VII. BALKANS
(Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia,
Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey)

A. GREECE

Monarchs of Greece during the 20th Century:

George I (a cousin of King Otto)
....King of the Hellenes, 1863 - 1913
....b. in 1845 ; d. in 1913
Constantine I (oldest son of King George I)
....King of the Hellenes , 1913 -1917
....b. in 1868; d. in 1923
Alexander (second son of King Conatantine I)
...."Holder of the Throne," 1917 - 1920
....b. in 1893; d. in 1920
George II (eldest son of King Constantine I)
....King of the Hellenes, 1890 - 1947
....b. in 1890; d. in 1947
Paul I (younger brother of King George II)
....King of the Hellenes, 1947 - 1964
....b. in l901 ; d. in 1964
Constantine II, 1964 - (only son of KIng Paul I)
....King of the Hellenes, 1964 -
....b. in 1940 ; still living 

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1.) 4 November 1919 at Athens, Greece

The wedding of:

HRH Alexander I (1893-1920)
King of the Hellenes, 1917-1920

with

Aspasia Manos (1896-1972)

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2.) 27 February 1921 at Bucharest, Romania

The wedding of:

HRH George (1890-1947)
Prince of Greece and Denmark,
later George II, King of the Hellenes, 1922-1947

with

Elizabeth (1894-1956)
Princess of Romania

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3.) 9 January 1938 at Athens, Greece

The wedding (see photograph) of:

HRH Paul (1901-1964)
Prince of Greece and Denmark,
later Paul I, King of the Hellenes, 1947-1964

with

Frederika Louise Thyra (1917-1981)
Princess of Hannover
Duchess of Brünswick-Lüneburg,

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4.) 18 September 1964 at Athens, Greece

The wedding (see photograph) of:

HM Constantine II (1940- )
King of the Hellenes, 1964-1973

with

Anne Marie (1946- )
Princess of Denmark

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5.) 1 July 1995 at London.

The wedding of:

HRH Paul (1967- )
Prince of Greece and Denmark
Duke of Sparta and Diadoque of the Hellenes

with

Marie-Chantal Miller (1968- )

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B. ALBANIA

Heads of the Albanian Royal Houses during the 20th Century:

18

Monarchs of Albania during the 20th Century:

Wilhelm I
....Prince of the Albania, 1914 - 1945
....b. in 1876; d. in 1945
Karl Viktor
....Claimant Prince of Albania, 1945 - 1973
....b. in 1913; d. in 1973

Zog I.....................................................Vittore Emanuele I
....King of the Albanians, 1928 - 1961...................King of Albania, 1939 - 1943
....b. in 1895; d. in 1961...................................b. in 1869; d. in 1947
Leka I (only son of King Zog I)
....Crown Prince of Albania, 1939 - 1961
....King of the Albanians, 1961 -
....b. in 1939; still living

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1.) 27 April 1938 at the Royal Palace, Tirana, Albania.

The wedding (see photograph) of:

HM Ahmed Zog I (1895-19xx)
King of the Albanians. 1928-19xx

with

Géraldine Apponyi (19xx-19xx),
Comtesse de Nagy-Apponyi
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C. SERBIA

Heads of the Serbian Royal Houses during the 20th Century:

18

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1.) 8 June 1922 at

The wedding of:

HM Alexander I (1888-1934)
King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. 1918-192x,
later King of Yugoslavia, 192x-1934

with

HRH Marie (1900-1961)
Princess of Romania

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2.) 7 September 1923 at Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia

The wedding of:

HRH Paul (19xx-19xx)
Prince of Serbia,
later Prince Regent of Yugoslavia, 1934-1941

with

HRH Olga (19xx-19xx)
Princess of Greece and Denmark

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3.) 20 March 1944 at London, England

The wedding (see photograph) of:

HM Peter II (1923-1970)
King of Yugoslavia, 1934-1946

with

HRH Alexandra (1921-19xx)
Princess of Greece and Denmark

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4.)

The wedding of:

HRH Alexander (1945- )
Crown Prince of Yugoslavia,

with

HRH Maria da Gloria (19xx- )
Princess of Grao Para

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D. MONTENEGRO

Heads of the Montenegrin Royal House during the 20th Century:

18

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E. CROATIA

Heads of the Croatian Royal Houses during the 20th Century:

18

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F. BULGARIA

Heads of the Albanian Royal Houses during the 20th Century:

18

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1.) March 1908 at Coburg, Germany

The wedding (see photograph) of:

HM Ferdinand I (1861-1948)
Prince of the Bulgarians, 1887-1908,
later King of the Bulgarians, 1908-1918

with

Eleanor (18xx-19xx)
Princess of Reuss-Kostritz

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2.) 25 October 1930 at Assisi, Italy

The wedding (see photograph) of:

HM Boris III Clement Robert Maria Pie Louis Stanislas Xavier (1894-1943)
King of the Bulgarians, 1918-1943

with

HRH Giovanna (1907- )
Princess of Italy

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3.)

The wedding of:

HRH Kyril (1895-1945)
Prince of Preslav,
Prince Regent of Bulgaria, 1943-1945

with

(19xx-19xx)

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4.) 21 January 1962 at Lausanne, Switzerland

The wedding of:

HM Simeon II (1937- )
King of the Bulgarians, 1943-1946

with

Margarita Goméz-Acebo y Cejuela (1935- )

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5.) 11 July 1996 at Madrid.

The wedding of:

HRH Kardam John (1963- )
Prince of Tirnovo and Crown Prince of Bulgaria

with

Miriam Ungría

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G. ROMANIA

Heads of the Romanian Royal House during the 20th Century:

18

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1.) 31 August 1918 in Odessa, Russia

The wedding of:

HRH Carol (1893-1953)
Crown Prince of Romania,
later Carol II, King of Romania, 1930-1940

with

Joanna Maria Valentina Lambrino (1898-1953)

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2.) 10 March 1921 in Athens, Greece

The wedding of:

HRH Carol (1893-1953)
Crown Prince of Romania,
later Carol II, King of Romania, 1930-1940

with

HRH Helen (1896-1982)
Princess of Greece and Denmark

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3.) 3 June 1947 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The wedding of:

HRH Carol (1893-1953)
Crown Prince of Romania,
later Carol II, King of Romania, 1930-1940

with

Elena Lupescu (1895-1977)

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4.) 10 June 1948 in Athens, Greece

The wedding (see photograph) of:

HM Michael I (1921- )
King of Romania

with

Anne Antoinette (1923- )
Princess of Borbón-Parma

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5.) 21 September 1996 at St. Gherassimos Church, Lausanne, Switzerland

The wedding (see photograph) of:

HRH Margaret (1949- )
Princess of Romania

with

Radu Duda

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H. TURKEY

Heads of the Turkish Sultanate House during the 20th Century:

18

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