Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
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Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (born May 11, 1942) is the youngest child of King Paul of Greece and his wife Frederika of Hanover. She is the younger sister of Queen Sofía of Spain and of deposed King Constantine II of Greece. She is officially styled in Denmark as Her Royal Highness Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark.
She was born in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 11, 1942. She was a pupil of concert pianist Gina Bachauer and, for a while, she was a professional concert pianist herself. After her brother was dethroned, she moved to India with her mother. Since her mother's death, Princess Irene has lived in Spain in an apartment at the La Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, the royal residence of the King and Queen of Spain. Her niece, Infanta Cristina of Spain named her daughter Irene (born in 2005) after her. Princess Irene has never married and is close to her brother, Constantine. The late King Olav V of Norway had hoped that his son, now King Harald V, would marry her and make her Queen of Norway. However, King Harald desired to marry Sonja Haraldsen (now Queen Sonja). It is said that Princess Irene learned to speak fluent Norwegian due to this projected future role as Queen of Norway.
She is the founder and president of the World in Harmony Organization (Mundo en Armonía [1]) and also collaborates with other benefic foundations and cultural activities.
On April 23, 2008 together with Mohammed VI of Morocco they became the godparents of Simeon Hassan Muñoz, the son of Princess Kalina of Bulgaria and Antonio "Kitín" Muñoz Valcárcel. The Orthodox Christening took place at Tsarska Bistritsa. [2]
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- May 11, 1942 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
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16. Christian IX of Denmark |
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8. George I, King of the Hellenes |
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17. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) |
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4. Constantine I, King of the Hellenes |
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18. Grand Duke Konstantine Nicholaievich of Russia |
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9. Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia |
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19. Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg |
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2. Paul, King of the Hellenes |
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20. William I, German Emperor |
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10. Frederick III, German Emperor |
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21. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar and Eisenach |
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5. Princess Sophia of Prussia |
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22. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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11. Victoria, Princess Royal |
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23. Victoria of the United Kingdom |
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1. Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark |
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24. George V of Hanover |
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12. Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover |
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25. Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg |
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6. Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick |
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26. Christian IX of Denmark (= 16) |
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13. Princess Thyra of Denmark |
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27. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel (= 17) |
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3. Princess Frederika of Hanover |
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28. Frederick III, German Emperor (= 10) |
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14. William II, German Emperor |
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29. Victoria, Princess Royal (= 11) |
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7. Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia |
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30. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
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15. Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
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31. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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Greek princesses |
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| Second generation |
Helen, Queen Mother of Romania · Olga, Princess Paul of Yugoslavia · Irene, Duchess of Aosta · Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach · Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg · Theodora, Margravine of Baden · Marina, Duchess of Kent · Eugenie, Duchess of Castel Duino · Cecilia, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse · Princess Katherine · Sophie, Princess George William of Hanover
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Danish princesses |
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| 2nd Generation |
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| 3rd Generation |
Helen, Queen Mother of Romania* · Olga, Princess Paul of Yugoslavia* · Irene, Duchess of Aosta* · Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach* · Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg* · Theodora, Margravine of Baden* · Marina, Duchess of Kent* · Eugenie, Princess Dominic Radziwiłł* · Feodora, Princess Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe · Cecilia, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse* · Caroline-Mathilde, Hereditary Princess of Denmark · Princess Katherine (Lady Katherine Brandram)* · Sophie, Princess George William of Hanover* · Alexandrine-Louise, Countess Luitpold of Castell-Castell
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| * Also a Princess of Greece |
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