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Prince Andrew (first from the right) on trial in 1922. The Greek defeat in Asia Minor in August 1922 led to the 11 September 1922 Revolution, during which Prince Andrew was arrested, court-martialed, and found guilty of "disobeying an order" and "acting on his own initiative" during the battle of the previous year.
Dec 1, 2019 · Princess Alice with her husband Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark in Athens, 1921. Their youngest child became Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Photograph: Walter Gircke/Getty. The...
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.
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark 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. He was a prince of Greece and Denmark, both by virtue of his patrilineal descent.
Died on: December 3, 1944. place of death: Monaco. Cause of Death: Heart Failure. City: Athens, Greece. Recommended Lists: Greek Celebrities. Greek Royal Family Members. Aquarius Men. Childhood & Early Life. Prince Andrew was born in the royal palace in Athens, in the family of Greek royals, King George I and Queen Olga on February 2, 1882.
The family is a branch of the Danish royal family, itself a branch of the House of Glücksburg. Upon its accession to power, It replaced the House of Wittelsbach that previously ruled Greece from 1832 to 1862. The first monarch was George I of Greece, the second son of King Christian IX of Denmark. [3]
After the fall of King Constantine II of Greece and the imposition of military rule in Greece in 1967, Princess Andrew was invited by her son and daughter-in-law to live at Buckingham Palace in London, where she died two years later.
