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Prince 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
As male-line descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark, members of the dynasty bear the title of Prince or Princess of Denmark and thus are traditionally referred to as "Princes" or "Princesses of Greece and Denmark".
Prince George of Greece and Denmark 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.
Signature. George 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.
When Prince George of Greece and Denmark was born on 24 June 1869, in Corfu, Greece, his father, King George I of Greece, was 23 and his mother, Grand Duchess Olga Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov of Russia, was 17. He married Princess Marie Bonaparte on 21 November 1907, in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
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Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869-1957) might best be remembered for his public role as the High Commissioner of the Cretan State who oversaw the island’s transition from Ottoman rule to union with Greece.
Prince George of Greece and Denmark was the second son of George I, King of the Hellenes. Princess Marie Bonaparte was a descendant of Emperor Napoleon I, an heiress and a psychoanalyst. They married in 1907.
