The Cruise of the Kings () was a royal cruise around the

Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern Eur ...

in the summer of 1954, organised by Queen Frederica and King Paul of Greece. The cruise aimed to promote

tourism in Greece Tourism in Greece has been a key element of the economic activity in the country, and is one of the country's most important sectors. Greece has been a World Tourism rankings, major tourist destination and attraction in Europe since the 1970s f ...

and was drafted by Queen Frederica. It occurred from 23 August to 3 September 1954 on the royal yacht ''Agamemnon''. Royals from over 25 reigning and formerly reigning royal families were in attendance. A second cruise was scheduled for August 1956, but the nationalisation of the Suez Canal and its closure by the British government, as well as growing violence in the

Levant The Levant ( ) is the subregion that borders the Eastern Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean sea to the west, and forms the core of West Asia and the political term, Middle East, ''Middle East''. In its narrowest sense, which is in use toda ...

, prevented the cruise from playing out smoothly. The cruise was transformed into a shorter stay in Mon Repos,

Corfu Corfu ( , ) or Kerkyra (, ) is a Greece, Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands; including its Greek islands, small satellite islands, it forms the margin of Greece's northwestern frontier. The island is part of the Corfu (regio ...

Conception

The cruise was drafted by Queen

Frederica of Hanover Frederica of Hanover (German: ''Friederike Luise''; , romanized: ''Freideríki Luísa''; 18 April 1917 – 6 February 1981) was Queen of Greece from 1 April 1947 until 6 March 1964 as the wife of King Paul and the Queen Mother of Greece from ...

, the queen consort of Greece as the wife of King

Paul of Greece Paul (; 14 December 1901 – 6 March 1964) was King of Greece from 1 April 1947 until his death on 6 March 1964. Paul was born in Athens as the third son of Constantine I of Greece, Crown Prince Constantine and Sophia of Prussia, Crown Princess ...

, to promote and "open the doors" to

, specifically in the

Greek islands Greece has many islands, with estimates ranging from somewhere around 1,200 to 6,000, depending on the minimum size to take into account. The number of inhabited islands is variously cited as between 166 and 227. The largest Greek island by ...

. The growth of tourism was hoped for as it would assist in economic recovery following

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

and the

Greek Civil War The Greek Civil War () took place from 1946 to 1949. The conflict, which erupted shortly after the end of World War II, consisted of a Communism, Communist-led uprising against the established government of the Kingdom of Greece. The rebels decl ...

. Another aim of the cruise was to rebuild ties between European royal families following

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

and World War II. According to Frederica's memoir, she was approached in 1954 by Eugenios Eugenidis, a Greek shipowner, who asked her to visit one of his transatlantic liners and give it her name. When this is done, the shipowner typically gives a

brooch A brooch (, ) is a decorative jewellery item designed to be attached to garments, often to fasten them together. It is usually made of metal, often silver or gold or some other material. Brooches are frequently decorated with enamel or with gem ...

. However, Frederica requested that Eugenidis instead assist her in organising a cruise for the royal families in Europe. The Greek Consul in Naples of the time, Tylpados, also revealed to the French news outlet ''

Combat Combat (French language, French for ''fight'') is a purposeful violent Conflict (process), conflict between multiple combatants with the intent to harm the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed (Hand-to-hand combat, not usin ...

'' that "several engagements" were hoped to be announced by the end of the cruise.

Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark ( 7 January 1939 – 28 July 2024) was a Greek historian, author, and member of the Greek royal family. He wrote several historical books and biographies of Greek and other European figures, Montgomery-Massin ...

claimed in 2003 that "some marriages or engagements" amongst royals was one of the aims the cruise. The only marriage that was arranged during the cruise was that of Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia and

Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma Maria Pia Elena Elisabetta Margherita Milena Mafalda Ludovica Tecla Gennara di Savoia (born 24 September 1934), known as Princess Maria Pia of Savoy, is the eldest daughter of Umberto II of Italy and Marie-José of Belgium. She is the older sist ...

. However, King Paul's oldest daughter Princess Sophia and

Prince Juan Carlos of Spain Juan Carlos I (; Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 November 1975 until his abdication on 19 June 2014. In Sp ...

first met on the cruise and they would marry eight years later.

Events of the cruise

1954 edition

Eugenidis' ''Agamemnon'' first departed on 23 August 1954 from the French port of

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

, where

Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Charlotte (''Charlotte Adelgonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine''; 23 January 1896 – 9 July 1985) was Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 14 January 1919 until her abdication on 12 November 1964. Her reign is the longest of any Luxembourgish monarc ...

and her family boarded the yacht as the first royals to participate. At around 11:00 a.m., the ''Agamemnon'' stopped in

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

, where the majority of royal guests, including Paul, Frederica, and the

Greek royal family The Greek royal family () was the ruling family of the Kingdom of Greece from 1863 to 1924 and again from 1935 to 1973. The Greek royal family is a branch of the Danish royal family, itself a cadet branch of the House of Glücksburg. The famil ...

, were picked up. The Greek royals had arrived in Naples at around 8:20 am that same day, having taken the yacht ''Navarino'' from Greece. It took almost three hours for all the guests to board the ship in Naples. At around 1:45 pm, the ''Agamemnon'' departed Naples with its guests and sailed towards the

Ionian islands The Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: , ; Ancient Greek, Katharevousa: , ) are a archipelago, group of islands in the Ionian Sea, west of mainland Greece. They are traditionally called the Heptanese ("Seven Islands"; , ''Heptanēsa'' or , ''Heptanē ...

. On board the yacht and at any locations where it stopped, it was agreed that royal protocol be abolished, which freed guests from any royal

order of precedence An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of importance applied to individuals, groups, or organizations. For individuals, it is most often used for diplomats in attendance at very formal occasions. It can also be used in the context of ...

, allowing them to "mingle more" in a less formal environment, according to historian Julián Cortes Cavanillas. More informal standards, Frederica hoped, would help rebuild familial ties between the guests. The cruise's first stop was

, where the final guests, former King

Umberto II of Italy Umberto II (; 15 September 190418 March 1983) was the last King of Italy. Umberto's reign lasted for 34 days, from 9 May 1946 until his formal deposition on 12 June 1946, although he had been the ''de facto'' head of state since 1944. Due to hi ...

and his family, were picked up. The

Italian royal family The House of Savoy (, ) is a royal house (formally a dynasty) of Franco-Italian origin that was established in 1003 in the historical region of Savoy, which was originally part of the Kingdom of Burgundy and now lies mostly within southeastern F ...

was banned from staying in Italy due to the

1946 Italian institutional referendum An institutional referendum (, or ) was held by universal suffrage in the Kingdom of Italy on 2 June 1946, a key event of contemporary Italian history. Until 1946, Italy was a kingdom ruled by the House of Savoy, reigning since the unification ...

and the proclamation of the

Italian Republic Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

, so they were unable to be picked up from Naples. After they had boarded, the ''Agamemnon'' made numerous stops, including in Olympia,

Heraklion Heraklion or Herakleion ( ; , , ), sometimes Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital city, capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion (regional unit), Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in G ...

Rhodes Rhodes (; ) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands of Greece and is their historical capital; it is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, ninth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Administratively, the island forms a separ ...

Santorini Santorini (, ), officially Thira (, ) or Thera, is a Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea, about southeast from the mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago formed by the Santorini caldera. It is the southern ...

Mykonos Mykonos (, ; ) is a Greek island, part of the Cyclades, lying between Tinos, Syros, Paros and Naxos. The island has an area of and rises to an elevation of at its highest point. At the 2021 census, there were 10,704 inhabitants, most of ...

Skiathos Skiathos (, ; , ; and ) is a small Greece, Greek Islands of Greece, island in the northwest Aegean Sea. Skiathos is the westernmost island in the Northern Sporades archipelago, east of the Pelion peninsula in Magnesia (regional unit), Magnesia ...

Sounion Cape Sounion (Modern Greek: Aκρωτήριο Σούνιο ''Akrotírio Soúnio'' ; ''Άkron Soúnion'', latinized ''Sunium''; Venetian: ''Capo Colonne'' "Cape of Columns") is the promontory at the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula, ...

and then

Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...

, via the port of

Faliro Phalerum or Phaleron ( ' ; ''()'', ) was a port of Ancient Athens, 5 km southwest of the Acropolis of Athens, on a bay of the Saronic Gulf. The bay is also referred to as "Bay of Phalerum" ( '').'' The area of Phalerum is now occupied by ...

. On 31 August, the cruise's royal guests toured

Epidaurus Epidaurus () was a small city (''polis'') in ancient Greece, on the Argolid Peninsula at the Saronic Gulf. Two modern towns bear the name Epidavros: ''Palaia Epidavros'' and ''Nea Epidavros''. Since 2010 they belong to the new municipality of Epi ...

and viewed a performance of

Euripides Euripides () was a Greek tragedy, tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to ...

' '' Hippolytus''. The following day, the Greek royal family departed the ''Agamemnon'' and returned to

Tatoi Palace Tatoi (, ) was the summer palace and estate of the former Greek royal family. The area is a densely wooded southeast-facing slope of Mount Parnitha, and its ancient and current official name is Decelea, Dekeleia. It is located from the cit ...

. Over the next two days, the yacht first stopped in Corfu, where the Italian royals departed, and then in Naples, where the rest of the guests left to return to their home countries.

described the cruise as "great fun" and a "beautiful event". The cruise was seen as successful and attracted a lot of media attention. Many shipping companies soon organised cruises that followed the same route as the ''Agamemnon''. In her memoirs, Frederica noted that the growth in cruises around Greece led to "hotels and other land-based services and facilities" growing in revenue and generating more tourist money for the country. On the other hand, domestically the cruise was received with mixed feelings: many Greek people resented what they perceived as the lavish bride-show out on for the Queen's royal relatives, which cost the cash-strapped Greek state 140,000

US dollar The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries. The Coinage Act of 1792 introduced the U.S. dollar at par with the Spanish silver dollar, divided it int ...

s in addition to the funds provided by Eugenidis. Frederica's popularity took a hit and began to decline from that point on. Prince Francis of Bavaria, a participant, reports in his memoirs the anecdote that the queens of Greece, the Netherlands, Italy and Romania went ashore in a harbor in the middle of a crowd of nephews and nieces, and a waiting journalist called out to them: "What is the purpose of this trip?", whereupon the Dutch Queen

Juliana Juliana (variants Julianna, Giuliana, Iuliana, Yuliana, etc) is a feminine given name which is the feminine version of the Roman name Julianus. Juliana or Giuliana was the name of a number of early saints, notably Saint Julian the Hospitaller, whi ...

replied with a friendly smile: "Oh, you know, this is our union’s company outing." Franz von Bayern: ''Zuschauer in der ersten Reihe: Erinnerungen'' publisher C. H. Beck, 2023, pp. 128–132

1956 edition

Following the first edition of the cruise in 1954, which Queen Frederica described as "a great success", she wished to reboot the event two years later. There were plans for the cruise to be on the yacht ''Achilles''. However, a few days before the cruise was scheduled to begin, the

Suez Crisis The Suez Crisis, also known as the Second Arab–Israeli War, the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel, was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956. Israel invaded on 29 October, having done so w ...

became apparent as the

President of Egypt The president of the Arab Republic of Egypt () is the executive head of state of Egypt and the de facto appointer of the official head of government under the Egyptian Constitution of 2014. Under the various iterations of the History of the Egypt ...

Gamal Abdel Nasser Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 a ...

, attempted to nationalise the canal, resulting in its closure by the British government. In addition, there was growing violence in the

Eastern Mediterranean The Eastern Mediterranean is a loosely delimited region comprising the easternmost portion of the Mediterranean Sea, and well as the adjoining land—often defined as the countries around the Levantine Sea. It includes the southern half of Turkey ...

and the

. As a result, Queen Frederica and King Paul decided to alter the event from a cruise to a stay in '' Mon Repos'', the royal residence in Corfu. The guest list thus had to be shortened significantly.

Dignitaries

In the 1954 cruise, 110 royal dignitaries of twenty nationalities were in attendance. Additionally, over fifteen different languages were spoken. Frederica recorded that despite language barriers, there "was not the slightest difficulty during the ten days that the cruise lasted".

Greece

* The

King King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...

and Queen of the Hellenes **

Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark Princess is a title used by a female member of a regnant monarch's family or by a female ruler of a principality. The male equivalent is a prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for t ...

** The

Crown Prince of Greece The Crown Prince of Greece () is the heir apparent or presumptive to the defunct throne of Greece. Since the abolition of the Greek monarchy by the then-ruling military regime on 1 June 1973, it is merely considered a courtesy title. Title ...

Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (, romanized: ''Iríni''; born 11 May 1942) is the youngest child and second daughter of King Paul of the Hellenes and his wife, Queen Frederica. She is the younger sister of Queen Sofía of Spain and Ki ...

Prince A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...

and Princess George of Greece and Denmark *

Foreign

Austria

* Marie-Ileana of Habsburg-Tuscany

Bulgaria

* Tsar

Simeon II of Bulgaria Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (, ; born 16 June 1937) is a Bulgarian politician who reigned as the last Tsar of the Tsardom of Bulgaria as Simeon II from 1943 until 1946. In 1946, the monarchy was abolished by a referendum, forcing Simeon ...

Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria (; born 13 January 1933) also known as Marie Louise Borisova Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, is the daughter of Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria, Boris III and Tsaritsa Giovanna of Italy, Ioanna and the older sister of Simeon II ...

Denmark

Prince Axel of Denmark Prince Axel of Denmark, ( Danish: ''Prins Axel Christian Georg til Danmark''; 12 August 1888 – 14 July 1964) was a member of the Danish royal family, businessman and sports administrator. He was the second son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark an ...

Count Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

and Countess Flemming of Rosenborg * Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg, and Princess Viggo, Countess of Rosenborg

France

* Henri, Count of Paris, and Isabelle, Countess of Paris ** Princess Isabelle d'Orléans **

Prince Henri d'Orléans A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The fema ...

** Prince François d'Orléans ** Princess Anne d'Orléans ** Princess Diane d'Orléans

Germany

=Baden

= * Princess Margarita of Baden * Prince Ludwig of Baden

=Bavaria

= *

Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria (Albrecht Luitpold Ferdinand Michael; 3 May 1905 – 8 July 1996) was the son of the last crown prince of Bavaria, Rupprecht, and his first wife, Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria. He was the only child from tha ...

** Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria ** Franz von Bayern

=Hanover

= * Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover, and Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg *

Prince George William of Hanover Prince George William of Hanover (''Georg Wilhelm Ernst August Friedrich Axel Prinz von Hannover''; 25 March 1915 – 8 January 2006) was the second-eldest son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, and his wife Princess Victoria Louise of Prussi ...

and

Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (; 26 June 1914 – 24 November 2001) was by birth a Greek and Danish princess, as well as a princess of Hesse-Kassel and a princess of Hanover through her successive marriages to Prince Christoph of Hess ...

* Prince Christian Oscar of Hanover * Prince Welf Henry of Hanover

=Hesse

= * Moritz, Hereditary Landgrave of Hesse * Prince Heinrich of Hesse-Kassel * Prince Otto of Hesse-Kassel * Princess Dorothea of Hesse-Kassel * Prince Rainer of Hesse-Kassel

=Hohenlohe

= *

Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Gottfried, 8th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (; 24 March 189711 May 1960) was the only surviving son of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. At the death of his father in 1950, Gottfried inherited the title of Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenbur ...

, and

Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (; 18 April 1905 – 24 April 1981) was a List of princesses of Greece, Greek and List of princesses of Denmark, Danish princess by birth and Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg by marriage. An elder sister ...

** Kraft, Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg **

Princess Beatrix of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess Beatrix of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (; 10 July 1936 – 15 November 1997) was a German princess from the House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. She was a niece of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and thus a first cousin of King Charles III. Biograp ...

** Prince George Andreas of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

=Mecklenburg

= * Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg *

Duchess Thyra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Frederick Francis IV (Friedrich Franz Michael; 9 April 1882 – 17 November 1945) was the last Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and regent of Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He inherited the throne when he was fifte ...

=Schaumburg-Lippe

= * Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe and

Princess Feodora of Denmark Princess Feodora of Denmark (Feodora Louise Caroline-Mathilde Viktoria Alexandra Frederikke Johanne) (3 July 1910 – 17 March 1975) was a Danish princess as a daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark and granddaughter of Frederick VIII of Denma ...

=Schleswig-Holstein

= * Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, and Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe * Prince Frederick Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein, ''grandson of

Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (23 October 1814 – 27 November 1885) was the third Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg from 1878 to 1885. Friedrich was the second-eldest son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke o ...

=Thurn und Taxis and Radziwiłł families

= *

Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino Raimondo, Prince della Torre e Tasso, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino (16 March 1907 – 17 March 1986) was the son of Alessandro, 1st Duke of Castel Duino and Princess Marie de Ligne family, Ligne.Genealogy of della Torre e Tasso in: ''Genealogisches Ha ...

, and

Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark Princess Eugenie of Greece and Denmark (; 10 February 1910 – 13 February 1989) was by birth member of the Greek royal family and by marriage member of the House of Radziwiłł and House of Thurn und Taxis. Early life and ancestry Eugenie w ...

Tatiana Radziwiłł Princess Tatiana Maria Renata Eugenia Elisabeth Margarete Radziwiłł (born 28 August 1939) is a French-Polish aristocrat, bacteriologist, and nurse. The eldest daughter of Prince Dominik Rainer Radziwiłł and Princess Eugénie of Greece and D ...

=Törring-Jettenbach

= * Carl Theodor, Count of Törring-Jettenbach ** Hans Veit, Count of Törring-Jettenbach ** Countess Helene of Törring-Jettenbach

=Württemberg

= *

Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (born ''Georg Philipp Albrecht Carl Maria Joseph Ludwig Hubertus Stanislaus Leopold Herzog von Württemberg''; 14 November 1893 – 15 April 1975) was the son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, and Archduches ...

, and Archduchess Rosa of Austria ** Duke Ludwig of Württemberg ** Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg

Italy

=Bourbon-Parma

= * Prince René of Bourbon-Parma and

Princess Margaret of Denmark Princess Margaret of Denmark (Margrethe Françoise Louise Marie Helene; 17 September 1895 – 18 September 1992) was a Danish princess by birth and a princess of Bourbon-Parma as the wife of Prince René of Bourbon-Parma. She was the youngest ...

** Prince Jacques of Bourbon-Parma ** Prince André of Bourbon-Parma

=Bourbon-Two Sicilies

= * Prince Antoine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

=Savoy

= * King

and Queen

Marie-José of Belgium Marie-José of Belgium (Marie-José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle; 4 August 1906 – 27 January 2001) was the last List of Italian queens, Queen of Italy. Her 34-day tenure as queen consort earned her the nickname "the May Queen" ...

