List of Greek royal consorts explained

Consorts of the Kings of Greece were women married to the rulers of the Kingdom of Greece during their reign. All monarchs of modern Greece were male.[1] The monarchy of Greece was abolished on 1 June 1973.

Greek consorts bore the title, Queen of the Hellenes and the style, Majesty. The following queens were spouses of the kings of modern Greece between 1836 and 1973:

Queen consort of Greece

House of Wittelsbach (1832–1862)

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Amalia of OldenburgAugustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
(Holstein-Gottorp)
21 December 1818align=center colspan=222 November 183623 October 1862
husband's disposition
20 May 1875Otto

Queens consort of the Hellenes

House of Glücksburg (1863–1973)

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Olga Constantinovna of RussiaGrand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
(Romanov)
3 September 1851align=center colspan=227 October 186718 March 1913
husband's assassination
18 June 1926George I
Sophia of Prussia
(first tenure)
Frederick III, German Emperor
(Hohenzollern)
14 June 187027 October 188918 March 1913
husband's accession
11 June 1917
husband's abdication
13 January 1932Constantine I
Aspasia Manos
(morganatic wife, created a Princess during widowhood)[2]
Petros Manos
(Manos)
4 September 1896align=center colspan=24 November 191925 October 1920
husband's death
7 August 1972Alexander
Sophia of Prussia
(second tenure)
Frederick III, German Emperor
(Hohenzollern)
14 June 187027 October 188919 December 1920
husband's reinstatement
27 September 1922
husband's abdication
13 January 1932Constantine I
Elisabeth of RomaniaFerdinand I of Romania
(Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)
12 October 189427 February 192127 September 1922
husband's accession
25 March 1924
husband's exile
14 November/15 November 1956George II
Frederica of HanoverErnest Augustus III, Duke of Brunswick
(Hanover)
18 April 19179 January 19381 April 1947
husband's accession
6 March 1964
husband's death
6 February 1981Paul
Anne-Marie of DenmarkFrederik IX of Denmark
(Glücksburg)
30 August 1946align=center colspan=218 September 19641 June 1973
monarchy abolished
livingConstantine II

See also

Notes and References

  1. The exception is King Otto, who was styled King of Greece. Amalia, accordingly, is the only person to hold the title Queen of Greece (rather than of the Hellenes).
  2. Aspasia and Alexander's marriage was kept secret, and Aspasia was never styled as Queen of the Hellenes. Sometime after Alexander's death she was recognized as a Princess of Greece and Denmark instead.