Princess Maria Georgievna of Greece and Denmark

Maria Georgievna, Princess of Greece and Denmark (March 3, 1876-December 14, 1940), was the fifth child and second daughter of George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinovna of Russia and thus a family member of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.

Greek Royalty
House of Oldenburg (Glücksburg branch)

George I
Children
   Prince Constantine
   Prince George
   Princess Alexandra
   Prince Nicholas
   Princess Marie
   Prince Andrew
   Prince Christopher
Grandchildren
   Prince Peter
   Prince Eugénie
   Princess Olga
   Princess Elizabeth
   Princess Marina
   Princess Margarita
   Princess Theodora
   Princess Cecilie
   Princess Sophie
   Prince Philip
   Prince Michael
Great Grandchildren
   Princess Alexandra
   Princess Olga
Constantine I
Children
   Prince George
   Prince Alexander
   Princess Elena
   Prince Paul
   Princess Irene
   Princess Katherine
Alexander I
Children
   Princess Alexandra
George II
Paul I
Children
   Princess Sofia
   Prince Constantine
   Princess Irene
Constantine II
Children
   Princess Alexia
   Prince Pavlos
   Prince Nikolaos
   Princess Theodora
   Prince Philippos
Grandchildren
   Princess Maria
   Prince Constantine
   Prince Achileas
   Prince Odysseas

She was born in Athens as a younger sister to Constantine I of Greece, Prince George of Greece, Alexandra Georgievna of Greece and Prince Nicholas of Greece. She was an older sister of Prince Andrew of Greece and Prince Christopher of Greece.

On April 30, 1900, Maria was married to Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia in Corfu. The Grand Duke was the second surviving son of Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaievich of Russia and Olga Fedorovna of Baden. His paternal grandparents were Nicholas I of Russia and Empress consort Charlotte of Prussia. His maternal grandparents were Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden and Sophie of Sweden. The couple had two daughters:

  • Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia.
  • Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia.

She became a widow on January 30, 1919. On December 16, 1922, Maria was remarried to Pericles Ioannides in Wiesbaden. She died in her native Athens during the Greco-Italian War (October 28, 1940 - April 30, 1941).

Her daughter Xenia lived for years in Long Island with her alleged cousin Anna Anderson. Anna claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, a daughter of Nicholas II of Russia and granddaughter of Alexander III.

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