Princess Olga of Savoy-Aosta
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| Born | Princess Olga of Greece 11 November 1971 Athens, Greece | ||||
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| Issue | Prince Umberto Prince Amedeo Princess Isabella | ||||
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| House | Glücksburg | ||||
| Father | Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark | ||||
| Mother | Marina Karella | ||||
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The Prince of Venice
The Dowager Princess of Naples |
Princess Olga, Duchess of Aosta, also known as Princess Olga Isabelle of Greece (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Όλγα της Ελλάδας; born 11 November 1971), is the younger daughter of author Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark and his wife, Marina Karella, an artist and daughter of the Greek business magnate Theodore Karella. Olga is married to her second cousin Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta.
Early life
Princess Olga was born on 11 November 1971 in Athens, Greece. She is the younger sister of
lepidopterist, she helped to set up and then worked in the Liquid Jungle Lab in Panama in co-operation with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
. She is also a journalist and filmmaker.
Engagement, marriage and children
Olga's engagement to
Jean d'Orléans, duc de Guise. They are also second cousins-once-removed, as George I of Greece is Aimone's great-great-grandfather and Olga's great-grandfather. Olga's father, Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, Aimone's late paternal grandmother, Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta (née Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark), and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
(born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark), were all first cousins.
The couple wed, after a three-year engagement, on 16 September 2008 at the Italian
local Ordinary of prince Aimone.[6]
On 7 March 2009, Princess Olga gave birth to a son named Umberto in Paris, France.
References
- ^ "Talents et volonté". Point de Vue (in French). 1991-02-21.
- ^ Bern, Stéphane (1987-03-13). "Michel de Grèce: prince et romancier". Dynastie (in French): 12–15.
- ^ Unione Monarchica Italiana Archived 2009-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Koenig, Marlene (2008-09-28). "Royal Musings". Translation of Patmos Times article. Marlene Koenig. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ISBN 978-0-86012-090-2.
- ^ CronacaQui(26 September 2008)[permanent dead link]
- ^ (in Italian) Official announcement from the site of the Royal House of Savoy.
- ^ (in Italian) monarchia.it Archived 2009-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Comunicato Stampa del 25 maggio 2011
- ^ "U.m.i. - Isabella: Una Nuova Principessa in Casa Savoia". Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
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