Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
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Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (born 1 October 1969) is the second son and third child of King Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark, the youngest daughter of King Frederick IX of Denmark and sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.
Biography
Early life and education
He was born in Rome, Italy, due to the coup which ousted the monarchy from Greece and caused the royal family to flee to Italy in December 1967. His father was deposed in 1973, upon the abolishment of the monarchy.
Like his brothers and sisters, he was educated in the Hellenic College of London, founded by his parents in 1980. In 1993, he graduated from Brown University with an A.B. in International Relations. He has worked for NatWest Markets in London and is currently working in his father's private office since 1998. He is a member of board of the Anna-Maria Foundation, designed to help victims of natural disasters like floods and earthquakes in Greece.
Prince Nikolaos has an older sister Princess Alexia, an older brother Crown Prince Pavlos, a younger sister Princess Theodora and a younger brother, Prince Philippos.
Prince Nikolaos was one of a group of European royals at the Slip Inn in Sydney, Australia, during the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was there with his cousins the Crown Prince of Denmark and Prince Joachim of Denmark and Princess Märtha Louise of Norway. It was at the Slip Inn that Frederik met his future bride Mary Donaldson.
Engagement and Marriage
Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark (née Tatiana Ellinka Blatnik; born 27 August 1980)[1] is the wife of Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark. Tatiana and her brother, Boris Blatnik (born on 21 February 1978) were both born in Venezuela, and are the natural children of Ladislav Blatnik, born in Slovenia and Marie Blanche Bierlein (born in Munich on 10 December 1954). Her maternal grandparents are Ernst Bierlein, born in Munich on 26 February 1920, and wife (married in Munich on 21 February 1945) Countess Ellinka von Einsiedel, born in Würmegg on 26 July 1922, this last by whom she is a descendant of the Prince Elector William II of Hesse.[2]
Prince Nikolaos's engagement to Tatiana Blatnik, with whom he has been in a long term relationship, was announced on 28 December 2009, by the office of King Constantine in London.[3] Until July 2010, when she resigned to concentrate on her wedding plans, Blatnik had worked in the publicity department as an event planner for fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg.[4][5][6] On her marriage, Tatiana became officially styled in Denmark or by courtesy elsewhere as a Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark with the style of Royal Highness.
The couple married in Spetses, Greece on 25 August 2010.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 1 October 1969 – present: His Royal Highness Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
Honours
See also List of honours of the Greek Royal Family by country
Dynastic Orders of Greece :
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer[7]
- Knight Grand Cross of Order of St. George and St. Constantine[7]
- Knight Grand Cross of Order of George I[7]
- Knight Grand Cross of Order of the Phoenix[7]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ HRH Princess Tatiana
- ^ "www.the peerage.com".
- ^ "The Greek Royal Family website". Prince Nikolaos' engagement announcement. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ Sangster's sister fights for her son, India Times
- ^ The Royal Wedding of Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Tatiana Blatnik, MarieClaire.co.uk
- ^ Nikolaos and his princess seal their traditional Greek nuptials with a kiss, Hello Magazine, 26 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d Noblesse et Royautés (French), Victoria of Sweden's Wedding, 06/2010, HRH Prince Nikolaos wearing sash of the Order of the Redemeer and miniatures of the other orders, and, his then-fiancée Tatiania Blatnik
- Miroslav Marek. "Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg". Genealogy.Eu. Retrieved 26 September 2005.[self-published source][better source needed]
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Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 1 October 1969 |
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| Preceded by Princess Maria Olympia of Greece and Denmark |
Line of succession to the British throne | Succeeded by Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark |
| Preceded by Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece and Denmark |
Line of succession to the Headship of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | |
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19th position |
Succeeded by Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark |
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