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Anna-Marie Foundation
Anne-Marie, ( el, Άννα-Μαρία ; born 30 August 1946) is a Greek and Danish royal who was the last Queen of Greece from 1964 to 1973 as the wife of King Constantine II. The Greek monarchy was abolished with the 1974 Greek Republic Referendum. Born Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark, she is the youngest daughter of King Frederick IX of Denmark and his wife Ingrid of Sweden. In 1964 she married King Constantine and became queen consort of Greece. During her tenure as Queen of Greece, Anne-Marie spent much of her time working for a charitable foundation known as "Her Majesty's Fund" and later as the "Anne-Marie Foundation", which provided assistance to people in rural areas of Greece. In 1967, however, the king and queen were forced into exile and later deposed as Greece transitioned into a Republic. Anne-Marie is the youngest sister of the reigning Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. She is also a first cousin of the reigning King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, and a second cousin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Consort Of The Hellenes
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.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''). Greek consorts wore the title, ''Queen consort, Queen of the Hellenes'' and the style, Majesty. The following queens were spouses of the List of Kings of Greece, kings of modern Greece between 1836 and 1973: Queen Consort of Greece House of Wittelsbach (1832–1862) Queen Consorts of the Hellenes House of Glücksburg (1863–1973) Titular Queen Consorts of Greece House of Wittelsbach (since 1862) See also * List of kings of Greece * List of heads of state of Greece * List of Roman and Byzantine empresses * List of exiled and pretending Byzantine Empresses Notes {{reflist Greek queens consort, Lists of queens, Greece, Queen Consorts of Lists of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
