List of princesses of Greece

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This is a list of Greek princesses from the accession of George I to the throne of the Kingdom of Greece in 1863. Individuals holding the title of princess would usually also be styled "Her Royal Highness" (HRH), except in the case of the two daughters of Prince Michael, who hold no style, and only bare the title of Princess of Greece.

List of Greek princesses since 1863

Princess of Greece and Denmark by birth
Princess of Greece by birth (not also a Princess of Denmark)
List of Greek Princesses
NameBornDiedRoyal lineageNotes
Princess Alexándra 187018911st daughter of King George I Married Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia on 17 June 1889.
Princess María 187619402nd daughter of King George I Married firstly Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia on 30 April 1900, widowed in 1919
Married secondly Perikles Ioannidis on 16 December 1922.
Princess Ólga188018803rd daughter of King George I Died at 7 months.
Princess Eléni 189619821st daughter of King Constantine I Married Carol, Crown Prince of Romania on 10 March 1921, divorced in 1928.
Princess Ólga 190319971st daughter of Prince Nicholas
& Granddaughter of King George I 		Married Prince Paul of Yugoslavia on 22 October 1923, widowed in 1976.
Princess Eiríni 190419742nd daughter of King Constantine I Married Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta on 1 July 1939, widowed in 1948.
Princess Elisávet 190419552nd daughter of Prince Nicholas
& Granddaughter of King George I 		Married Carl Theodor, Count of Toerring-Jettenbach on 10 January 1934.
Princess Margaríta 190519811st daughter of Prince Andrew
& Granddaughter of King George I 		Married Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg on 20 April 1931, widowed in 1960.
Princess Theodóra 190619692nd daughter of Prince Andrew
& Granddaughter of King George I 		Married Berthold, Margrave of Baden on 17 August 1931, widowed in 1963.
Princess Marína 190619683rd daughter of Prince Nicholas
& Granddaughter of King George I 		Married Prince George, Duke of Kent on 29 November 1934, widowed in 1942.
Princess Evgenía 19101989Only daughter of Prince George
& Granddaughter of King George I 		Married firstly Prince Dominik Radziwiłł on 30 May 1938, divorced in 1946.
Second Marriage Prince Raimundo, Duke of Castel Duino on 28 November 1949, divorced in 1965.
Princess Kaikilía 191119373rd daughter of Prince Andrew
& Granddaughter of King George I 		Married Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine on 2 February 1931.
Princess Aikateríni 191320073rd daughter of King Constantine I Married Richard Brandram on 21 April 1947, widowed in 1994.
Princess Sofía 191420014th daughter of Prince Andrew
& Granddaughter of King George I 		Married firstly Prince Christoph of Hesse on 15 December 1930, widowed in 1943.
Married secondly Prince George William of Hanover 23 April 1946.
Princess Alexándra 19211993Only daughter of King Alexander I Married Peter II of Yugoslavia on 20 March 1944, widowed in 1970.
Princess Sofía 19381st daughter of King Paul I Married Juan Carlos I of Spain on 14 May 1962.
Princess Eiríni 19422nd daughter of King Paul I Hereditary Princess from 6 March 1964 until 10 July 1965.
Princess Alexándra 19681st daughter of Prince Michael
& Great-granddaughter of King George I 		Married Nicolas Mirzayantz on 27 June 1998.
Princess Ólga 19712nd daughter of Prince Michael
& Great-granddaughter of King George I 		Married Prince Aimone, 6th Duke of Aosta on 16 September 2008.
Princess Alexía 19651st daughter of King Constantine II Hereditary Princess from birth until 20 May 1967.
Married Carlos Morales Quintana on 9 July 1999.
Princess Theodóra 19832nd daughter of King Constantine II
Princess Olympía 1996Only daughter of Crown Prince Pavlos
& Granddaughter of King Constantine II

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