Aspasia Manos

Aspasia Manos (Ασπασία Μάνου, Aspasía Mánou ; born September 4, 1896 in Athens , † August 7, 1972 in Venice ) was the wife of King Alexander I of Greece .

Tomb of Aspasia Manos in Tatoi

Aspasia was born as the daughter of the Greek general and chief of the royal marshal Petros Manos (1871-1918) and his wife Helena Argyropoulou (1874-1930). Coming from a noble Phanariotic family, she married King Alexander I on November 4, 1919 and from then on carried the title Princess Aspasia (Πριγκίπισσα Ασπασία). On October 25, 1920, her husband died of blood poisoning from a monkey bite. At this point she was already pregnant and gave birth to her only child Princess Alexandra , who later became the wife of King Peter II of Yugoslavia , on March 25, 1921 .

She was first buried in the San Michele Cemetery in Venice and later transferred to the Royal Cemetery in Tatoi , where she was buried next to her daughter.

personal data
SURNAME	Manos, Aspasia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Greek princess, wife of King Alexander
DATE OF BIRTH	4th September 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH	Athens
DATE OF DEATH	7th August 1972
Place of death	Venice