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Royal Profile: Princess Isabella of Savoy-Aosta

Princess Isabella Vita Marina of Savoy-Aosta was born 14 December 2012 as the daughter of Princess Olga, Duchess of Apulia & Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia { Source }. She has two older brothers: Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta, Prince of Piedmont (2009) Prince Amedeo Michele of Savoy-Aosta, The Duke of the Abruzzi (2011) Her first official photographs were released in January 2013 { Photos }. She was named for: Isabella: her double ancestress (meaning: Both her parents are related to her) Princess Isabella d'Orleans Vita: Italian for Life Marina: Her maternal grandmother, Marina Karella Through her mother, she is a maternal granddaughter of Prince Michael of Greece and Marina, Consort of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark { Source }. She is distantly related to King Constantine II of Greece.

Royal Profile: Princess Olga of Greece, Princess of Savoy-Aosta, Duchess of Apulia

Princess Olga Isabelle of Greece, Princess of Savoy-Aosta, Duchess of Apulia was born 17 November 1971 as the second daughter of Prince Michael of Greece and Marina, Consort of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark { Source }. She has an older sister, a brother-in-law, and two nephews{ Source }: Princess Alexandra of Greece (1968) Nicholas Mirzayantz Tigran Mirzayantz (2000) Darius Mirzayantz (2002) She and her sister grew up in France and the United States, spending summers in Greece. She was educated in England, Italy and the United States. She attended boarding school in England, before studying history in Rome. She graduated Princeton University, and holds a degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. She also studied phalaena and did photography in Panama. After graduation, she worked as an interior decorator. She worked as a lepidopterist, where she helped set up and worked in the Liquid Jungle Lab in Panama in co-operati...

Royal Profile: Queen Sofia of Spain

Queen Sofia of Spain was born Princess Sophia of Greece & Denmark on 2 November 1938 as the eldest child of King Paul I & Queen Fredrika of Greece { Source }.b She has two younger siblings, a sister-in-law, three nephews, two nieces, two nieces-in-law, two nephews-in-law, a soon-to-be nephew-in-law, four great nieces, and five great nephews: King Constantine II (1940) Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1940, m. 1964) 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 (1968, 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 Arist...

Royal Profile: Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece & Denmark

Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece & Denmark was born 29 October 1998 as the second child and eldest son of The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Greece{ Source }. He has an older sister, and three younger brothers{ Source }: Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece & Denmark (1996) Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece & Denmark (2000) Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece & Denmark (2004) Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece & Denmark (2008) Among his godparents are{ Source }: Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (paternal uncle) Princess Alexandra von Fürstenberg (maternal aunt) King Felipe VI of Spain  (1st cousin 1x removed) Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark  (1st cousin 1x removed) 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! ;)...

Royal Profile: Amelia Morales y de Grecia

Amelia Morales y de Grecia was born 26 October 2007 as the youngest daughter of Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark and Carlos Morales y Quintana{ Source }. She has two older sisters and an older brother{ Source }: Arrietta Morales y de Grecia (2002) Ana María Morales y de Grecia (2003) Carlos Morales y de Gre cia (2005) She resides in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote, Canary Islands in a house designed by her father { Source }. She is the granddaughter of Queen Anne-Marie of Greece & King Constantine II of Greece . Technically, she is biologically related to the following monarchs and/or consorts: Denmark: Queen Margrethe II of Denmark : maternal great-aunt Germany Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Princess of Denmark  is her maternal great-aunt Romania   King Mihai I  is her 1st cousin 1x removed through Constantine I of Greece, making Crown  Princess Margareta, Custodian of the Royal Crown of Romania  her 1st cousin 2x removed Spain: Q...

Royal Profile: Tigran Mirzayantz

Tigran Mirzayantz was born 16 October 1998 as the son of Princess Alexandra of Greece and Nicolas Mirzayantz{ Source }. He is the eldest grandson of Prince Michael of Greece and Marina, Consort of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark { Source }. When he was a young child, he frequented events with his mother { Photos }. Other than this, not much is known about him and he likely leads a normal lifestyle.

