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Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Irini) (13 February 1904 - 15 April 1974) was the fifth child and second daughter of Constantine I of Greece and his wife, the former Princess Sophie of Prussia.
Her paternal grandparents were George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinovna of Russia. Her maternal grandparents were Friedrich III, German Emperor, and his Empress consort Victoria. Victoria was a daughter of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Queen regnant Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Irene was born in Athens, preceded in birth by three brothers, Prince Georgios (1890), Prince Alexandros (1893) and Prince Pavlos (1901), and one sister, Princess Eleni (1896). Another sister, Princess Ekaterini was born in 1913.
On 1 July 1939, Princess Irene married Prince Aimone of Savoy, Duke of Spoleto (b. 9 March 1900 in Florence, Italy) They had one child:
Prince Aimone became 4th Duke of Aosta on 3 March 1942, following the death of his elder brother Prince Amadeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta. On 18 May 1941, taking the name Tomislav II, he was proclaimed King of the Independent State of Croatia, a German/Italian puppet state covering most of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He never had any power or even set foot on the territory of the state, and subsequently abandoned the crown on 12 October 1943, after the Italian withdrawal from the war. Prince Aimone died on 29 January 1948 in Buenos Aires. Upon his death, his son Amedeo succeeded him as the 5th Duke of Aosta.
Princess Irene died on 15 April 1974 in Fiesole.
| House of Oldenburg (Glücksburg branch) |
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| George I |
| Children |
| Constantine I |
| Prince George |
| Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia |
| Prince Nicholas |
| Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna of Russia |
| Princess Olga |
| Prince Andrew |
| Prince Christopher |
| Grandchildren |
| Prince Peter |
| Eugénie, Duchess of Castel Duino |
| Olga, Princess Paul of Yugoslavia |
| Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach |
| Marina, Duchess of Kent |
| Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
| Theodora, Margravine of Baden |
| Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine |
| Sophie, Princess George of Hanover |
| Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
| Prince Michael |
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| Princess Alexandra |
| Princess Olga |
| Constantine I |
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| George II |
| Alexander I |
| Helen, Queen Mother of Romania |
| Paul I |
| Irene, Duchess of Aosta |
| Princess Katherine |
| Alexander I |
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| Alexandra, Queen of Yugoslavia |
| George II |
| Paul I |
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| Sofia, Queen of Spain |
| Constantine II |
| Princess Irene |
| Constantine II |
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| Princess Alexia |
| Prince Pavlos |
| Prince Nikolaos |
| Princess Theodora |
| Prince Philippos |
| Prince Nikolaos |
| Grandchildren |
| Princess Maria-Olympia |
| Prince Constantine-Alexios |
| Prince Achilleas-Andreas |
| Prince Odysseas-Kimon |
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16. Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
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8. Christian IX of Denmark |
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17. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel |
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4. George I, King of the Hellenes |
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18. Prince William of Hesse |
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9. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel |
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19. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark |
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2. Constantine I, King of the Hellenes |
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20. Nicholas I of Russia |
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10. Grand Duke Konstantine Nicholaievich of Russia |
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21. Princess Charlotte of Prussia |
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5. Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia |
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22. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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11. Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg |
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23. Amelia of Württemberg |
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1. Irene of Greece and Denmark |
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24. Frederick William III of Prussia |
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12. William I, German Emperor |
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25. Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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6. Frederick III, German Emperor |
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26. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
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13. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar and Eisenach |
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27. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia |
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3. Princess Sophia of Prussia |
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28. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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14. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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29. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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7. Victoria, Princess Royal |
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30. Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn |
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15. Victoria of the United Kingdom |
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31. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
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