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Helen of Greece and Denmark

1896 - 1982

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Helen of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Ελένη, romanized: Eléni; Romanian: Elena; 2 May 1896 – 28 November 1982) was the queen mother of Romania during the reign of her son King Michael I (1940–1947). Her humanitarian efforts to save Romanian Jews during World War II, led to her being awarded by the State of Israel with the honorific of Righteous Among the Nations in 1993. Daughter of King Constantine I of Greece and his wife, Princess Sophia of Prussia, Helen spent her childhood in Greece, the United Kingdom and Germany. The outbreak of World War I and the overthrow of her father by the Allies in 1917 permanently marked her and also separated her from her favorite brother, the young Alexander I of Greece. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helen of Greece and Denmark is the 276th most popular companion (down from 186th in 2019), the 245th most popular biography from Greece (down from 181st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Greek Companion.

Helen of Greece and Denmark is most famous for being the wife of King George II of Great Britain.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Helen of Greece and Denmark ranks 276 out of 784. Before her are Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, Eleanor of Castile, Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Agnes of Antioch, Queen Inhyeon, and Princess Wilhelmine of Baden. After her are Dorothea of Brandenburg, Constance of Castile, Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, Catherine Opalińska, Alexandra of Yugoslavia, and Empress Kōjun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Helen of Greece and Denmark ranks 49. Before her are Nobusuke Kishi, Nikolay Semyonov, Paulino Alcántara, Rolf Maximilian Sievert, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Herbert Backe. After her are Tina Modotti, Friedrich Hund, Mamie Eisenhower, Ida Noddack, David Wechsler, and Gottlob Berger. Among people deceased in 1982, Helen of Greece and Denmark ranks 48. Before her are Varlam Shalamov, Walther Wenck, Ahmad al-Khatib, John Belushi, Peter Weiss, and Hermann Balck. After her are E. H. Carr, Bachir Gemayel, Thelonious Monk, Meša Selimović, John Cheever, and Shiro Teshima.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Helen of Greece and Denmark ranks 245 out of 1,024. Before her are Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Mnesikles (-500), Antiochus VIII Grypus (-141), Costas Simitis (1936), Xanthippus of Carthage (-300), and Plutarch of Athens (350). After her are Agathon (-448), Calchas (null), Exekias (-501), Demaratus (-600), Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872), and Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869).

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Among COMPANIONS In Greece

Among companions born in Greece, Helen of Greece and Denmark ranks 3. Before her are Nurbanu Sultan (1525), and Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (-506). After her are Alexandra of Yugoslavia (1921), Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta (1904), Aspasia Manos (1896), and Eusebia (400).

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