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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 .
Apr 3, 2018 · Olga Constantinovna, who was always held in high esteem by the Greek people, died six years later at the age of 74 on 18 June 1926. She is the grandmother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and great-grandmother of the King.
Jun 17, 2024 · Olga’s husband, King George, was assassinated in Thessaloniki, Greece on March 18, 1913. Olga arrived in the city the next day to accompany her husband’s body back to Athens. She retained a wing of the Royal Palace in Athens but spent much of her time in Russia.
Aug 26, 2016 · Olga Constantinovna inherited a love for the Russian navy from her father and she kept this love throughout her life. At the height of the war of the Balkan States with Turkey which began in 1912, King George fell victim to a terrorist attack.
Photograph of Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna as a young girl who stands in right side profile. She wears a short-sleeved, off-the-shoulders dress.
Apr 26, 2022 · Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia (3 September [O.S. 22 August] 1851 – 18 June 1926), later known as Queen Olga of Greece, was the wife of King George I and, briefly in 1920, regent of Greece.
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