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Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, RE (in English: Paul; born 20 May 1967) is the eldest son and heir apparent of Constantine II, who was King of Greece from 1964 to 1973.[1]
By royal descent, he is a member of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg line of the House of Oldenburg. Since reaching adulthood, he has lived in New York City and in London, and has worked as an investment consultant.
He is an experienced bluewater yachtsman and crews on the multi-record-breaking monohull Mari-Cha IV owned by business man Robert W. Miller, his father-in-law.
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Early life
Crown Prince Pavlos was born on 20 May 1967 in Athens, to King Constantine II of Greece and Queen Anne Marie, by birth a Princess of Denmark. His mother is a sister of Margrethe II of Denmark. His maternal grandparents were Frederick IX of Denmark and Ingrid of Sweden.
By Greek tradition, he was named for his paternal grandfather, King Paul (Pavlos) of the Hellenes. His older sister, Princess Alexia, had been born two years earlier, in 1965. Crown Prince Pavlos was baptized into the Greek Orthodox Church, with Charles, Prince of Wales (King Constantine’s second cousin), as one of his godparents.
Military coup of 1967
Crown Prince Pavlos was born into a turbulent era in Greek politics. His father, King Constantine II, had acceded to the throne on 6 March 1964, at the age of 23, following the death of his father, King Paul.
As 1967 drew to a close, the "Regime of the Colonels", led by Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos, was increasingly characterised by suppression of civil liberties, along with imprisonment or exile of opponents. In December of that year, King Constantine attempted a counter-coup, but could not rally sufficient military support. The King fled with his wife and children to Rome. Crown Prince Pavlos' younger brother Prince Nikolaos was born in Rome in 1969.
Abolition of the monarchy
During the years 1967–1973, Greece remained officially a monarchy, with a regency appointed in the absence of the king. Beginning in 1973, when Prince Pavlos was six years old, a series of rapid changes occurred in the government of Greece. On 1 June 1973, Constantine II was declared deposed and Georgios Papadopoulos became the self-appointed President of Greece. On 29 July 1973, the Greek plebiscite, 1973 was held to confirm the change.
On 17 November 1974, the Greek legislative election, 1974 was held, resulting in a victory for Constantine Karamanlis and his New Democratic (ND) party. On 8 December 1974, the Greek plebiscite, 1974 had a similar outcome to that of the previous year: the majority were in favour of a republican constitution (69%) over restoration of the monarchy (31%).
King Constantine accepted that his reign was at an end. He and Queen Anne Marie had been settled with their family in London for some time. Crown Prince Pavlos' youngest siblings were born in London, Princess Theodora in 1983 and Prince Philippos in 1986.
Education
Crown Prince Pavlos was educated in London at the Hellenic College of London. He then trained as a British army officer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst before taking a three-year commission with the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. He attended Georgetown University in Washington, DC, graduating in 1993 in International Relations, Law and Organization and completing a Master of Science in Foreign Service, specialising in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, in 1995. His roommate at Georgetown was his cousin, Felipe of Spain, the Prince of Asturias. Pavlos was educated as a bilingual at home, speaking both English and Greek. Besides his native languages,he speaks German, French, Spanish and Italian. He has stated privately that, when he was a child, he was accostumed to speak primarily German, English and Greek (German was used with his siblings, English with his mother and Greek at class). Though being of Danish descent, Pavlos and his siblings never learned Danish.
Business interests
- 1997 – Co-founded Griphon Asset Management, an alternative investment group
- 1998 – Co-founded Ivory Capital Group LLC and Ivory Fund Investors LLC, private investment groups focused on value-oriented equities
- 2002 – Co-founded Ortelius Capital Partners LLC, an alternative asset management group specializing in hedge funds
- 2003 – Co-founded Brigantine, a value based equity fund
He is also on the board of the Anna-Maria Foundation and United World College, USA.
