Sophia of Prussia

Queen Sophia of Greece (born Princess Sophie of Prussia) (June 14, 1870–January 13, 1932), was queen consort of King Constantine I of Greece.

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June 14 - 1870 - January 13 - 1932 - Queen consort - Constantine I of Greece

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She was born in Potsdam, Germany in 1870 to Crown Prince Frederick and Princess Victoria, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom, herself the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria.

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Potsdam - Germany - 1870 - Frederick - Princess Victoria, Princess Royal - Queen Victoria

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On October 27, 1889, she married Crown Prince Constantine of Greece in Athens, Greece. They had six children:

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October 27 - 1889 - Constantine of Greece - Athens - Greece

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• George II, King of the Hellenes (1890-1947)
• Alexander I, King of the Hellenes (1893-1920)
• Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896- 1982), who married King Carol II of Romania
• Paul I, King of the Hellenes (1901-1964)
• Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (1904-1974), who married Aimone of Savoy, the fourth Duke of Aosta.
• Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (born 1913), who married Richard Brandram.

She left Greece on June 11, 1917 with her husband (who abdicated because of his pro-German sentiments) and they went into exile to Switzerland. During World War I she was viewed in Greece as very pro-German because her brother was Kaiser Wilhelm II. This was not the case. Sophie, like her mother, was very pro-English.

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June 11 - 1917 - Switzerland

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Queen Sophie died in Frankfurt, Germany in 1932.

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Frankfurt - Germany - 1932

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