 August 2020. 3 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201103182030/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/06/02/archives/monarchy-ended-as-greek-regime-sets-up-republic-king-is-assailed.html. live.
  8. 2014-07-31 . The 2007 International Best-Dressed List . 2022-09-20 . Vanity Fair . en-US.
  9. Web site: Dellas . Mary . 2018-05-15 . Contemporary Works by New York Academy of Art Graduates . 2022-09-20 . The Cut . en-us.
  10. Web site: Art . New York Academy of . 2018-05-03 . 2018 MFA Thesis Exhibition . 2022-09-20 . New York Academy of Art . en-US.
  11. Web site: Alexandra Mirzayantz - Bio & Shows on Artsy . 2022-09-20 . www.artsy.net.
  12. Web site: Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge 2022 VIRTUAL Sale Begins . 2022-09-20 . Visual AIDS . en-US.
  13. Web site: Linda Yablonsky around the Armory Show . 2022-09-20 . www.artforum.com . en-US.
  14. Web site: artrestoration_admin . Clients . 2022-09-20 . Art Restoration NYC by Andrei Givotovsky . en-US.
  15. Web site: Catalogue The Catalogue Greece and Denmark, Prince Christopher of The de Laszlo Archive Trust . 2022-09-20 . www.delaszlocatalogueraisonne.com.
  16. Web site: Collins . Allison . 2017-11-02 . IFF's Nicolas Mirzayantz Joins Fragrance Foundation Circle of Champions . 2022-09-20 . WWD . en-US.
  17. Web site: 2016-06-30 . Vogue's Hamish Bowles Trades New York City for the Bucolic Countryside . 2022-09-20 . Vogue . en-US.
  18. Web site: 2015-05-11 . Inside the Frederick Law Olmsted Awards "Hat Luncheon" in Central Park . 2022-09-20 . Haute Living . en-US.
  19. Web site: Nicolas Mirzayantz, Princess Alexandra of Greece . 2022-09-20 . Forbes . en.
  20. Web site: Wells . Weston . 2021-08-19 . Inside a Casual Cool Rothy's Celebration on Long Island . 2022-09-20 . DuJour . en-US.
  21. News: The Greek Royal Family Gathers in Athens for Prince Michael's Funeral. Emily. Burack. 1 August 2024.
  22. Web site: Greek royals put on a united front as they mark family funeral. Moore. Matthew. Hello!. 1 August 2024. 1 August 2024.
  23. Web site: Funeral of Prince Michael Held in Athens. Charlie. Kowalenko. Greek City Times. 1 August 2024. 1 August 2024.