Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark

Prince Andrew
Prince Andrew
	Portrait by Philip de László (1913)
Born	2 February 1882; Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Died	3 December 1944 (aged 62); Metropole Hotel, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Burial	Royal Cemetery, Tatoi Palace, Athens, Greece
Spouse	Princess Alice of Battenberg (m. 1903)
Issue	Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg; Theodora, Margravine of Baden; Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine; Sophie, Princess George of Hanover; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh;
House	Glücksburg
Father	George I of Greece
Mother	Olga Constantinovna of Russia
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece
Service/branch	Hellenic Army
Years of service	1901–1909; 1912–1917; 1920–1922
Rank	Major General
Commands held	V Army Corps; II Army Corps
Battles/wars	Balkan Wars; Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) Battle of Sakarya;

Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (2 February 1882 – 3 December 1944) was a Greek and Danish prince of the House of Glucksburg. He was the son of George I of Greece and the grandson of Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Louise of Denmark. He was the father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and father in law of Queen Elizabeth II He was the grandfather of Charles III.

He married Princess Alice of Battenberg and had four daughters and a son. He was an ancestor of the present Mountbatten-Windsor line.

References

↑ Kalaitzis, Georgios, Infantry Colonel (1965). The Minor Asia Campaign, Angora Operation, volume 5, part one. Athens: Army History Directorate, Greek Army General Staff. p. 152.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)