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 .
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.
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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 |