List of Greek royal consorts

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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.

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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)

PictureCoat of armsNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame consortCeased to be consortDeath Spouse
Joseph Karl Stieler - Duchess Marie Frederike Amalie of Oldenburg, Queen of Greece.jpg Coats of arms Reine Amelie d' Oldenbourg.svg Amalia of Oldenburg Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
(Holstein-Gottorp)
21 December 181822 December 183624 October 1862
husband's disposition
20 May 1875 Otto

Queens consort of the Hellenes

House of Glücksburg (1863–1973)

PictureCoat of armsNameGreek nameFatherBirthMarriageBecame consortCeased to be consortDeath Spouse
Laszlo - Queen Olga of Greece.jpg Coat of Arms of Olga Constantinovna of Russia.svg Olga of Russia Ólga Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
(Romanov)
3 September 185127 October 186718 March 1913
husband's assassination
18 June 1926 George I
Queen Sofia of Greece.jpg Coat of Arms of Sophia of Prussia.svg Sophia of Prussia
(first tenure)
Sofía Frederick III, German Emperor
(Hohenzollern)
14 June 187027 October 188918 March 1913
husband's accession
11 June 1917
husband's abdication
13 January 1932 Constantine I
Aspasia Manos 2.jpg Manu family coat of arms.svg Aspasía Mánou
(morganatic wife, created a Princess during widowhood) [2]
Aspasía Pétros Mános
(Mános)
4 September 18964 November 191925 October 1920
husband's death
7 August 1972 Alexander
Queen Sofia of Greece.jpg Coat of Arms of Sophia of Prussia.svg Sophia of Prussia
(second tenure)
Sofía Frederick III, German Emperor
(Hohenzollern)
14 June 187027 October 188919 December 1920
husband's reinstatement
27 September 1922
husband's abdication
13 January 1932 Constantine I
Elisabeta a Romaniei.jpg Coat of Arms of Elisabeth of Romania.svg Elizabeth of Romania Elisávet Ferdinand of Romania
(Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)
12 October 189427 February 192127 September 1922
husband's accession
25 March 1924
husband's exile
14 November/15 November 1956 George II
Frederika of Greece 1.jpg Coat of Arms of Frederica of Hanover.svg Frederica of Hanover Freideríki Ernest Augustus III, Duke of Brunswick
(Hanover)
18 April 19179 January 19381 April 1947
husband's accession
6 March 1964
husband's death
6 February 1981 Paul
Queen Anne Marie of Greece 3.jpg Coats of arms Anne-Marie de Danemark.svg Anne-Marie of Denmark Ánna-María Frederik IX of Denmark
(Glücksburg)
30 August 1946 18 September 1964 1 June 1973
monarchy abolished
living Constantine II

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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.