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In October 1920, Olga returned to Athens on the fatal illness of her grandson King Alexander of Greece. After his death, she was appointed regent (in November) until the restoration of Constantine I the following month.
Apr 26, 2022 · Olga could not return to Greece as her son, King Constantine I, had been deposed. In October 1920, she returned to Athens on the fatal illness of her grandson, King Alexander. After his death, she was appointed regent until the restoration of Constantine I the following month.
- "кралица Олга Константиновна"
- June 18, 1926 (74)Roma, Italia (Italy)
- September 03, 1851
Olga’s husband, King George, was assassinated in Thessaloniki, Greece on March 18, 1913. Olga arrived in the city the next day to accompany her husband’s body back to Athens. She retained a wing of the Royal Palace in Athens but spent much of her time in Russia.
Oct 2, 2024 · Olga of Kiev, also known as Saint Olga, was a powerful ruler of Kievan Rus' who avenged her husband's death with ruthless tactics and later became the first ruler to convert to Christianity, leaving a lasting legacy in Eastern European history.
Queen and regent of Greece. Name variations: Konstantinovna; Olga Romanov; Olga of Russia. Born on September 3, 1851; died on June 18, 1926, in Florence, Italy; buried in Tatoi, near Athens, Greece; daughter of Constantine Nicholaevitch (son of Nicholas I, tsar of Russia) and Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg (1830–1911); married William of Denmark ...
Two days later, Alexander's body was conveyed to Athens Cathedral, where it lay in state until his funeral on 29 October. Once again, the royal family were refused permission to return to Greece, and Queen Olga was the only member who attended. [52]
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Olga died in the year 969 and started to be revered as a saint between 972 and 978. She was canonized as the first Christian in Rus’ and “the wisest of all people”.
