Consorts of the Kings of Greece were women married to the rulers of the Kingdom of Greece during their reign. All monarchs of modern Greece were male.[1] The monarchy of Greece was abolished on 1 June 1973.
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Greek consorts bore the title, Queen of the Hellenes and the style, Majesty. The following queens were spouses of the kings of modern Greece between 1836 and 1973:
Queen consort of Greece
House of Wittelsbach (1832–1862)
Picture | Coat of arms | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became consort | Ceased to be consort | Death | Spouse |
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Amalia of Oldenburg | Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (Holstein-Gottorp) |
21 December 1818 | 22 November 1836 | 23 October 1862 husband's disposition |
20 May 1875 | Otto | |||
Queens consort of the Hellenes
House of Glücksburg (1863–1973)
Picture | Coat of arms | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became consort | Ceased to be consort | Death | Spouse |
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Olga Constantinovna of Russia | Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia (Romanov) |
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 |
13 January 1932 | Constantine I | ||
Aspasia Manos (morganatic wife, created a Princess during widowhood)[2] |
Petros Manos (Manos) |
4 September 1896 | 4 November 1919 | 25 October 1920 husband's death |
7 August 1972 | Alexander | |||
Sophia of Prussia (second tenure) |
Frederick III, German Emperor (Hohenzollern) |
14 June 1870 | 27 October 1889 | 19 December 1920 husband's reinstatement |
27 September 1922 husband's abdication |
13 January 1932 | Constantine I | ||
Elisabeth of Romania | Ferdinand I of Romania (Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) |
12 October 1894 | 27 February 1921 | 27 September 1922 husband's accession |
25 March 1924 husband's exile |
14 November/15 November 1956 | George II | ||
Frederica of Hanover | Ernest Augustus III, Duke of Brunswick (Hanover) |
18 April 1917 | 9 January 1938 | 1 April 1947 husband's accession |
6 March 1964 husband's death |
6 February 1981 | Paul | ||
Anne-Marie of Denmark | Frederik IX of Denmark (Glücksburg) |
30 August 1946 | 18 September 1964 | 1 June 1973 monarchy abolished |
living | Constantine II | |||
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