Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta
| Irene of Greece and Denmark | |
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| Duchess of Aosta; Queen Consort of Croatia | |
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| Queen consort of Croatia (disputed) | |
| Tenure | 18 May 1941 – 31 July 1943 |
| Born |
13 February 1904 Athens, Greece |
| Died | 15 April 1974 (aged 70) Fiesole, Italy |
| Burial | Il Borro, then Basilica of Superga |
| Spouse | Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta |
| Issue | Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta |
| House | Glücksburg |
| Father | Constantine I of Greece |
| Mother | Sophia of Prussia |
| Religion |
Roman Catholicism prev. Greek Orthodoxy |
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (Πριγκίπισσα Ειρήνη της Ελλάδας και Δανίας) (13 February 1904 – 15 April 1974) was the fifth child and second daughter of Constantine I of Greece and his wife, the former Princess Sophie of Prussia.
Her paternal grandparents were George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinovna of Russia. Her maternal grandparents were Friedrich III, German Emperor, and his Empress consort Victoria. Victoria was a daughter of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Queen regnant Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Irene was born in Athens, preceded in birth by three brothers, George (1890), Alexander (1893) and Paul (1901), and one sister, Helen (1896). Another sister, Katherine was born in 1913. In 1927, her brother, George, announced her engagement to Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe, a nephew of Christian X of Denmark. but later instead married his cousin, Princess Feodora of Denmark.
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