Aspasia (Manos) of Greece and Denmark (1896 - 1972)

Born 4 Sep 1896 in Τατόι, Αθήνα, Αττική, Ελλάς

Ancestors

Wife of Aléxandros I Oldenburg — married 17 Nov 1919 in Αθήνα, Αττική, Ελλάς

Descendants

Died 7 Aug 1972 at age 75 in Ospedale Al Mare, Lido di Venezia, Venezia, Veneto, Italia

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Biography

Aspasia (Manos) of Greece and Denmark is Notable.

Princess Alexander of Greece and Denmark.

Aspasia Manos was a Greek commoner who became the wife of Alexander I, King of Greece.

Due to the controversy over her marriage, she was never Queen consort, and was recognised as Princess Alexander of Greece and Denmark after Alexander's death and the restoration of King Constantine I on 10 September 1922.

Background

Ασπασία was born in 1896. She was the daughter of Πέτρος Μάνος and Μαρία Αργυρόπουλου.

Death

She died on 7 August 1972 and was buried in the Royal Cemetery of the Tatoi Palace.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Tomb of Aspasia Manos, Wikimedia Commons

• Wikipedia, Aspasia Manos, Princess Alexander of Greece and Denmark [1]
• Wikipedia contributors. "[2]." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed 10 Apr 2021.
• Wikidata: Item Q240442, el:Wikipedia
• genealogics.org. Accessed 13 Jun 2021.
• "A royal romance: Roumanian-Greek alliance." 23 October 1920. Observer (Adelaide), page 34. Retrieved 17 October 2022 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165912065.

  ...The Greek King Alexander last November contracted a secret marriage with Mdlle. Manos, daughter of one of the oldest families in Greece, whom from her childhood he had always vailed "my fiancee,"...