Andrew, Prince of Greece and Denmark

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born on | 20 January 1882 Jul.Cal. (1 Feb 1882 greg.) | ||||
Place | Tatoi Palace, Greece, 38n0946, 23e4737 | ||||
Timezone | LMT m23e4737 (is local mean time) | ||||
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Biography
Greek and Danish royalty, he was the seventh child and fourth son of King George I of Greece and Olga Constantinovna of Russia. He was a grandson of Christian IX of Denmark and father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was from birth a prince of both Denmark and Greece by virtue of his patrilineal descent.
He began military training at an early age, and was commissioned as an officer in the Greek army. His command positions were substantive appointments rather than honorary, and he saw service in the Balkan Wars. In 1913, his father was assassinated and Andrew's elder brother, Constantine, became king. The king's neutrality policy during World War I led to his abdication, and most of the royal family, including Andrew, was exiled. On their return a few years later, Andrew saw service as Major General in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), but the war went badly for Greece, and Andrew was blamed, in part, for the loss of Greek territory. He was exiled for a second time in 1922, and spent most of the rest of his life in France.
By 1930, he was estranged from his wife, Princess Alice of Battenberg. His only son, Prince Philip, served in the British navy during World War II, while all four of his daughters were married to Germans, three of whom had Nazi connections. Separated from his wife and son by the effects of the war, Andrew died at age 62 in Monte Carlo on 3 December 1944. He had seen neither of them since 1939.
Relationships
- parent->child relationship with Cecilie, Princess of Greece and Denmark (born 22 June 1911)
- parent->child relationship with Margarita, Princess of Greece and Denmark (born 18 April 1905)
- parent->child relationship with Philip, Prince (Duke of Edinburgh) (born 10 June 1921)
- parent->child relationship with Sophie, Princess of Greece and Denmark (born 26 June 1914)
- parent->child relationship with Theodora, Princess of Greece and Denmark (born 13 May 1906)
- child->parent relationship with Geórgios I, King of Greece (born 24 December 1845)
- spouse relationship with Alice, Princess (1885) (born 25 February 1885). Notes: 1903-1944
- sibling relationship with Geórgios, Prince of Greece and Denmark (born 24 June 1869)
- sibling relationship with Konstantinos I, King of Greece (born 2 August 1868)
Events
Source Notes
From news reports, time unknown. Wikipedia has 2 February in error.
Categories
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Five)
- Lifestyle : Home : Expatriate (Exiled)
- Vocation : Military : Combat
- Vocation : Military : Honors
- Vocation : Military : Military career
- Vocation : Military : Military service
- Notable : Famous : Royal family (House of Glücksburg)
- 1882 births
- Birthday 20 January
- Birthplace Tatoi Palace, GRC
- Sun 12 Aquarius
- 1944 deaths
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3
- Lifestyle : Home : Expatriate
- Vocation : Military : Combat
- Vocation : Military : Honors
- Vocation : Military : Military career
- Vocation : Military : Military service
- Notable : Famous : Royal family