Elisabeth of Romania

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For Queen Elisabeth of Romania, wife of Carol I, see Elisabeth of Wied.
Elisabeth of Romania
Queen of the Hellenes
Titles HM Queen Elisabeth of Greece (1923-1956)
HM The Queen of the Hellenes (1922-1923)
HRH The Crown Princess of Greece (1921-1922)
HRH Princess Elisabeth of Romania (1894-1921)
Born October 12, 1894
Peleş Castle
Died November 14, 1956
Cannes, France
Consort 1 April 19476 March 1964
Consort to George II
Royal House House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Father Ferdinand I of Romania
Mother Marie of Edinburgh

Queen Elisabeth of Greece née Princess Elisabeth of Romania (12 October 1894 - 14 November 1956) was the Queen Consort of King George II of Greece. She was the daughter of King Ferdinand I of Romania and his wife, Queen Marie.

She was born in the Peleş Castle. On 27 February 1921, she married the future King George, then Crown Prince, in Bucharest. She was queen consort from 1922 to 1923, and afterwards the couple lived in exile. They were divorced on 6 July 1935. George was restored to his throne on 3 November, 1935. Elisabeth then returned to live in Romania until its monarchy was abolished after World War II.

She died in Cannes, France in 1956.

She was once quoted as saying, "I've committed every vice in my life except murder, and I don't want to die without doing that either."

Styles of
Queen Elisabeth (as consort)
Reference style Her Majesty
Spoken style Your Majesty
Alternative style Ma'am
Preceded by:
Sophia of Prussia
Queen Consort of Greece
27 September 192225 March 1924
Succeeded by:
Frederika of Hanover


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