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Olga Constantinovna of Russia (Greek: Όλγα; 3 September [O.S. 22 August] 1851 – 18 June 1926) was Queen of Greece as the wife of King George I. She was briefly the regent of Greece in 1920. A member of the Romanov dynasty , Olga was the oldest daughter of Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaievich and his wife, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg .
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Olga (Church Slavonic: Ольга; [3] [a] Old Norse: Helga; [4] c. 890–925 – 11 July 969) [5] was a regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav from 945 until 957. Following her baptism, Olga took the name Elenа.
Queen Olga at the church of the Holy Trinity, 1891. The church is known by a variety of names: the Russian Church (Ρωσική Εκκλησία), or St. Nikodemos (Greek: Άγιος Νικόδημος), [1] a name of modern origin that is a corruption of its original name Soteira Lykodimou (Σωτείρα Λυκοδήμου, "the [Virgin] Saviouress of Lykodemos"), with "Lykodemos" probably ...
Princess Olga, left, with her sisters Princess Elizabeth, centre, and Princess Marina, right; 1912. A granddaughter of King George I of Greece, Princess Olga was born at Tatoi Palace, the second home of the Greek royal family, in 1903 to Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872–1938) and his wife Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (1882–1957). [1]
The Old Royal Palace (Greek: Παλαιά Ανάκτορα Palaiá Anáktora) is the first royal palace of modern Greece. It is neoclassical building situated at the heart of modern Athens, facing onto Syntagma Square. It was constructed between 1836 and 1843 to serve as the main residence of the Greek royal family and has been the seat of the ...
Alexander of Greece (1893–1920) Constantine I of Greece (1868–1923) Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Queen of the Hellenes (1851–1926) – (wife of George I of Greece) Princess Sophia of Prussia, Queen of the Hellenes (1870–1932) – (wife of Constantine I of Greece) Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872–1938)
Olga of Greece may refer to: Olga Constantinovna of Russia (1851–1926), queen of Greece from 1867 until 1913; Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903–1997), Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark's daughter; Prince Paul of Yugoslavia's wife; Princess Olga, Duchess of Aosta (b. 1971), daughter of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark ...