Frederick William D. of Schleswig
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Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg
Paul I OLDENBURG King of Greece
Reign: 1947-64. During most of WW II, when Greece was under German occupation,
he was with the Greek government-in-exile in London and Cairo. From Cairo, he
broadcast messages to the Greek people. He returned to Greece in 1946 and
succeeded to the throne in 1947, on the death of his brother, King George II.
Frederica of Hanover HANOVER Princess
Sister of George William, Prince of Hanover
Carol II HOHENZOLLERN King of Romania
Became King of Romania in 1930. Crown Prince Carol of Romania (the future King
Carol II) renounced the throne in 1925 for the sake of his divorced mistress
Madame Lupescu. Carol's career had been packed with scandal, causing his
father, King Ferdinand, to say of him on his deathbed, "Carol is like a Swiss
cheese, excellent for what it it, but so full of holes". Carol's five-year old
son Michael was proclaimed king in 1927 after Ferdinand's death. Three years
later Carol was reinstated as monarch, but was deposed in 1940 by the Romanian
dictator Antonescu and went into exile; Michael became King once more and
reigned for seven years.
King Carol's 2nd wife; Marriage dissolved 21 June 1928.
Alexander I OLDENBURG King of Greece
Reign: 1917-1920
Frederica of Mecklenburg- Strelitz Duchess
Frederica, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, niece of Queen Charlotte.
aka: Frederica Caroline Sophia Alexandrina.
Later married Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, later King of Hanover, son
of George III, King of England. Widow of Prince Frederick William of
Solms-Braunfel. Fifth daughter of Charles, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
and his first wife Frederica of Hesse-Darmstadt; 1 stillborn dau & 1 son,
George V, King of Hanover.
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Reign: 1851-66;
George was blind due to an accident as a boy. Eventually Hanover was annexed by
Prussia and King George went into exile at Gmunden in Austria. He died while on
a vist to Paris. His body was broght to England for burial.
Mary of Saxe- Altenburg Princess
1 son, 2 daus; Eldest dau of Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Amelia of
Wurttemberg;,
Ernest Augustus D. of Cumberland
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(1) Ernest-Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg.
Reuputed to be one of the ugliest men immaginable.