Princess Maria Pia of Savoy Dona Maria Pia (16 October 1847 – 5 July 1911) was by birth an Italian princess of the House of Savoy and by marriage Queen of Portugal as the wife of King Luís I of Portugal. On the day of her baptism, Pope Pius IX, her godfather, gave her ...

Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Prince of Naples (Vittorio Emanuele Alberto Carlo Teodoro Umberto Bonifacio Amedeo Damiano Bernardino Gennaro Maria di Savoia;''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser'' XIV. "Haus Italien". C.A. ...

Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy (Maria Gabriella Giuseppa Aldegonda Adelaide Ludovica Felicita Gennara; born 24 February 1940) is the middle daughter of Italy's last king, Umberto II of Italy, Umberto II, and Marie-José of Belgium, the "May Q ...

Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy (born 2 February 1943) is the youngest daughter of Italy's last King, Umberto II, and his wife, Queen Marie-José. Life Born Principessa Maria Beatrice Elena Margherita Ludovica Caterina Romana di Savoia, she ...

* Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta

Luxembourg

* The Grand Duchess and Prince of Luxembourg ** The Hereditary Grand Duke and Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg **

Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg Elisabeth of Luxembourg (1409–1442) was queen consort of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia. Elisabeth (or Elizabeth) of Luxembourg may also refer to: *Isabelle of Luxembourg (1247–1298), second wife of Guy of Dampierre, daughter of Count Henry V * ...

Netherlands

* The

Queen Queen most commonly refers to: * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a kingdom * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen (band), a British rock band Queen or QUEEN may also refer to: Monarchy * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Q ...

and Prince of the Netherlands **

Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, ; born 31 January 1938) is a member of the Dutch royal house who reigned as List of monarchs of the Netherlands, Queen of the Netherlands from 30 April 1980 until her abdication in 2013. Beatrix was born ...

Princess Irene of the Netherlands Princess Irene of the Netherlands (Irene Emma Elisabeth; born 5 August 1939) is the second child of Juliana of the Netherlands, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Prince Bernhard. In 1964, she converted to ...

Norway

Princess Astrid of Norway Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (Astrid Maud Ingeborg; born 12 February 1932) is the second daughter of King Olav V and his wife, Princess Märtha of Sweden. She is the older sister of King Harald V of Norway and younger sister of the late Prince ...

Romania

* King

Michael I of Romania Michael I ( ; 25 October 1921 – 5 December 2017) was the last King of Romania, reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 December 1947. Shortly after Michael's birth, his f ...

and Queen

Anne of Romania Anne (born Princess Anne Antoinette Françoise Charlotte Zita Marguerite of Bourbon-Parma; 18 September 1923 – 1 August 2016) was the wife of King Michael I of Romania. She married Michael in 1948, the year after he had abdicated the throne. N ...

Russia

* Prince Dimitri Romanov

Spain

Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (Juan Carlos Teresa Silverio Alfonso de Borbón y Battenberg; 20 June 1913 – 1 April 1993), was a claimant to the Spanish throne as Juan III. He was the third son and designated heir of King Alfonso XIII o ...

, and

Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (; María de las Mercedes Cristina Genara Isabel Luisa Carolina Victoria y Todos los Santos de Borbón y Orléans; 23 December 1910 – 2 January 2000) was a member of the Spanish royal fami ...

Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz and Viscountess of La Torre (Spanish language, Spanish: ''María del Pilar Alfonsa Juana Victoria Luisa Ignacia y Todos los Santos de Borbón y Borbón''; 30 July 1936 – 8 January 2020), sometimes kn ...

** Infante Juan Carlos of Spain

Sweden

Princess Margaretha of Sweden Princess Margaretha of Sweden (Margaretha Sofia Lovisa Ingeborg; 25 June 1899 – 4 January 1977) was a member of the Swedish Royal Family by birth and the Danish Royal Family by marriage. She was the elder sister of Crown Princess Märtha of Nor ...

Yugoslavia

* Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia * Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia

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