Helen of Greece and Denmark
Greek and Romanian Royal (1896–1982)
Helen of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Ελένη, Eleni; Romanian: Elena; 2 May 1896 – 28 November 1982) was the queen mother of Romania during the reign of her son King Michael I (1940–1947). She was known for her humanitarian works to save Romanian Jews during World War II.[1][2]
Helen of Greece and Denmark | |
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Queen Mother of Romania | |
Born | Old Royal Palace, Athens, Greece | 2 May 1896
Died | 28 November 1982 Lausanne, Switzerland | (aged 86)
Burial | Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery, Lausanne, Switzerland (1982) The New Archbishopric and Royal Cathedral in Curtea de Argeș, Romania (2019) |
Spouse | |
Issue | Michael I of Romania |
House | Glücksburg |
Father | Constantine I of Greece |
Mother | Sophia of Prussia |
Religion | Eastern Orthodox Church |
She was the daughter of King Constantine I of Greece and his wife, Princess Sophia of Prussia. Helen spent her childhood in Greece, the United Kingdom and Germany.
References
change- ↑ Deletant, Denis, Review of The History of the Holocaust in Romania by Jean Ancel pp. 502–506 from Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Vol. 27, Issue 3, August 2013, p. 505.
- ↑ Martin Gilbert, The Righteous: The Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust (Owl Books, 2003), p. 240. ISBN 0-8050-6261-0.
Other websites
change- Royal House of Greece
- Royal House of Romania
- Helen of Greece and Denmark – description of her activity at Yad Vashem website