Royal Profile: Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
Queen Anne-Marie Dagmar Ingrid of Greece was born Princess Anne-Marie Dagmar Ingrid of Denmark, the third child of King Fredrick IX of Denmark and Queen Ingrid of Denmark on 30 August 1946 {Source}. She has two older sisters, two brothers-in-law, three nephews, two nieces, several neices and nephews-in-law, and great nieces and great nephews{Source}:
Her godparents were:
The young princess attended schools in Denmark, and Switzerland. She began attending Zahle's School in 1952 until 1961{Source}. From 1962-1963, she attended the Chatelard School for Girls{Source}. In 1963-1964, she attended the Institut Le Mesnil {Source}.
She met her double third cousin who would later become her husband when she was 13 years old, during a State Visit from Greece to Denmark{Source}. They met again two years later, where Constantine declared his intentions to marry Anne-Marie{Source}. They met a third time in 1962, during the wedding of Princess Sophia of Greece to King Juan Carlos of Spain, which Anne-Marie was a bridesmaid, and Constantine was the brother-of-the bride {Source}. They met a fourth time during the centenary of the Greek Monarchy in 1963{Source}.In March 1964, her potential future father-in-law died, leaving her potential suitor to be King of the Hellenes{Source}. Four months later in July 1964, their engagement was announced, and they were wed in a ceremony on 18 September (two weeks after Anne-Marie's 18th birthday){Source}. Together, the couple has five children, several children-in-law, and grandchildren:
During her tenure as Queen of the Hellenes, she worked for countless charitable efforts. In 1967, her husband was forced to flee Greece for Italy{Source}. In 1973, they continued their exile, settling in England with their children{Source}. Currently, the couple resides in Greece.
- Queen Margarethe II of Demark (1940)
- Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
- Crown Prince Fredrik of Denmark (1968)
- Crown Princess Mary (1972, m. 2004)
- Prince Christian (2005)
- Princess Isabella(2007)
- Prince Vincent (2011)
- Princess Josephine (2011)
- Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969)
- Alexandra, Countess of Fredriksburg (m. 1995-2005)
- Prince Nikolai (1999)
- Prince Felix (2002)
- Princess Marie (m. 2008)
- Prince Henrik (2009)
- Princess Athena (2012)
- Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
- Richard,6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
- Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1969)
- Miss Carina Axelsson (partners since 2008)
- Alexandra, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Countess Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille (1970)
- Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
- Count Friedrich Richard Oscar von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)
- Countess Ingrid Alexandra von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)
- Count Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille (1965, m. 2019)
- Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1975)
- Alexander Johannasman
Her godparents were:
- King Christian X of Denmark (paternal grandfather)
- Queen Alexandrine of Denmark (paternal grandmother)
- King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (maternal grandfather)
- Prince Bertil of Sweden (maternal uncle)
- King Haakon VII of Norway (maternal 1st cousin 1x removed)
- Prince George of Greece (paternal 1st cousin 1x removed)
- Crown Princess Märtha of Norway (maternal 1st cousin 1x removed)
- Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (maternal 1st cousin 1x removed)
- Princess Dagmar of Denmark (paternal great-aunt)
- Queen Mary of the United Kingdom
The young princess attended schools in Denmark, and Switzerland. She began attending Zahle's School in 1952 until 1961{Source}. From 1962-1963, she attended the Chatelard School for Girls{Source}. In 1963-1964, she attended the Institut Le Mesnil {Source}.
She met her double third cousin who would later become her husband when she was 13 years old, during a State Visit from Greece to Denmark{Source}. They met again two years later, where Constantine declared his intentions to marry Anne-Marie{Source}. They met a third time in 1962, during the wedding of Princess Sophia of Greece to King Juan Carlos of Spain, which Anne-Marie was a bridesmaid, and Constantine was the brother-of-the bride {Source}. They met a fourth time during the centenary of the Greek Monarchy in 1963{Source}.In March 1964, her potential future father-in-law died, leaving her potential suitor to be King of the Hellenes{Source}. Four months later in July 1964, their engagement was announced, and they were wed in a ceremony on 18 September (two weeks after Anne-Marie's 18th birthday){Source}. Together, the couple has five children, several children-in-law, and grandchildren:
- Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (1965)
- Carlos Morales Quintana (m. 1999)
- Arrietta Morales y de Grecia (2002)
- Ana María Morales y de Grecia (2003)
- Carlos Morales y de Grecia (2005)
- Amelia Morales y de Grecia (2007)
- Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Prince of Denmark (1967)
- Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece (m. 1995)
- Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece & Denmark (1996)
- Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece & Denmark(1998)
- Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece & Denmark (2000)
- Prince Odysseus-Kimon of Greece & Denmark (2004)
- Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece & Denmark(2008)
- Prince Nikolaos of Greece & Denmark (1969)
- Princess Tatiana of Greece & Denmark (m. 2010)
- Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark (1983)
- Mr. Matthew Kumar (engaged 2018)
- Prince Philippos of Greece & Denmark (1986)
During her tenure as Queen of the Hellenes, she worked for countless charitable efforts. In 1967, her husband was forced to flee Greece for Italy{Source}. In 1973, they continued their exile, settling in England with their children{Source}. Currently, the couple resides in Greece.
Comments
Post a Comment