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Battle of Sakarya. Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark ( Greek: Ανδρέας; Danish: Andreas; 2 February [ O.S. 21 January] 1882 – 3 December 1944) was the seventh child and fourth son of King George I and Queen Olga of Greece. He was a grandson of Christian IX of Denmark and the father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
- George I of Greece
George I (Greek: Γεώργιος Α΄, Geórgios I; 24 December 1845 –...
- Princess Margarita
Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Μαργαρίτα;...
- Princess Cecilie
Biography Childhood The Balkan Wars and the First World War...
- Princess Theodora
Biography Childhood In Greece and abroad Tatoi Palace...
- Princess Alice of Battenberg
Princess Alice of Battenberg (Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia...
- Andrée Lafayette
Andrée Rose Godard (19 May 1903 – 3 October 1989), known by...
- Olga Constantinovna of Russia
Olga Constantinovna of Russia (Greek: Όλγα; 3 September...
- George I of Greece
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.
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Battles/wars. Balkan Wars. Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) Battle of Sakarya. Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (2 February 1882 – 3 December 1944) was a Greek and Danish prince of the House of Glucksburg. He was the son of George I of Greece and the grandson of Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Louise of Denmark.
- Royal Cemetery, Tatoi Palace, Athens, Greece
- Princess Alice of Battenberg (m. 1903)
Family Time Line. Spouse and Children. Parents and Siblings. Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark. 1882–1944. Princess Alice of Battenberg. 1885–1969. Marriage: 6 October 1903. Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark. 1905–1981. Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark. 1906–1969. Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark. 1911–1937.
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- Princess Alice of Battenberg
Prince Andreas of Greece and Denmark (typically known as Andrew) was born February 2, 1882, in Athens, Greece, the son of King George I of the Hellenes and Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia. At the time of his birth, he was fourth in line to the Greek throne behind his three brothers. Andreas had seven siblings:
Quick Facts. Died At Age: 62. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Princess Alice of Battenberg. father: George I of Greece. mother: Olga Constantinovna of Russia. children: Duke of Edinburgh, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse Sophie, Margarita (Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg) Theodora, Margravine of Baden Cecilie, Princess George of Hanover Prince Philip.
After visiting London for his grandfather's memorial service, Philip and his mother returned to Greece, where Prince Andrew had remained to command a Greek Army division embroiled in the Greco-Turkish War. Greece suffered significant losses in the war, and the Turks made substantial gains.