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King Constantine II was the last King of Greece, from 6 March 1964 until the abolition of the Greek monarchy on 1 June 1973.
King Constantine II reportedly died on 10th January 2023 after battling a stroke for years. He died at the age of 82 in Athens Hospital.
King Constantine II grew up in South Africa and Egypt. He is the nephew of Prince Philip, the late Duke of Edinburgh and husband of the UK’s late Queen Elizabeth II.
The late King Constantine married Anne-Marie on 18 September 1964, in a Greek Orthodox ceremony in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens. The duo was blessed with 5 children.
They are Princess Alexia, Crown Prince Pavlos, Prince Nikolaos, Princess Theodora, and Prince Philippos.
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Meet King Paul And Queen Frederica
King Paul and Queen Frederica are parents to the late King Constantine II. They had the deceased on 2nd June 1940 in Psychiko, Greece, at Leoforos Diamantidou.
Their other two kids are Princess Sophia born in 1938, and Princess Irene, born in 1942.
His mother, Princess Frederica of Hanover, was the only daughter of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, and Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia.
His father, Paul, was King of Greece from 1st April 1947 until his death in 1964. On 9 January 1938, Paul married Princess Frederica of Hanover.
King Paul was first cousin to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and father-in-law to Juan Carlos I of Spain.