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Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna, 1867 Queen Olga of Greece in a traditional Greek costume, c. 1870. The young King George I of Greece visited Russia in 1863 to thank Olga's uncle Tsar Alexander II for his support during George's election to the throne of Greece. Whilst there, George met the then twelve-year-old Olga for the first time. [6]
Vasilissa Olga, Greek for "Queen Olga," may refer to: Olga Constantinovna of Russia (1851–1926), Queen consort of the Hellenes (1867–1913) and Regent of Greece (1920) Greek ship Vasilissa Olga , more than one ship of the Hellenic Navy
Olga Constantinovna of Russia: Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia 3 September 1851 27 October 1867 18 March 1913 husband's assassination: 18 June 1926 George I: Sophia of Prussia (first tenure) Frederick III, German Emperor (Hohenzollern) 14 June 1870 27 October 1889 18 March 1913 husband's accession: 11 June 1917 husband's abdication
Olga (Church Slavonic: Ольга; [3] [a] Old Norse: Helga; [4] c. 890–925 – 11 July 969) [5] was a regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav from 945 until 957. Following her baptism, Olga took the name Elenа .
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Aged only 17, he was elected King of the Hellenes on 30 March [O.S. 18 March] 1863 by the Greek National Assembly under the regnal name of George I. Paradoxically, he ascended a royal throne before his father, [12] who became King of Denmark on 15 November the same year. There were two significant differences between George's elevation and that ...
Princess Olga 1884 1958 Great-great granddaughter of King George III, daughter of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover Title held from her birth to death. Princess Frederica: 1917 1981 Great great great granddaughter of George III, daughter of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick: Title held from her birth to death. Queen of the Hellenes 1947 ...
King George I, who was born as a son of Christian IX and was elected as the first King of the Hellenes. He married Olga Constantinovna of Russia. King Constantine I, who married Princess Sophia of Prussia. King George II, who married and later divorced Princess Elisabeth of Romania; King Alexander, who married Aspasia Manos