Irene of Greece
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Irene of Greece (born May 11, 1942 in Cape Town ) is a former princess of Greece.
She was born as the third and youngest child of King Paul I of Greece (1901–1964) and his wife Friederike von Hannover (1917–1981), the only daughter of Duke Ernst August von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1887–1953) and his wife Viktoria Luise of Prussia (1892–1980).
She was a student of the concert pianist Gina Bachauer and for a while she worked as a concert pianist herself.
Irene remained unmarried after her brother was removed from the throne and spent several years in India with her mother . Since the death of Queen Friederike in 1981, Princess Irene has lived in Madrid in the Zarzuela Palace with her sister, Queen Sophia of Spain . Her niece Infanta Christina named her daughter, who was born in 2005, after Irene.
siblings
- Sophia (* 1938) ⚭ 1962 King Juan Carlos I of Spain
- Constantine II (* 1940) ⚭ 1964 Anne-Marie of Denmark
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| SURNAME | Irene of Greece |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek noblewoman, princess of Greece |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cape Town |