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She and her family visited the scene of the assassination and accompanied the body of the king to Athens. He was buried in the royal cemetery at Tatoi Palace. [52] George and Olga's eldest son, Constantine, became king and his wife, Sophia of Prussia, became the new queen consort.
Striking portrait of Olga Constantinovna of Russia , the wife of King George I of Greece. She is the grandmother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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.
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.
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 27, 2024 · 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. Contents. Family and early life; Engagement and marriage; Private life; Social work; Evangelika controversy; Widowhood; World War I; First exile; Regency
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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. She was their second child and elder daughter; she was also the granddaughter of Tsar Nicholas I.