Royal Profile: Princess Alexandra of Greece

Princess Alexandra of Greece was born 15 October 1968 as the first child of Prince Michael of Greece and Marina, Consort of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark { Source }. She has a younger sister, a brother in law and two nephews and a niece: Princess Olga Isabelle of Savoy-Aosta, Duchess of Apulia (1971) Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of Apulia (1967) Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta, The Prince of Piedmont (2009) Prince Amadeo of Savoy-Aosta, The Duke of Abruzzi (2011) Princess Isabella Vita Marina of Savoy-Aosta (2012) She married Nicolas Mirzayantz. Together, they have two sons: Tigran Mirayantz Darius Mirzayantz In 2012, she was named to Vanity Fair 's Top 100 Best Dressed List { Source }. Despite being a Greek Princess by title, she is not in line for the Greek throne because her parents marriage was unequal. She also does not bear Her Royal Highness or is considered a Princess of Denmark. One of her father's first cousins is Prince Philip,The Duke of Edinburgh -...

Royal Profile: Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark

Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark was born 1 October 1969) is the third child of Queen Anne-Marie of Greece & King Constantine II of Greece { Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings-in-law, and nieces and nephews{ Source }: 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 Denmar k (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 Odysseas-Kimon of Greece & Denmark (2004) Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece & Denmark (2008) Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark (1983) Matthew Kumar (engaged 2018) Prince Philippos of Greece & Denmark (1986) Nina Nastassja Flohr...

Royal Profile: Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece & Denmark

Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece & Denmark was born 17 September 2004 in London as the 2nd son of Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Prince of Denmark & Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, Princess of Denmark { Source }. He has an older sister, two older brothers and a younger brother{ Source }: Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece & Denmark (1996) Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece & Denmark(1998) Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece & Denmark (2000) Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece & Denmark (2008) Like his siblings, he's grown up mostly in the US and Europe. As of right now, the family is based in New York after several years in London, where he and his youngest brother attend school. He shares a birthday with his mother. His christening took place in Greece the following summer after his birth { Source }. His godparents consisted of{ Source }: Prince Philippos of Greece (paternal uncle) Princess Olga of Greece, Princess of Savoy-Aosta, Duchess of Apulia...

Royal Profile: Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, Princess of Denmark

Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, Princess of Denmark was born as Marie-Chantal Claire Miller on 17 September 1968 as first daughter of Ecuadorian born María Clara "Chantal" (née Pesantes Becerra) and Robert Warren Miller{ Source }.She has two sisters{ Source }: Pia-Christina Getty (1966) Christopher Getty (m. 1992-2005, div) Isabelle Getty(1993) Robert Maximilian Getty (1996) Conrad Getty (1998) Maximus Getty (2002) Alexandra-Natasha von Furstenberg Miller (1972) Alexandre Egon von Fürstenberg (m. 1995-2002, div)' Talita Natasha von Fürstenberg (1999) Tassillo Egon Maximilian von Fürstenberg (2001) Dax Miller (m. 2015) She grew up as an American citizen, but spent much of her younger years globe trotting{ Source }. The future Crown Princess of Greece was born in England, and spent her early childhood years in Hong Kong, Switzerland and France{ Source }. She graduated from high school and attended University in the US (in NYC){ Source }. She began dating Crown Pri...

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 }: Queen Margarethe II of Demark (1940) Prince Henrik of Denmark, Count de Monpézat  (1934-2018, m. 1967) Crown Frederik André Henrik Christian of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (1968) Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth of Denmark, Countess of Monzepat (1972, m. 2004) Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (2005) Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat (2007) Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (2011) Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat (2011) Prince Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian of Denmark, Coun...

Royal Profile: Princess Tatiana of Greece & Denmark

Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark was born 28 August 1980 as Tatiana Ellinka Blatnik in Venezuela as the daughter of Ladislav Blatnik & Marie Blanche Bierlein { Source }. When she was three years old, her family moved to Switzerland. When she was six years old, her father died { Source }. Her mother later remarried Attilio Brillembourg { Source }. She was primarily raised by Marie and Attilio Brillembourg in Europe with her elder brother, Boris { Source }{ Source }. She was educated in Switzerland, and the United States. Princess Tatiana studied at Aiglon College { Source }. She studied at Georgetown University, receiving her bachelors degree in sociology in 2003 { Source }. After graduation, she began to work in the publicity department as an event planner for fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg { Source }. Princess Tatiana resigned in July 2010 from her position with designer Diane von Fürstenberg to focus on her wedding plans { Source }.Despite the rumors, her wedding g...

