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Prince George of Greece and Denmark

1869 - 1957

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Prince George of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Γεώργιος, romanized: Geórgios; 24 June 1869 – 25 November 1957) was the second son and child of George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinovna of Russia, and is remembered chiefly for having once saved the life of his cousin the future Emperor of Russia, Nicholas II in 1891 during their visit to Japan together. He served as high commissioner of the Cretan State during its transition towards independence from Ottoman rule and union with Greece, under the title the Prince of Candia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prince George of Greece and Denmark is the 4,010th most popular politician (down from 2,988th in 2019), the 251st most popular biography from Greece (down from 203rd in 2019) and the 102nd most popular Greek Politician.

Prince George of Greece and Denmark was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 27 April 1869. He was the second son of King George I of Greece and his wife, Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia. His maternal grandparents were Emperor Alexander II of Russia and Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. He was a nephew of Tsar Alexander III of Russia and King George I of the Hellenes, and thus a first cousin of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.

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Among politicians, Prince George of Greece and Denmark ranks 4,010 out of 19,576. Before him are Lazar Branković, Álvaro Obregón, H. H. Asquith, Mehmet Shehu, Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis, and Emperor Qinzong. After him are Hipólito Yrigoyen, Constantine Doukas, Anna von Schweidnitz, Htin Kyaw, Palamedes, and Carlos Saavedra Lamas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1869, Prince George of Greece and Denmark ranks 34. Before him are Gustav Vigeland, Richard Abegg, Pyotr Krasnov, Emilio Aguinaldo, Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein, and Kasturba Gandhi. After him are Francisco Largo Caballero, Óscar Carmona, Martin Andersen Nexø, Henri Désiré Landru, Élie Cartan, and Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans. Among people deceased in 1957, Prince George of Greece and Denmark ranks 43. Before him are Erich von Stroheim, Aga Khan III, Henry Norris Russell, Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Beniamino Gigli, and Max Ophüls. After him are Carl Clauberg, Antonín Zápotocký, Erich Auerbach, Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, Moša Pijade, and Ramon Magsaysay.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Prince George of Greece and Denmark ranks 251 out of 1,024. Before him are Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896), Agathon (-448), Calchas (null), Exekias (-501), Demaratus (-600), and Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872). After him are Alexandra of Yugoslavia (1921), Lafcadio Hearn (1850), Vicky Leandros (1949), Konstantin Dejanović (1355), Archidamus II (-450), and Theodore Stratelates (281).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Prince George of Greece and Denmark ranks 102. Before him are Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Antiochus VIII Grypus (-141), Costas Simitis (1936), Calchas (null), Demaratus (-600), and Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872). After him are Konstantin Dejanović (1355), Archidamus II (-450), Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903), Antiochus X Eusebes (-200), Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (1926), and Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (1911).

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