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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.
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.
Discover life events, stories and photos about Grand Duchess Olga Containstinovna Romanov of Russia (1851–1926) of pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
- Female
- King George I of Greece
Olga Constantinovna of Russia was born 3 September 1851 in Pavlovsk, Russia to Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia (1827-1892) and Alexandra von Sachsen-Altenburg (1830-1911) and died 18 June 1926 of unspecified causes.
- Who Is Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna?
- World War I and The Bolshevik Revolution
- Time in Canada
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna’s birth was announced with a 101-gun salute when she was born at Saint Petersburg’s Peterhof Palace in 1882. She was both the daughter of and the sister of the Russian Czar. Olga was the youngest daughter of the five surviving children of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and Empress Marie Feodorovna. Her older brother...
When the First World War began, Olga went to the front lines to work as a nurse for a Red Cross hospital. She worked so closely to the front that she often found herself under Austrian fire. She was awarded the Order of St. George by General Mannerheim, who would later become the President of Finland. Olga was still working as a nurse in 1917 when ...
On June 2, 1948, Olga and her family left London, England aboard the Empress of Canada to start their new lives. The family purchased a 200-acre farm near Campbellville, Ontario, about 50-miles west of Toronto. Canada is not for everyone, especially during the harsh winters, but the Grand Duchess felt at home there, saying“the vast open spaces remi...
Olga, Queen of Greece. (1851-1926), Consort of George I, King of Greece; daughter of Constantine, Grand Duke of Russia. Sitter in 5 portraits. Born in Russia, the niece of Czar Alexander II, Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinova married King George of Greece in 1876.
Olga (c. 890–969) Earliest female ruler of Russia who became the first Russian canonized by the Orthodox Christian Church. Name variations: Saint Olga, Ol'ga, or Olha; Helga (Scandinavian); Helen or Helena (baptismal name); Vesheii (wise). Born to a Slavic family around 890 in Pskov, Russia; died in Kiev, Russia, in 969; traditionally ...