Royal Profile: Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece & Denmark

Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece & Denmark was born 12 August 2000 as the 3rd child of Crown Prince Pavlos & Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece in New York, NY USA { Source }. The teenager has four siblings: Princess Maria Olympia of Greece & Denmark (1998) Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece & Denmark (1998) Prince Odysseus-Kimon of Greece & Denmark (2004) Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece & Denmark (2008) His christening took place at the Greek Cathedral of Saint Sophia in London and his godparents were: Infanta Elena of Spain (paternal 1st cousin 1x removed) Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark (paternal aunt) Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg Prince Kardem of Bulgaria Princess Rosario of Bulgaria Prince Alexandre von Furstenberg He has resided both in the US (in Los Angels and NYC) and in London with his family. As the family is defunct, little is known about him. However, he is presently in line for the British and Greek (defunct) thrones afte...

Royal Profile: Carlos Morales y de Grecia

Carlos Morales y de Grecia was born 30 July 2005 in Barcelona the third child and only son of Princess Alexia of Greece & Denmark & Carlos Morales { Source } He has two older sisters and a younger sister { Source }: Arrietta Morales y de Grecia (2002) Ana María Morales y de Grecia (2003) Amelia Morales y de Grecia (2007) His godparents were: Infanta Elena of Spain (his maternal 1st cousin 1x removed) Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece (his maternal uncle) Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (his maternal uncle) At the age of 5, he attended his maternal uncle's wedding in Greece with his parents and sisters { Source }. He resides in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote, Canary Islands in a house designed by his father { Source }. Although 8th in line for the Greek throne after two uncles, his mother and several cousins, he seems to lead a relatively normal life and little is known about him. As a member of the Greek Royal Family, he is related to many other Royal Families in Europe: U...

Royal Profile: Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece & Denmark

Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece & Denmark was born 25 July 1996 in New York, NY USA the eldest child of Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Prince of Denmark & Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, Princess of Denmark { Source }. She has four younger brothers: Prince Constantine Alexios (1998) Prince Achileas-Andreas (2000) Prince Odysseus-Kimon(2004) Prince Aristidis-Stavros (2008) Her godparents were { Source }: Princess Alexia of Greece & Denmark (paternal aunt) Prince Michael of Greece (1st cousin 2x removed) The Prince Charles of Wales (2nd cousin 2x removed) She grew up mostly in the US and Europe. She was born in the US, and likely lived here until she was at least two, before the family temporary went back to England, where her brother Odysseus-Kimon was born in 2004. Four years later, she was back in the US, this time on the "left coast", where her youngest brother was born in Los Angeles in 2008. Although a member of the defunct Greek Royal Family, sh...

Royal Profile: Princess Dorothea of Hesse, Princess of Windisch-Grätz

Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse was born 24 July 1934 as the second daughter of Prince Christoph of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Sophie of Greece & Denmark { Source }. She has an older sister, three younger siblings, a former brother-in-law, two current siblings-in-law, and several nieces and nephews and their families { Source }: Princess Christina Margarethe of Hesse (1933-2011) Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia (1929–1990, m. 1956-1962, div) Princess Maria Tatiana of Yugoslavia (1957) Gregory Thune-Larsen(m. 1990) Sonia Tatiana Thune-Larsen (1992) Olga Kristin Thune-Larsen (1995) Prince Christopher of Yugoslavia (1960-1994) Robert Floris van Eyck (1916–1991, m. 1962) Hélène Sophie van Eyck (1963) Roderick Alan Harman Sascha Alexandra Sophia Harman (1986) Pascale Olivia Harman (1989) Mark van Eyck (1966) Joanne Green (m. 1992, separated) Prince Karl Adolf Andreas of Hesse (1937) Countess Yvonne Margit Valerie Szapáry von Muraszombath, Széchysziget und Szapár (1944, m. 1966) P...