Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark
| Princess Olga | |
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| Princess Paul of Yugoslavia | |
Princess Olga in 1939
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| Born |
11 June 1903 Tatoi Palace, Tatoi, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | 16 October 1997 (aged 94) Paris, France |
| Burial | St. George′s Church, Serbia |
| Spouse | Prince Paul of Yugoslavia |
| Issue |
Prince Alexander Prince Nikola Princess Elizabeth |
| House | Glücksburg-Greece |
| Father | Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark |
| Mother | Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia |
Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Όλγα της Ελλάδας και Δανίας, Serbian Cyrillic: Кнегиња Олга Карађорђевић; 11 June 1903 – 16 October 1997) was the granddaughter of King George I of Greece and wife of Prince Paul, Prince Regent of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Princess Olga was born in Athens, Greece, on 11 June 1903. Her father was Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, the third son of George I of Greece. Her mother was Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, a granddaughter of Tsar Alexander II of Russia.
The family was generally poor and forced into exile when she was 11, following the overthrow of the Greek monarchy. The family later moved to Paris, whereas the Princess stayed throughout Europe with her extended family.
Brought up in relative poverty, Princess Olga was engaged to Prince Frederick of Denmark in 1922. In the end she married HRH Prince Paul of Yugoslavia in Belgrade on 22 October 1923. Prince Paul was the regent after the assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia. Prince Paul and Princess Olga had three children, eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren:
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