Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark

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Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Μισέλ ντε Γκρες, romanized: Michel de Grèce; 7 January 1939 – 28 July 2024) was a Greek historian, author, and member of the Greek royal family. He wrote several historical books and biographies of Greek and other European figures, in addition to working as a contributing writer to Architectural Digest. He was a first cousin, among others, of Kings George II of Greece, Paul of Greece, their sister, Queen Helen, Queen Mother of Romania, in addition to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and also of Prince Henri d'Orléans.

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Birth and family Michael was born in Rome to Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark (youngest son of King George I of Greece) and his second wife, Princess Françoise d'Orléans (daughter of the Orleanist claimant to the defunct French throne, Jean d'Orléans, Duke of Guise). His godparents were his two first cousins Queen Helen, Queen Mother of Romania and King George II of Greece (eldest children of his paternal uncle King Constantine I). His father died in 1940, when Michael was a year old. His mother died in 1953, when Michael was 14, leaving him an orphan. Although a Greek prince, like many members of his dynasty he grew up largely abroad, sometimes in exile. As Europe marched into World War II, the infant Michael's family scattered: his mother's father, the Duke of Guise, left his residence of exile in Brussels, the Manoir d'Anjou, for their property at Larache, Morocco, in March 1939 where he died on 24 August, the Manoir having become the Belgian headquarters for Germany's invading Wehrmacht. About eight months before her father's death, Françoise was widowed by the death of Prince Christopher, following an abscess of the lung, in Athens in January. She took Michael to…Citește mai mult

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Activities Michael studied political science in Paris. He then re-patriated to Greece for military duty, serving for four years in the Cavalry-Tank Corps, in Athens and Thessaloniki. He inherited from his mother a half-interest in the domain of the Nouvion-en-Thiérache, once the seat of the Dukes of Guise, from whom the Bourbon-Orléans inherited the vast property, which included a grand château and a petit château, in Aisne. The Comte de Paris owned the other half of the Nouvion. He and Michael sold the grand château in 1980 to the city of Roubaix, which subsequently became a conference center for environmental studies, while the petit château was sold in 1986 to the local government of Nouvion.

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List of works Having watched his mother observe a family tradition by igniting what he called a kind of auto-da-fé in which she burned his late father's papers and memorabilia following the sale of his villa in Rome after the war, Prince Michael grew up to become a biographer and historian. He penned several biographies about members of ruling dynasties, those about contemporaries often including accounts and anecdotes attributed to his royal relatives. He also authored novels about historical royalty, distinguished for meticulous detail. Les rois les dynasties qui ont fait l'histoire; les dynasties francaises; les Valois, les Bourbons, les Orléans, les Bonaparte (1972)

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Quand Napoléon faisait trembler l'Europe (1978) Louis XIV, the other side of the sun (1984) Rani, La femme sacrée, a novelised but well documented biography of the Rani of Jhansi (French: 1984; English: 2013) ISBN 978-2266023610 The royal house of Greece (1988), illustrated album

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Living with ghosts (1996) Nicholas and Alexandra: the family albums (1996) The Empress of Farewells: the story of Charlotte, Empress of Mexico (1998) The White Night of St. Petersburg (2000), novelised biography of Grand Duke Nicholas Kostantinovich Jewels of the Tsars (2006), illustrated album Le Rajah Bourbon (2007), concerning the Bourbons of India Voices of light (2012), illustrated by Marina Karella ISBN 978-2916123608

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Marriage and issue Michael married Marina Karella (born 17 July 1940) on 7 February 1965 in Athens, daughter of Theódoros Karellas and Elli Chalikiopoulos. Marina is a Greek artist and sculptor of international reputation whose work has often been exhibited in Athens, Paris and New York. The marriage was held at the Royal Palace in Athens. This was a non-dynastic marriage, which obtained the legally required authorisation of King Constantine II only after Michael renounced all rights of succession to the Greek throne for himself and his descendants.

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The couple have two daughters: Princess Alexandra Elli Francisca Maria of Greece (born 15 October 1968), married to Nicolas Mirzayantz on 27 June 1998. They have two sons: Tigran (born 16 August 2000) and Darius (born April 2002). Princess Olga Isabelle of Greece (born 17 November 1971), married in 2008 to her second cousin Prince Aimone of Savoy, 6th Duke of Aosta, a member of the former royal family of Italy. Aimone and Olga are the parents of two sons, Prince Umberto (born 7 March 2009) and Prince Amedeo (born 2011), and of a daughter, Princess Isabella (born 2012).

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Death Prince Michael died at a hospital in Athens, on 28 July 2024, at the age of 85. He was the last surviving grandchild of George I of Greece. He has lineage to the House of Bourbon through his mother's side of the family and the last surviving great-grandchild of Christian IX of Denmark. His funeral was held on 1 August 2024 at the Church of Saint Theodores in the First Cemetery of Athens, followed by burial in the Tatoi Royal Cemetery. His immediate family – Marina Karella, Princess Alexandra of Greece, Nicolas Mirzayantz, Princess Olga, Duchess of Aosta, Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta, and his grandchildren – attended the funeral. Other dignitaries included Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark, Queen Sofía of Spain, Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria, Princess Mafalda of Savoy-Aosta, Princess Bianca of Savoy-Aosta and Mareva Grabowski, the wife of the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

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Titles and styles 7 January 1939 – 28 July 2024: His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark.

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Foreign honours Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (R.E., 11 September 1964). France: Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters Empire of Iran: Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire (14 October 1971).