Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark explained

Tatiana
Caption:Tatiana in 2015
Birth Date:27 August 1980
Birth Place:Caracas,[1] Venezuela
Father:Ladislav Vladimir Blatnik
Mother:Marie Blanche Bierlein
House:Glücksburg (by marriage)
Birth Name:Tatiana Ellinka Blatnik
Occupation:Entrepreneur, author, philanthropist

Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark (née Blatnik; Caracas, Venezuela born 27 August 1980) is an entrepreneur, author and philanthropist. She is a member of the non-reigning Greek royal family and the Danish royal family as the wife of Prince Nikolaos, son of Constantine II, who reigned as King of Greece until the monarchy was abolished in 1973. She worked as a publicist and event planner for Diane von Fürstenberg and, in 2016, published the cookbook A Taste of Greece.

Early life and ancestry

Tatiana Blatnik was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and was raised in Switzerland.[2] Tatiana and her brother, Boris Blatnik are the children of Ladislav Vladimir Blatnik and Marie Blanche Bierlein. Her mother is of aristocratic descent being a direct descendant of William II, Elector of Hesse. Her maternal grandparents are Ernst Bierlein and his wife, Countess Ellinka Karin Harriet von Einsiedel.[3] Princess Tatiana's father was born in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1931 and later moved to Venezuela. He was engaged to the Hollywood actress Natalie Wood.[4] Her father died when she was seven and she was raised by her mother. Her stepfather, Attilio Brillembourg, is the owner of a New York area financial services company.

Tatiana studied at Aiglon College,[5] then at Georgetown University graduating in 2003 with a degree in sociology.[6] Until July 2010, when she resigned to concentrate on her wedding plans, Tatiana had worked in the publicity department as an event planner for fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg.[7]

Engagement and marriage

Prince Nikólaos's engagement to Tatiana Blatnik, with whom he had been in a long-term relationship, was announced on 28 December 2009, by the office of King Constantine in London.[8] Blatnik and Prince Nikólaos were married in the Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas, Spetses, Greece, on 25 August 2010. The bride wore a gown designed by Venezuelan Ángel Sánchez.

The couple announced their amicable separation on 19 April 2024.[9] [10]

Notable published works

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tatiana de Grecia: "Para mi marido era un sueño volver a su país y soy feliz haciendo realidad ese sueño". 25 June 2016. abc. 2 October 2019. 2 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002173440/https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-tatiana-grecia-para-marido-sueno-volver-pais-y-feliz-haciendo-realidad-sueno-201606251202_noticia.html. live.
  2. Web site: Πριγκίπισσα Τατιάνα - Royal Greek Family. greekroyalfamily.gr. 29 June 2018. 29 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029003353/https://www.greekroyalfamily.gr/princess-tatiana.html. live.
  3. Web site: Pedigree Chart for Tatiana Elinka Blatnik: Genealogics .
  4. Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind. HBO. 2020 .
  5. Web site: Tatiana Blatnik | Women Working for the World . 19 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160924001943/https://juanfe.org/foro/en/conference-speakers/tatiana-blatnik/ . 24 September 2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: About . 23 June 2022 . 26 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220526171019/https://www.tatianablatnik.com/pages/about . live .
  7. Web site: Huffingtonpost . 30 January 2017 . 21 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240421075208/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/princess-tatiana-greece-photos_n_3153927 . live .
  8. Web site: The Greek Royal Family website. Prince Nikolaos' engagement announcement. 28 December 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100121013634/http://www.greekroyalfamily.org/index.cfm?get=news&show=releases&ItemID=246. 21 January 2010.
  9. Web site: Latest News . Greek Royal Family . 19 April 2024 . 19 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240419192656/https://www.greekroyalfamily.gr/en . live .
  10. News: Luyken . Jörg . Greek prince and princess to divorce after 14 years of marriage . 22 April 2024 . The Telegraph . 20 April 2024.
  11. Book: A Taste of Greece: Recipes, Cuisine & Culture: Princess Tatiana, Diana Farr Louis: 0884581126416: Amazon.com: Books . 978-3832733377 . Louis . Diana Farr . 2016 .
  12. Web site: La boda de Carlos Felipe de Suecia y Sofía Hellqvist, en imágenes. 13 June 2015. El Confidencial. 2 October 2019. 2 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002173438/https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/multimedia/album/casas-reales/2015-06-13/la-boda-de-carlos-felipe-de-suecia-y-sofia-hellqvist-en-imagenes_883392/. live.

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