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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.
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 · The couple married in the Grand Church of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, on October 27, 1867. Just sixteen years old, Olga was now Queen of the Hellenes. Over the next 20 years, Olga and George had eight children: Being so young, Olga was unprepared for her new life as Queen, in a new country.
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 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.
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Olga Constantinovna (1851–1926) Queen and regent of Greece. Name variations: Konstantinovna; Olga Romanov; Olga of Russia. Born on September 3, 1851; died on June 18, 1926, in Florence, Italy; buried in Tatoi, near Athens, Greece; daughter of Constantine Nicholaevitch (son of Nicholas I, tsar of Russia) and Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg (1830 ...
