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Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (2 February 1882 – 3 December 1944) was a Greek and Danish prince of the House of Glucksburg. He is the son of George I of Greece. He is the grandson of Christian IX of Denmark. He is the father of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and father in law of Queen Elizabeth II. He is the father of Charles, Prince of Wales. Grandfather of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and great grandfather of Prince George of Cambridge.

He married Princess Alice of Battenberg and has four daughters and a son. He is an ancestor of the present Mountbatten-Windsor line.


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  • Princes Andrew, Constantine and Nicholas of Greece

    Prince Andrew (left), with his older brothers, the Crown Prince Constantine and Prince Nicholas

  • Cour martiale à Athènes, prince André de Grèce

    Prince Andrew (1st from the right) on trial in 1922

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