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- Birth nameHelen von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- Princess Helen (Elena) of Greece and Denmark was born in Athens, Greece, on May 2, 1896. She was the third child of King Constantine I of Greece and Queen Sophie Dorothea Ulrica of Prussia. Her brothers George (King George of Greece, Alexander and Paul each eventually became King of Greece, and she had two sisters, Irene and Katherine.
In 1921 she married Crown Prince Carol (later King Carol II) of Romania (they would divorce in 1928). Their son, Michael, became King of Romania (King Michael), but with the Communist takeover of that country in 1947 he abdicated and left. Helen died in Lausanne, Switzreland, where they had lived since exile, on November 28, 1982, at age 86. For her efforts while Queen Mother of Romania in trying to rescue Romanian Jews from the Nazis during World War II, she was awarded the title of "Righteous Among the Nations" by the government of Israel.
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- SpouseKing Carol II(March 10, 1921 - June 21, 1928) (divorced, 1 child)
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- RelativesKing Georgios II(Sibling)King George of Greece(Grandparent)Queen Olga(Grandparent)King Frederick III of Prussia(Grandparent)Princess Royal Victoria(Grandparent)Custodian of the Crown of Romania Margareta(Grandchild)Queen Victoria(Great Grandparent)Prince Albert(Great Grandparent)Prince George of Greece and Denmark(Aunt or Uncle)Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark(Aunt or Uncle)Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark(Aunt or Uncle)Kaiser Wilhelm II(Aunt or Uncle)Princess Charlotte of Prussia(Aunt or Uncle)Prince Henry of Prussia(Aunt or Uncle)Amedeo Duca D'Aosta(Niece or Nephew)H.R.H. Prince Peter of Greece(Cousin)Princess Olga Paul of Yugoslavia(Cousin)Prince Michael of Greece(Cousin)Crown Prince Hohenzollern(Cousin)August Wilhelm von Preußen(Cousin)Prince Waldemar of Prussia(Cousin)Prince Sigismund of Prussia(Cousin)Princess Maria Pavlovna(Cousin)Dmitri Pavlovich Romanov(Cousin)Prince Philip(Cousin)Princess Marina(Cousin)King Constantine II(Niece or Nephew)Christian IX(Great Grandparent)Viktoria Luise von Preußen(Cousin)King Paul of Greece(Sibling)Queen Sofía of Spain(Niece or Nephew)Princess Irene of Greece(Niece or Nephew)Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark(Niece or Nephew)
- Daughter-in-law of King Ferdinand of Romania and Queen Marie of Romania.
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