Royal Profile: 20 Facts about Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece & Denmark

  1. Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece & Denmark was born 29 October 1998
  2. He is the second child and eldest son of The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Greece
  3. He is a grandson of the former Queen Anne-Marie of Greece & King Constantine II of Greece{Source}.
  4. Among his godparents are{Source}:
    1. Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (paternal uncle)
    2. Princess Alexandra von Fürstenberg (maternal aunt)
    3. King Felipe VI of Spain (1st cousin 1x removed)
    4. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (1st cousin 1x removed)
    5. The Duke of Cambridge (distantly related cousin-on The Duke's grandmother's side they are 3rd cousins 4x removed, and on the Duke's grandfather's side, they are 1st cousins 5x removed or something like that-if anyone wants to calculate it and leave me a comment, please do! ;))
    6. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (first cousin 3x removed)
    7. Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia
    8. Doris Robbs. (family friend)
  5. He has an older sister{Source}:
    1. Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece & Denmark (1996)
  6. He has three younger brothers {Source}:
    1. Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece & Denmark(2000)
    2. Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece & Denmark (2004)
    3. Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece & Denmark (2008)
  7. He is related to the following monarchs and consorts:
    1. Denmark: Queen Margrethe II is his paternal great aunt, his grandmother's sister
    2. Germany: Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Princess of Denmark is his paternal great-aunt, his grandmother's sister
    3. Spain: the former Queen Sofia is his paternal great aunt (and his grandfather's sister), making King Felipe VI his first cousin 1x removed
    4.  Sweden: King Carl XVI Gustaf is his paternal 1st cousin 2x removed.
    5. Romania: King Mihai I is her 1st cousin 2x removed through Constantine I of Greece
    6.  United Kingdom:
      1. Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh is her 1st cousin 3x removed from King George I of Greece
      2. Queen Elizabeth II is her 3rd cousin 1x removed from Queen Victoria
    7. Norway: King Harald V is his 3rd cousin 2x removed.
  8. He was born while the family was residing in New York City, thus possibly has dual Greek or British and American citizenship.
  9. In 2004, he attended the gala preview of Mary Poppins on London's West End with his paternal grandmother and family {Photos}.
  10. In 2005, he attended his new brother's christening {Photo}.
  11. In 2008 and 2009, he participated in part of the family's appearances in Vanity Fair {Photo} {Photos}.
  12. In 2010, he was in Greece to attend his uncle's wedding {Photos}.
  13. In 2011, he was spotted among the guests at his godfather's wedding {Photos}.
  14. In 2013, he attended Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research at Battersea Power station with his parents and his sister{Photo}.
  15. He attends Georgetown University with his maternal cousin, Talia von Furstenburg
  16. He is presently related to most of Europe's monarchies and is in line for the defunct Greek and British throne
  17. It is likely he speaks English and Greek.
  18. He shares a birthday with:
    1. Princess Sofia of Romania (1957)
    2. Countess Josephine Caroline Elisabeth af Rosenborg (1972)
    3. Countess Camilla Alexandrine Cristine af Rosenborg (1972)
  19. He was named for his grandfather, King Constantine.
  20. He has the following cousins:
      1. Miss Isabel Getty (1993, maternal, Pia)
      2. Mr. Robert Maximilian Getty (1996, maternal, Pia)
      3. Mr. Conrad Getty (1998, maternal, Pia)
      4. Princess Talita Natasha von Fürstenberg (1999, maternal, Alexandra)
      5. Prince Tassilo Egon Maximilian von Furstenberg (2001, maternal, Alexandr
      6. Miss Arrietta Morales y de Grecia (2002, paternal, Alexia)
      7. Mr. Maximus Getty (2002, maternal, Pia)
      8. Miss Ana María Morales y de Grecia (2003, paternal, Alexi
      9. Mr.Carlos Morales y de Grecia (2005, paternal, Alexia)
      10. Miss Amelia Morales y de Grecia (2007, paternal, Alexia)

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