Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark

Early life

Nikolaos was born in Villa Claudia Clinic, in Rome, Italy, on 1 October 1969; his family had been living in exile since December 1967[1] His father was deposed in 1973 and the monarchy abolished 8 December 1974.[2]

He was baptised in the Greek Orthodox Church. His godparents were Princess Sofía, Princess of Spain (his elder paternal aunt), Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (his younger paternal aunt), Crown Princess Margareta of Romania (his paternal second cousin), and Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (his paternal second cousin).[3]

Education

Like his brothers and sisters, he was educated in the Hellenic College of London,[4] founded by his parents in 1980.[1] He attended Brown University in Rhode Island,[4] graduating with an A.B. in International Relations. He has worked for Fox Television Network in New York,[4] NatWest Markets in London and is currently working in his father's private office since 1998. He is a member of board of the Anna-Maria Foundation, designed to help victims of natural disasters like floods and earthquakes in Greece.

Nikolaos has an older sister Princess Alexia, an older brother Crown Prince Pavlos, a younger sister Princess Theodora, and a younger brother, Prince Philippos.[1]

Engagement and marriage

Nikolaos's engagement to Tatiana Ellinka Blatnik, with whom he had been in a long term relationship, was announced on 28 December 2009, by the office of King Constantine in London.[5] Until July 2010, when she resigned to concentrate on her wedding plans, Blatnik had worked in the publicity department as an event planner for fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg.[6][7][8]

The couple married in the Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas, Spetses, Greece on 25 August 2010.[9]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles
Styles of
Prince Nikolaos
Reference styleHis Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness
  • 1 October 1969 – present: His Royal Highness Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark[1]

Honours

Ancestry
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References
  1. de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery. Paris. 2002. pp. 522-525, 536-539 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
  2. Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh. "Burke’s Royal Families of the World: Volume I Europe & Latin America, 1977, pp. 67, 316, 327-328. ISBN 0-85011-023-8
  3. Getty Images
  4. Eilers, Marlene. Queen Victoria's Descendants. Rosvall Royal Books, Falkoping, Sweden, 1997. pp. 31-33, 132, 173. ISBN 91-630-5964-9
  5. "The Greek Royal Family website". Prince Nikolaos' engagement announcement. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  6. Sangster's sister fights for her son Archived 9 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, India Times
  7. The Royal Wedding of Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Tatiana Blatnik Archived 14 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, MarieClaire.co.uk
  8. Nikolaos and his princess seal their traditional Greek nuptials with a kiss, Hello Magazine, 26 August 2010.
  9. Mary-Janes, McKay (25 August 2010). "Former Greek Prince Takes Bride in Sunset Ceremony on the Mediterranean". CBS News. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  10. "Photo". media.gettyimages.com.
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  12. "Photo" (JPG). www.vancouversun.com.
  13. "Photo". www.theroyalforums.com.
  14. Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 602.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 1 October 1969
Lines of succession
Preceded by
Princess Maria Olympia of Greece and Denmark		 Line of succession to the former Greek throne
7th position		 Succeeded by
Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark

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