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A member of the House of Glücksburg, Philip was a prince of both Greece and Denmark by virtue of his patrilineal descent from George I of Greece and George's father, Christian IX of Denmark; he was from birth in the line of succession to both thrones.
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Sep 15, 2024 · Philip was born to Prince Andrew, a son of King George I of Greece, and Princess Alice. When he was an infant, his family was exiled, and it later disintegrated: his mother was institutionalized, his father left with his mistress, and Philip’s four elder sisters married.
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Apr 2, 2014 · (1921-2021) Who Was Prince Philip? Prince Philip was born on the island of Corfu in Greece, on June 10, 1921. As members of Greek and Danish royalty, Philip and his family were banished from his...
Dec 1, 2023 · King Charles’ father, Prince Philip, who died in 2021 at the age of 99, was born on the dining room table of the villa Mon Repos situated on the coast Corfu island in Greece. The villa’s French name means “My Rest,” and was a place of rest for the Greek Royals in the past century.
Apr 9, 2021 · Prince Philip was born into the royal families of Greece and Denmark. His family left Greece in 1922 and settled in Paris after his uncle, King Constantine I, was overthrown.
Prince Philip was born in Corfu in 1921 eight years after the assassination of his grandfather, King George I of Greece. He was the youngest child and only son of Prince Andrew of Greece...
Apr 9, 2021 · His grandfather was the King of Greece; his great-aunt Ella was murdered along with the Russian tsar, by the Bolsheviks, at Ekaterinberg; his mother was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
