Consorts of the Kings of Greece were women married to the rulers of the Kingdom of Greece during their reign. All monarchs of modern Greece were male.[1] The monarchy of Greece was abolished on 1 June 1973.

Greek consorts bore the title, Queen of the Hellenes and the style, Majesty. The following queens were spouses of the kings of modern Greece between 1836 and 1973:

Queen consort of Greece

House of Wittelsbach (1832–1862)

Picture Coat of arms Name Father Birth Marriage Became consort Ceased to be consort Death Spouse
Amalia of Oldenburg Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
(Holstein-Gottorp)		 21 December 1818 22 November 1836 23 October 1862
husband's disposition		 20 May 1875 Otto

Queens consort of the Hellenes

House of Glücksburg (1863–1973)

Picture Coat of arms Name Father Birth Marriage Became consort Ceased to be consort Death Spouse
Olga Constantinovna of Russia Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
(Romanov)		 3 September 1851 27 October 1867 18 March 1913
husband's assassination		 18 June 1926 George I
Sophia of Prussia
(first tenure)		 Frederick III, German Emperor
(Hohenzollern)		 14 June 1870 27 October 1889 18 March 1913
husband's accession		 11 June 1917
husband's abdication		 13 January 1932 Constantine I
Aspasia Manos
(morganatic wife, created a Princess during widowhood)[2]		 Petros Manos
(Manos)		 4 September 1896 4 November 1919 25 October 1920
husband's death		 7 August 1972 Alexander
Sophia of Prussia
(second tenure)		 Frederick III, German Emperor
(Hohenzollern)		 14 June 1870 27 October 1889 19 December 1920
husband's reinstatement		 27 September 1922
husband's abdication		 13 January 1932 Constantine I
Elisabeth of Romania Ferdinand I of Romania
(Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)		 12 October 1894 27 February 1921 27 September 1922
husband's accession		 25 March 1924
husband's exile		 14 November/15 November 1956 George II
• Second Hellenic Republic (1924–1935) •
Elisabeth of Romania Ferdinand I of Romania
(Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)		 12 October 1894 27 February 1921 25 March 1924
monarchy abolished		 6 July 1935
divorced		 14 November/15 November 1956 George II
Frederica of Hanover Ernest Augustus III, Duke of Brunswick
(Hanover)		 18 April 1917 9 January 1938 1 April 1947
husband's accession		 6 March 1964
husband's death		 6 February 1981 Paul
Anne-Marie of Denmark Frederik IX of Denmark
(Glücksburg)		 30 August 1946 18 September 1964 1 June 1973
monarchy abolished		 living Constantine II
• Third Hellenic Republic (1973-present) •
Anne-Marie of Denmark Frederik IX of Denmark
(Glücksburg)		 30 August 1946 18 September 1964 1 June 1973
monarchy abolished		 10 January 2023
husband's death		 living Constantine II

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The exception is King Otto, who was styled King of Greece. Amalia, accordingly, is the only person to hold the title Queen of Greece (rather than of the Hellenes).
  2. ↑ Aspasia and Alexander's marriage was kept secret, and Aspasia was never styled as Queen of the Hellenes. Sometime after Alexander's death she was recognized as a Princess of Greece and Denmark instead.
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