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{{Short description|Order of the Greek royal family}} |
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|title = Royal Order of Saints Olga and Sophia<br>Τάγμα Ἁγίων Ὂλγας καὶ Σοφίας |
|title = Royal Order of Saints Olga and Sophia<br>Τάγμα Ἁγίων Ὂλγας καὶ Σοφίας |
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|status = Currently constituted |
|status = Currently constituted |
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| head_title = Sovereign |
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| head = [[Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece|Pavlos]] |
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| head2_title = Grand Mistress |
| head2_title = Grand Mistress |
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| head2 = [[ |
| head2 = [[Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece|Marie-Chantal]] |
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|chancellor = |
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|date = January 1936 |
|date = January 1936 |
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|first_induction = 1936 [[Helen of Greece and Denmark| |
|first_induction = 1936 [[Helen of Greece and Denmark|Helen, Queen Mother of Romania]] |
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|last_induction = 2020 [[Princess Nina of Greece and Denmark]] |
|last_induction = 2020 [[Princess Nina of Greece and Denmark]] |
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|lower=[[Order of George I|Royal Order of George I]] |
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|same=[[Order of Saints George and Constantine|Royal Order of Saints George and Constantine]] |
|same=[[Order of Saints George and Constantine|Royal Order of Saints George and Constantine]] |
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|image2 = [[File:Royal Order of Saints Olga and Sophia ribbon. |
|image2 = [[File:Royal Order of Saints Olga and Sophia ribbon.svg|100px]] |
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|caption2 = Ribbon bar of the Order |
|caption2 = Ribbon bar of the Order |
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The '''Royal Family Order of Saints Olga and Sophia''' ({{ |
The '''Royal Family Order of Saints Olga and Sophia''' ({{langx|el|Βασιλικόν Οἰκογενειακόν Τάγμα Ἁγίων Ὂλγας καὶ Σοφίας|Vasilikon Oikogeneiakon Tagma Agion Olgas kai Sofias}}) was an [[Order (honour)|order]] of the [[Greek royal family]]. Reserved for women, it was the third highest honour of the modern Greek state and the Crown after the [[Order of the Redeemer]] and the male-only [[Order of Saints George and Constantine]]. It was instituted in January 1936, by [[George II of Greece|King George II]] in the memory of his grandmother ([[Olga Constantinovna of Russia|Queen Olga]]) and his mother ([[Sophia of Prussia|Queen Sophia]]). |
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The Greek state stopped awarding the order in 1973, following the abolishment of the monarchy. Since the abolition of the monarchy, the order is awarded by the head of the former Greek royal family. |
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==Grades== |
==Grades== |
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==Grand Mistresses== |
==Grand Mistresses== |
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* 1936 – 1947: [[Helen of Greece and Denmark|Queen |
* 1936 – 1947: [[Helen of Greece and Denmark|Queen Elena, The Queen Mother of Romania]] (née Princess Eléni of Greece) |
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* 1947 – 1964: [[Frederica of Hanover|Queen |
* 1947 – 1964: [[Frederica of Hanover|Queen Freideríki]] (née Princess Frederica of Hanover) |
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* 1964 – |
* 1964 – 2023: [[Queen Anne-Marie of Greece|Queen Ánna-María]] (née Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark) |
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* 2023 – present: [[Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece|Crown Princess María]] (née Marie-Chantal Miller) |
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==Recipients== |
==Recipients== |
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Upon the creation of the Order in January 1936, Greek Princesses and their daughters were invested in order of precedence: |
Upon the creation of the Order in January 1936, Greek Princesses and their daughters were invested in order of precedence: |
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# [[Helen of Greece and Denmark| |
# The [[Helen of Greece and Denmark|Queen Mother of Romania]] (née Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark) – Grand Mistress (1936–1947) |
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# [[Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta|Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark]] – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
# [[Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta|Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark]] – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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# [[Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark]] – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
# [[Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark]] – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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# [[Alexandra of Yugoslavia|Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark]] – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
# [[Alexandra of Yugoslavia|Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark]] – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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# [[Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark|Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna of Russia]] (née Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
# [[Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark|Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna of Russia]] (née Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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# [[Aspasia Manos|Princess Alexander of Greece and Denmark]] (née Aspasia Manos) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
# [[Aspasia Manos|Princess Alexander of Greece and Denmark]] (née Aspasia Manos) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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# [[Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890–1958)|Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia]] – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
# [[Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890–1958)|Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia]] – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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# [[Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark|Princess Paul of Yugoslavia]] (née Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
# [[Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark|Princess Paul of Yugoslavia]] (née Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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# [[Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark]] – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
# [[Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark|Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Törring-Jettenbach]] (née Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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# [[Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark| |
# The [[Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark|Duchess of Kent]] (née Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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# [[Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia|Princess Paul Aleksandrovich Chavchavadze]] (née Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
# [[Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia|Princess Paul Aleksandrovich Chavchavadze]] (née Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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# [[Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia]] – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
# [[Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia]] – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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# [[Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark| |
# The [[Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark|Hereditary Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg]] (née Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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# [[Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969)| |
# The [[Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969)|Margravine of Baden]] (née Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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# [[Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark| |
# The [[Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark|Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine]] (née Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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# [[Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark |
# [[Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark]] - Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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# [[Princess Marie Bonaparte|Princess George of Greece and Denmark]] (née Princess Marie Bonaparte) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
# [[Princess Marie Bonaparte|Princess George of Greece and Denmark]] (née Princess Marie Bonaparte) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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# [[Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia|Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark]] (née Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
# [[Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia|Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark]] (née Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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# [[Princess Alice of Battenberg|Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark]] (née Princess Alice of Battenberg) - Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
# [[Princess Alice of Battenberg|Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark]] (née Princess Alice of Battenberg) - Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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# [[Princess Françoise of Orléans (1902–1953)|Princess Christopher of Greece and Denmark]] (née Princess Françoise of Orléans) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
# [[Princess Françoise of Orléans (1902–1953)|Princess Christopher of Greece and Denmark]] (née Princess Françoise of Orléans) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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# [[Princess Margaret of Prussia| |
# The [[Princess Margaret of Prussia|Landgravine of Hesse]] (née Princess Margaret of Prussia) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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===Other dames=== |
===Other dames=== |
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* [[Frederica of Hanover|Queen Frederica]] (née Princess Frederica of Hanover) – Grand Mistress (1947–1964) |
* [[Frederica of Hanover|Queen Frederica]] (née Princess Frederica of Hanover) – Grand Mistress (1947–1964) |
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* [[Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia| |
* The [[Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia|Duchess of Brunswick]] (née Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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* [[Queen Anne of Romania]] (née Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
* [[Queen Anne of Romania]] (née Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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* [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary of United Kingdom]] (née Princess Mary of Teck) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
* [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary of United Kingdom]] (née Princess Mary of Teck) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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* [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom]] (née Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
* [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom]] (née Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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* [[Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg|Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain]] (née Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
* [[Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg|Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain]] (née Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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* [[Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies| |
* The [[Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies|Countess of Barcelona]] (née Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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* [[Ingrid of Sweden|Queen Ingrid of Denmark]] (née Princess Ingrid of Sweden) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
* [[Ingrid of Sweden|Queen Ingrid of Denmark]] (née Princess Ingrid of Sweden) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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* [[Marie-José of Belgium|Queen Marie-José of Italy]] (née Princess Marie José of Belgium) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
* [[Marie-José of Belgium|Queen Marie-José of Italy]] (née Princess Marie José of Belgium) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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* [[Princess Joséphine |
* [[Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium|Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg]] (née Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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* [[Princess Margaret of Denmark|Princess René of Bourbon-Parma]] (née Princess Margaret of Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
* [[Princess Margaret of Denmark|Princess René of Bourbon-Parma]] (née Princess Margaret of Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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* [[Countess Georgina von Wilczek|Princess Georgina of Liechtenstein]] (née Countess Georgina of Wilczek) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
* [[Countess Georgina von Wilczek|Princess Georgina of Liechtenstein]] (née Countess Georgina of Wilczek) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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===Current dames=== |
===Current dames=== |
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* [[Queen Anne-Marie of Greece |
* [[Queen Anne-Marie of Greece]] (née Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark) - Grand Mistress (1964–2023) |
