Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark

Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (born Princess Ekaterini of Greece and Denmark) (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Αικατερίνη της Ελλάδας και Δανίας) (4 May 1913 – 2 October 2007) was the third daughter and sixth child of King Constantine I of Greece (1868–1923) and Sophie of Prussia (1870–1932). Her paternal grandparents were King George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinovna of Russia. Her maternal grandparents were Frederick III, German Emperor, and th... more

Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (born Princess Ekaterini of Greece and Denmark) (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Αικατερίνη της Ελλάδας και Δανίας) (4 May 1913 – 2 October 2007) was the third daughter and sixth child of King Constantine I of Greece (1868–1923) and Sophie of Prussia (1870–1932). Her paternal grandparents were King George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinovna of Russia. Her maternal grandparents were Frederick III, German Emperor, and the Empress Victoria, the eldest child of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Katherine was born in the Royal Palace in Athens, a few weeks after her grandfather, King George I of Greece, was assassinated in Salonika. She had five siblings - three brothers (George, Alexander and Paul, each of whom would become King of the Hellenes) and two sisters (Helen, who married Carol II of Romania, and Irene). Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was a first cousin. When she was christened, the members of the whole... less