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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 · 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.
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.
Jun 17, 2024 · Following a funeral at the Orthodox Church in Rome, Queen Olga’s remains were placed in the crypt of the Russian church in Florence, beside her son King Constantine I. In 1936, after the Greek monarchy was restored, Queen Olga was re-interred in the Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace.
Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna, The Benevolent Queen of Greece. Queen Olga, the wife of King George I of the Hellenes, was highly esteemed and deeply loved in her adopted land of Greece. Born on September 3, 1851, she was second child and eldest daughter of Grand Duke Constantine Nicolaevich and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg. The ...
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. Provenance
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Aug 26, 2016 · Queen Olga went down in Russia’s and Greece’s history not only as a lady of royal blood. Famous for her wide-ranging charity both in Russia and Greece, she was a true example of Orthodox ministry to the people. She opened hospitals (including military ones), orphanages, and infirmaries.
