Peerage Record – 10088

     Marie Karoline Prinzessin von Battenberg was born on 15 July 1852.¹ She was the daughter of Alexander Ludwig Georg Friedrich Emil Prinz von Hessen und bei Rhein and Julie Therese Gräfin von Hauke.² She married Gustav Ernst Fürst von Erbach-Schönberg on 29 April 1871.² She died on 20 June 1923 at age 70.¹

     Christian IX zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of Denmark was born on 8 April 1818 at Gottorp^G.³ He was the son of Frederik Wilhelm Paul Leopold Herzog zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Luise Karoline Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel.⁴ He married Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Karoline Auguste Julie Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel, daughter of Wilhelm X Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel zu Rumpenheim and Louise Charlotte Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark, on 26 May 1842 at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark^G.^5,3 He died on 29 January 1906 at age 87 at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark^G.³ He was buried at Roskilde, Copenhagen, Denmark^G.
     He was created Prince Christian of Denmark on 31 July 1853.⁶ He succeeded as the HM King Christian IX of Denmark on 15 November 1863.⁵

     Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Karoline Auguste Julie Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel was born on 7 September 1817 at Cassel, Germany^G.³ She was the daughter of Wilhelm X Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel zu Rumpenheim and Louise Charlotte Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark.⁴ She married Christian IX zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of Denmark, son of Frederik Wilhelm Paul Leopold Herzog zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Luise Karoline Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel, on 26 May 1842 at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark^G.^5,3 She died on 29 September 1898 at age 81 at Bernstorf, Germany^G.³
     She gained the title of Prinzessin Luise von Hessen-Kassel.⁶

     William George I zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes was born on 24 December 1845 at Copenhagen, Denmark^G. He was the son of Christian IX zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of Denmark and Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Karoline Auguste Julie Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel. He married Olga Konstantinovna Romanova, Grand Duchess of Russia, daughter of Konstantin Nikolaievich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia and Alexandra Friederike Henriette Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg, on 27 October 1867 at Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia^G.³ He died on 18 March 1913 at age 67 at Salonika, Greece^G, assassinated.³ He was buried at Tatoi, Greece^G.
     He gained the title of Prince William of Denmark on 24 December 1845.³ He gained the title of King Georgios I of the Hellenes on 6 June 1863.³

     Olga Konstantinovna Romanova, Grand Duchess of Russia was born on 3 September 1851 at Pavlovsk, Russia^G. She was the daughter of Konstantin Nikolaievich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia and Alexandra Friederike Henriette Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg. She married William George I zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes, son of Christian IX zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of Denmark and Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Karoline Auguste Julie Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel, on 27 October 1867 at Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia^G.² She died on 18 June 1926 at age 74 at Pau, Bearn^G. She was buried in November 1936 at Tatoi, Greece^G.
     She gained the title of Princess Olga of Russia. She gained the title of Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia.³

     Nicholaos zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince of Greece and Denmark was born on 22 January 1872 at Athens, Greece^G.¹ He was the son of William George I zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes and Olga Konstantinovna Romanova, Grand Duchess of Russia. He married Elena Vladimirovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia, daughter of Vladimir Aleksandrovitch Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia and Marie Alexandrine Elisabeth Eleonore Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, on 29 August 1902 at Tsarskoie Selo, Russia^G.¹ He died on 8 February 1938 at age 66 at Athens, Greece^G.¹
     He gained the title of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark.³

     Katherine zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark was born on 4 May 1913 at Athens, Greece^G.² She was the daughter of Konstantinos I zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes and Sophie Dorothea Ulrike Alice Prinzessin von Preußen. She married Major Richard Campbell Andrew Brandram, son of Richard Andrew Brandram and Maud Campbell Blaker, on 21 April 1947.² She died on 2 October 2007 at age 94.³
     From 21 April 1947, her married name became Brandram. On 25 August 1947 she was granted the rank of a duke’s daughter.

     Irene zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark was born on 13 February 1904 at Athens, Greece^G.² She was the daughter of Konstantinos I zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes and Sophie Dorothea Ulrike Alice Prinzessin von Preußen. She married Aimoe di Savoia-Aoste, Principe di Savoia, son of Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia-Carignano, Principe di Savoia and Hélène Louise Henriette d‘Orléans, Princesse de France, on 1 July 1939 at Florence, Italy^G.³ She died on 15 April 1974 at age 70 at Florence, Italy^G.²
     She was also known as Yriny.⁴ She gained the title of Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark.²

     Pavlos I zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes was born on 14 December 1901 at Athens, Greece^G.³ He was the son of Konstantinos I zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes and Sophie Dorothea Ulrike Alice Prinzessin von Preußen. He married Friederike Prinzessin von Hannover, daughter of Ernst August III Christian Georg Prinz von Hannover and Viktoria-Luise Adelheid Mathilde Charlotte Prinzessin von Preußen, on 9 January 1938 at Athens, Greece^G.⁴ He died on 6 March 1964 at age 62 at Tatoi, Greece^G.⁴ He was buried at Tatoi, Greece^G.
     He was crowned King of the Hellenes on 1 April 1947.³ He gained the title of King Pavlos I of the Hellenes on 1 April 1947.⁴ He gained the title of Prince Pavlos of Greece and Denmark.⁵

     Helen zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark was born on 3 May 1896 at Athens, Greece^G.¹ She was the daughter of Konstantinos I zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes and Sophie Dorothea Ulrike Alice Prinzessin von Preußen. She married Carol II von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania, son of Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania and Marie Alexandra Victoria Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Edinburgh, on 10 March 1921 at Athens, Greece^G.¹ She and Carol II von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania were divorced on 21 June 1928 at Estoril, Portugal^G.² She died on 28 November 1982 at age 86 at Lausanne, Switzerland^G.¹
     She was also known as Eleni zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.² She gained the title of Principessa Helen di Parma. She gained the title of Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark.³ Helen zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark also went by the nick-name of Sitta zu. After her marriage, Helen zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark was styled as Queen Helen of Romania in 1940.⁴