Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
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| Prince of Greece and Denmark | |
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| Born |
22 January 1872 Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | 8 February 1938 (aged 66) Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Burial | Royal Cemetery, Tatoi Palace, Greece |
| Spouse | Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia |
| Issue |
Princess Olga Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent |
| House | Glücksburg-Greece |
| Father | King George I of Greece |
| Mother | Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia |
| Religion | Greek Orthodox |
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Styles of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark |
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (22 January 1872 – 8 February 1938), of the Glücksburg branch of the House of Oldenburg, was the fourth child and third son of George I, King of the Hellenes, and of Queen Olga. He was known as "Greek Nicky" in the family to distinguish him from his paternal first cousin Emperor Nicholas II of Russia. Prince Nicholas was a talented painter, often signing his works as "Nicolas Leprince."
He married Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (1882–1957), daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the only sister of the future Russian imperial pretender, Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich, and his second cousin through his mother Olga Constantinovna of Russia and her father Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, on 29 August 1902 in Tsarskoye Selo, Russia.
They had three daughters:
The Princesses were raised with an English nanny, Kate Fox, known as "Nurnie".
Along with his brothers Constantine and George, Nicholas helped to organize the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, the first to be held since 393. Nicholas served as president of the Sub-Committee for Shooting.
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