Prince andrew of greece biography of william
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Next month marks the 70th wedding anniversary of Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh and, as such, we’ll cover all that brought about the original 1947 pairing. But ahead of that I thought it was fitting that there was a post on Prince Philip’s parents, particularly since his origin story isn’t particularly well-known. His lineage is unique in the context of the British Royal Family and his entry into the House of Windsor was perhaps the most dramatic in its history, quite a bit of which had to do with his parents and siblings.
So, who were they? His father was Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and his mother was Princess Alice of Battenberg. A couple years ago a guest at Buckingham Palace remarked that, like Philip, they were also Greek, to which he responded that he actually didn’t have a drop of Greek blood. That started a question in the papers as to whether that was true and the answer is, well yes, but you’d be forgiven for not kno
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A career soldier, Prince Andrew began military training at an early age, & was commissioned as an officer in the Greek army. His command positions were substantive appointments rather than honorary, & he saw service in the Balkan Wars. In 1913, his father was assassinated & Andrew's elder brother Constantine became king. Constantine's neutrality policy during World War I led to his abdication, & most of the royal family, including Andrew, was exiled. 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, & Andrew was blamed, in part, for the loss of Greek territory. He was exiled for a second time in 1922, & spent most of the rest of his life in France.
By 1930, Andrew was estranged from his wife, Princess Alice of Battenberg. His only son, Prince Philip, served in the British navy during World War II, while all four of his daughters were married to Germans,
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Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
Prince of Greece and Denmark (1882–1944)
| Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark | |
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Prince Andrew, c. 1910 | |
| Born | (1882-02-02)2 February 1882 Tatoi Palace, Athens, Greece |
| Died | 3 December 1944(1944-12-03) (aged 62) Hotel Metropole, Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Burial | Royal Cemetery, Tatoi Palace, Athens |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | |
| House | Glücksburg |
| Father | George inom of Greece |
| Mother | Olga Constantinovna of Russia |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Greece |
| Service / branch | Hellenic Army |
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| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | |
| Battles / wars | |
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Ανδρέας, romanized: Andréas; 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 King Christian IX of Denmark and the father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburg