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Olga Constantinovna of Russia was Queen of the Hellenes as the wife of King George I. She was briefly the regent of Greece in 1920.
Olga Constantinovna of Russia (Greek: Όλγα; 3 September [O.S. 22 August] 1851 – 18 June 1926) was Queen of Greece as the wife of King George I. She was briefly the regent of Greece in 1920. A member of the Romanov dynasty, Olga was the oldest daughter of Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaievich and his wife, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg.
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Apr 3, 2018 · After a visit by 17-year-old King George I of Greece (son of King Christian IX of Denmark) to Russia to thank Olga’s uncle Tsar Alexander II for helping him ascend to the Greek throne via an election, George and 12-year-old Olga met for the first time.
Jun 17, 2024 · During the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and the Balkan Wars, Olga established hospitals to serve the wounded and was awarded the Royal Red Cross by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom in December 1897. She also retained her love for Russia and often entertained Russian sailors at the Royal Palace.
Apr 3, 2018 · Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia was born on 3 September 1851 to Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaevich of Russia and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg in Pavlovsk Palace close to St Petersburg, Russia.
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George I married Olga Constantinovna of Russia, a member of the Romanov dynasty, and together they had eight children, of which Andrew, Philip’s father, was the seventh. Apart from one child who died in infancy, all of George and Olga’s offspring went on to marry European royals or nobles.