Marriage and issue
Crown Prince Pavlos married American heiress Marie-Chantal Miller (now styled as Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Greece, Princess of Denmark) on 1 July 1995. After their marriage, the couple resided in New York City, where he worked as an investment consultant. Their children are:
- H.R.H. Princess Maria-Olympia, born in New York City on Photo) 25 July 1996 (
- H.R.H. Prince Constantine Alexios (named after his grandfather), born in New York City on 29 October 1998
- H.R.H. Prince Achileas-Andreas, born in New York City on 12 August 2000
- H.R.H. Prince Odysseas-Kimon, born in London on 17 September 2004
- H.R.H. Prince Aristidis-Stavros, born in Los Angeles on [2][3] 29 June 2008
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Styles of Crown Prince Pavlos |
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Reference style | His Royal Highness |
Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
Alternative style | Sir |
Titles and styles
Crown Prince Pavlos has used the following titles and styles:
- His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Greece, Prince of Denmark, Duke of Sparta (1967–1973)
- His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Greece, Prince of Denmark (pretended; 1973–present)
Pavlos' only undisputed title and style is that of His Highness and Prince of Denmark due to his male-line descent from Christian IX of Denmark. His Greek title and style of Royal Highness are extended to him by courtesy on a social basis and are not recognized by the Hellenic Republic.
Coat of arms and banner
Honours
See also List of honours of the Greek Royal Family by country
- Dynastic Orders of Greece :
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer[4][5]
- Knight Grand Cross of Order of St. George and St. Constantine[5]
- Knight Grand Cross of Order of George I[5]
- Knight Grand Cross of Order of the Phoenix[5]
- Commemorative badge for the centenary of the Royal House of Greece[4]
Foreign honours
- Denmark : Knight of the Order of the Elephant[6]
Ancestry
Crown Prince Pavlos is the highest ranked name on the list of British line of succession to be triply related to Queen Victoria. He is a descendant of Victoria's 3rd son, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn through his mother Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, and twice a descendant of Victoria's eldest daughter Victoria, German Empress and Princess Royal through the younger Victoria's son Wilhelm II, German Emperor through his paternal grandmother Frederica of Hanover, and through the younger Victoria's daughter Princess Sophia of Prussia through his paternal grandfather King Paul of Greece.
Footnotes
- ^ The monarchy was initially abolished in 1973 by the Regime of the Colonels. Rather than reinstating the monarchy prior to holding a referendum, the new democratic government which replaced the regime left the republic in place, and accepted the Greek president as head of state until the referendum took place. The referendum opted not to reinstate the monarchy.
- ^ The Greek Royal Family – News and Media
- ^ WWD.com – The Littlest Prince
- ^ a b Pavlos & Marie-Chantal
- ^ a b c d Noblesse et Royautés (French), Queen Margrethe's Ruby Jubilee, 2012, Pavlos wearing miniatures of the orders on his jacket and Marie-Chantal wearing the sash of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia
- ^ Mad Hattery, Frederik of Denmark's Wedding, HRH Prince Pavlos & Princesss MArie Chantal
References
- Hindley, Geoffrey (2000). The Royal Families of Europe. New York: Caroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0828-X.
- Miroslav Marek. "Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg". Genealogy.Eu. http://www.genealogy.euweb.cz/oldenburg/oldenburg7.html#G1. Retrieved 30 June 2005.
- Woodhouse, C.M. (1998). Modern Greece a Short History. London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 0-571-19794-9.
- Γιάννης Κάτρης (1974). Η γέννηση του νεοφασισμού στην Ελλάδα 1960–1970. Athens: Παπαζήση.
- Αλέξης Παπαχελάς (1997). Ο βιασμός της ελληνικής δημοκρατίας. Athens:Εστία. ISBN 960-05-0748-1.
Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
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Line of succession to the former Greek throne 1st position |
Succeeded by Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark |
Preceded by Constantine II of Greece |
Line of succession to the Headship of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 14th position |
Succeeded by Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark |
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Preceded by Queen Anne-Marie of Greece |
Line of succession to the British throne | Succeeded by Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark |
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