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Princess Olga, Duchess of Aosta, also known as Princess Olga Isabelle of Greece (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Όλγα της Ελλάδας; born 11 November 1971), is the younger daughter of author Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark and his wife, Marina Karella, an artist and daughter of the Greek business magnate Theodore Karella.
- Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta, Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta, Princess Isabella
- Glücksburg
Marriage and children. Aimone's engagement to Princess Olga of Greece, daughter of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, was announced in May 2005. Olga and Aimone are second cousins; both being great-grandchildren of the French pretender Prince Jean, Duke of Guise.
- Prince Umberto
- 13 October 1967 (age 56), Florence, Italy
- 1 June 2021 – present
- Prince Amedeo
- Early Life
- In Yugoslavia
- Second World War
- Later Life
Childhood
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). As was the Greek tradition, she was then named after her paternal grandmother, Queen Olga. She grew up alongside her parents and younger sisters, Princesses Elizabeth (1904–1955) and Marina (1906–1968), at the Nicholas Palace, the current s...
World War I and exile
The First World War marked a difficult period for the Greek royal family. After the fallout between King Constantine I and his prime minister Eleftherios Venizelos over whether Greece should enter the conflict, a virtual civil war shook the Hellenic kingdom, which was partially occupied by the Alliesfrom 1915. Finally, on 10 June 1917, King Constantine was forced to leave power by the ultimatum of the French High Commissioner Charles Jonnart and he went into exile with his wife and children i...
Broken engagement
Considered, along with her sister Marina, to be "one of the most beautiful young women of her time",Princess Olga had, according to biographer Ricardo Mateos Sainz de Medrano, a "discreet, romantic and fragile personality". Prior to her departure into exile, she was linked to the future Frederick IX of Denmark and the engagement of the pair was announced publicly in 1922.However, the awkwardness of the Danish prince, who held the hand of one of Olga's sisters instead of hers during the offici...
Marriage and settlement in Yugoslavia
Once Olga and Paul's engagement was announced on 26 July 1923, the young princess' dowry was purchased and prepared in Paris. However, it was in Belgrade, in the prince's homeland, that the wedding was organized the following October. Now Princess of Yugoslavia, Olga set about learning Serbo-Croatian, which she quickly came to master though with a heavy Greek accent. Now dividing her life between the White Palace in Belgrade, a magnificent chalet in the Bohinj valley and a villa on Rumunska U...
Regency of Paul
On 9 October 1934 King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was assassinated during an official visit to Marseille by a Macedonian nationalist member of IMRO. His successor, the young Peter IIwas eleven years old, and a Council of Regency was set up under the leadership of Prince Paul. Although she had never aspired to a political life, Olga's husband had no choice but to accept the responsibility that fell to him and took control of state affairs. Having become in essence the "first lady" of Yugoslavia...
After the outbreak of the Second World War, Prince Paul signed a treaty of alliance on 25 March 1941 and brought his country into the Axis camp. Opposing that decision, the Yugoslav army revolted two days later and proclaimed the majority of young Peter II to assume full power. Paul, Olga and their three children were then arrested and handed over ...
Return to Europe
In 1948, Paul, Olga and their three children were finally granted permission to leave South Africa, but Yugoslavia had adopted a communist regime in 1945 and they could not return to their country. The family first settled in Switzerland, then in Paris. Olga also made frequent trips to London and Florence, where Paul owned Villa di Pratolino located not far from Villa Sparta. In Tuscany, Olga had the pleasure of reuniting with her cousin and friend Helen, Queen Mother of Romania, while in the...
Final years
Widowed in 1976, Olga stayed for longer periods in Great Britain. With her sister Marina's death in 1968, she was accommodated at Kensington Palace, with Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, and after the latter's death, directly at Clarence House with Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. The Greek princess then acquired the reputation of being a demanding guest. As she aged, Olga's health began to deteriorate. However, she continued to attend the great events of European royalty, such as the we...
Illness and death
Affected by Alzheimer's disease at the end of her life, Princess Olga was hospitalized for a long time in Meudon. A few years before her death, in 1993, her daughter Elizabeth decided to make a documentary film about her with the help of a Serbian journalist Mira Adanja Polak. However, with Olga being heavily affected by the disease, the project of her daughter caused a scandal. Prince Alexanderbrought a complaint against his sister Elizabeth before the French courts for damage to the image o...
Princess Olga, Duchess of Aosta, also known as Princess Olga Isabelle of Greece , is the younger daughter of author Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark and his wife, Marina Karella, an artist and daughter of the Greek business magnate Theodore Karella. Olga is married to her second cousin Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta.
La princesa Olga de Grecia (en griego: Πριγκίπισσα Όλγα Ελισάβετ της Ελλάδας, Prinkípissa Ólga tis Elládas; Atenas, Grecia, 17 de noviembre de 1971) es la hija del Príncipe Miguel de Grecia y su esposa, Marina Karella, hija del magnate griego Teodoro Karella. Es además la esposa del Príncipe Aimón, duque de Aosta, con el que tiene tres hijos.
- Olga Isabel de Grecia
- Alteza Real[1]
Princess Olga, Duchess of Apulia, nació el 20 de abril de 1975 en Madrid, España, como Olga Isabel María Asunción Louise de Orleans-Borbón y Parma. Es la hija mayor del Infante Carlos de España y de la Princesa Ana de Francia.
Her current courtesy title is Princess Olga, Duchess of Apulia, as the wife of Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia, an heir to the royal house of Savoy in Italy. She was born on November 17, 1971 in Athens, Greece. And has one sibling, Princess Alexandra of Greece.
