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Frederica of Hanover (Friederike Luise; Greek: Φρειδερίκη; 18 April 1917 – 6 February 1981) was Queen of Greece from 1 April 1947 until 6 March 1964 as the wife of King Paul.
Hace 2 días · Frederica (born April 18, 1917, Blankenburg, Saxony, Germany—died February 6, 1981, Madrid, Spain) queen of Greece (1947–64) who married Crown Prince Paul of Greece in 1938 and became queen on his accession to the throne in 1947. She lived in exile following the seizure of power by a military junta in 1967.
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Two years after Hitler had made his request to her parents, Frederica was proposed to by a first cousin to her mother, Prince Paul of Greece, while in Berlin for the 1936 Summer Olympics. The couple had met in Florence, Italy, during the time Frederica was studying there.
18 de abr. de 2017 · April 18, 2017 ~ Saad719. Embed from Getty Images. AFP AFP. MORE IMAGES. Gamma-Rapho Keystone-France. Hulton Archive Imagno. Sygma Daniele Darolle. Popperfoto Rolls Press/Popperfoto. Today marks the 100th Birthday of Queen Frederica of Greece, who was born on this day in 1917.
Called "passionately charitable" and "almost irresistibly charming," Queen Fredericka, the German-born consort of Paul I, king of Greece, from 1947 until his death in 1964, was devoted to her adopted country, particularly during and after World War II and during the Communist war when she played a crucial role in the country's rehabilitation.
5.33M subscribers. Subscribed. 94. 19K views 8 years ago. (17 Mar 1981) Memorial service for Queen Frederika, held on the 40th day after her funeral in the Greek Orthodox tradition. ...more.
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Queen Frederika, the wife of King Paul of Greece was known as much for her outspoken and domineering nature as for an extreme patriotism and anti-communism that bordered on the fanatical.
