WebPrince George of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Γεώργιος; 24 June 1869 – 25 November 1957) was the second son and child of George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinovna of Russia, and is remembered chiefly for having once saved the life of his cousin the future Emperor of Russia, Nicholas II in 1891 during their visit to Japan together. He served as …

WebGeorge was born at the royal villa at Tatoi, near Athens, the eldest son of Crown Prince Constantine of Greece and his wife, Princess Sophia of Prussia; George pursued a military career, training with the Prussian Guard at the age of 18, then serving in the Balkan Wars as a member of the 1st Greek Infantry. [citation needed] When his grandfather was …

WebSt George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England is a castle chapel built in the late-medieval Perpendicular Gothic style. It is both a Royal Peculiar (a church under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch) and the Chapel of the Order of the Garter.St George's Chapel was founded in the 14th century by King Edward III and extensively enlarged in the late …

WebPrincess Maria of Greece and Denmark was born on 3 March [O.S. 20 February] 1876 at the Royal Palace in Athens.She was the fifth child and second daughter of King George I of Greece and Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia. Maria's father was born a Danish prince. Thus, the Greek royal family was part of the Danish.

WebGeorge I (Greek: Γεώργιος Α΄, Geórgios I; 24 December 1845 – 18 March 1913) was King of Greece from 30 March 1863 until his assassination in 1913.. Originally a Danish prince, he was born in Copenhagen, and seemed destined for a career in the Royal Danish Navy.He was only 17 years old when he was elected king by the Greek National Assembly, which …

WebGeorge Andreas Papandreou (Greek: Γεώργιος Ανδρέας Παπανδρέου, pronounced [ʝeˈorʝios papanˈðreu], shortened to Giorgos (Γιώργος) to distinguish him from his grandfather; born 16 June 1952) is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2009 to 2011. He is currently serving as an MP for Movement for Change.

WebSir James George Frazer OM FRS FRSE FBA (/ ... in the mid-2nd century AD. Since his time, archaeological excavations have added enormously to the knowledge of ancient Greece, but scholars still find much of value in his detailed historical and topographical discussions of different sites, and his eyewitness accounts of Greece at the end of the ...

WebThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III. ... the protectorate ended and the Ionian Islands became part of Greece. A revision of the basis of the Order in 1868, saw ...

WebEarly life. Prince George was the eldest son of Prince Axel of Denmark (himself a son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark) therefore a great-grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark and Princess Margaretha of Sweden. As a result of the Danish Act of Succession of 1953, which restricts the throne to those descended from Christian X and his wife, Alexandrine …

WebChristiaan Willem Ferdinand Adolf George (Grieks: Γεώργιος A', Βασιλεύς των Ελλήνων, Georgios A', Vasilefs ton Ellinon, George Alfa, - de eerste -, Koning der Grieken) (Kopenhagen, 24 december 1845 – Thessaloniki, 18 maart 1913) was als George I koning van Griekenland vanaf 1863 tot zijn dood in 1913.. Als Deense prins werd hij als …