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* [[Queen Sofía of Spain]] (née Princess Sophia of Greece |
* [[Queen Sofía of Spain]] (née Princess Sophia of Greece) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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* [[Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark]] - Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
* [[Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark|Princess Irene of Greece]] - Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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* [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands]] – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
* [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands]] – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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* [[Margrethe II of Denmark| |
* [[Margrethe II of Denmark|Queen Margrethe II of Denmark]] – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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* Princess Tatiana Radziwiłł - Dame Grand Cross |
* [[Princess Tatiana Radziwiłł]] - Dame Grand Cross |
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* [[Princess Benedikte of Denmark| |
* The [[Princess Benedikte of Denmark|Dowager Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg]] (née Princess Benedikte of Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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* [[Margareta of Romania| |
* The [[Margareta of Romania|Custodian of the Crown of Romania]] – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class {{citation needed|date=June 2022}} |
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* [[Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria| |
* The [[Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria|Duchess of Soria]] (née Infanta Margarita of Spain) – Dame Grand Cross |
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* [[Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark|Princess Alexia, Mrs Carlos Morales]] (née Princess |
* [[Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark|Princess Alexia, Mrs Carlos Morales]] (née Princess Alexía of Greece) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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* [[Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark]] – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
* [[Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (born 1983)|Princess Theodora of Greece]] – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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* [[Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece|Crown Princess |
* [[Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece|Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece]] (née Marie-Chantal Miller) – Grand Mistress (2023–present) |
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* [[Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark|Princess Nikolaos of Greece |
* [[Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark|Princess Nikolaos of Greece]] (née Tatiana Blatnik) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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* [[Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark|Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece]] – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class |
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* [[Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark]] – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/amp/casas-reales/2018-05-27/marie-chantal-miller-cumpleanos-federico-dinamarca-reina-letizia_1569585/|title=Familia Real de Dinamarca: Marie-Chantal Miller, la royal más esperada por su ataque a Letizia|website=www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com}}</ref> |
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* [[Princess Nina of Greece and Denmark|Princess |
* [[Princess Nina of Greece and Denmark|Princess Nina of Greece]] (née Nina Nastassja Flohr) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class |
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== References == |
== References == |
Latest revision as of 19:18, 19 December 2024
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2021) |
Royal Order of Saints Olga and Sophia Τάγμα Ἁγίων Ὂλγας καὶ Σοφίας | |
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Awarded by the head of the Greek royal family | |
Type | Dynastic Order |
Eligibility | Women (post-1974 typically members of the royal family) |
Awarded for | At the monarch's pleasure for personal services of women to the Crown |
Status | Currently constituted |
Sovereign | Pavlos |
Grand Mistress | Marie-Chantal |
Grades | 1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class 4th Class |
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First induction | 1936 Helen, Queen Mother of Romania |
Last induction | 2020 Princess Nina of Greece and Denmark |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Royal Order of the Redeemer |
Next (lower) | Royal Order of George I |
Equivalent | Royal Order of Saints George and Constantine |
Ribbon bar of the Order |
The Royal Family Order of Saints Olga and Sophia (Greek: Βασιλικόν Οἰκογενειακόν Τάγμα Ἁγίων Ὂλγας καὶ Σοφίας, romanized: Vasilikon Oikogeneiakon Tagma Agion Olgas kai Sofias) was an order of the Greek royal family. Reserved for women, it was the third highest honour of the modern Greek state and the Crown after the Order of the Redeemer and the male-only Order of Saints George and Constantine. It was instituted in January 1936, by King George II in the memory of his grandmother (Queen Olga) and his mother (Queen Sophia).
The Greek state stopped awarding the order in 1973, following the abolishment of the monarchy. Since the abolition of the monarchy, the order is awarded by the head of the former Greek royal family.
Grades
[edit]- Dame Grand Cross
- Dame Commander
- Commander
- Gold Cross
- Silver Cross
Grand Mistresses
[edit]- 1936 – 1947: Queen Elena, The Queen Mother of Romania (née Princess Eléni of Greece)
- 1947 – 1964: Queen Freideríki (née Princess Frederica of Hanover)
- 1964 – 2023: Queen Ánna-María (née Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark)
- 2023 – present: Crown Princess María (née Marie-Chantal Miller)
Recipients
[edit]Upon the creation of the Order in January 1936, Greek Princesses and their daughters were invested in order of precedence:
- The Queen Mother of Romania (née Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark) – Grand Mistress (1936–1947)
- Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna of Russia (née Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Princess Alexander of Greece and Denmark (née Aspasia Manos) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- Princess Paul of Yugoslavia (née Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Törring-Jettenbach (née Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- The Duchess of Kent (née Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- Princess Paul Aleksandrovich Chavchavadze (née Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- The Hereditary Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (née Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- The Margravine of Baden (née Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (née Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark - Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- Princess George of Greece and Denmark (née Princess Marie Bonaparte) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (née Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark (née Princess Alice of Battenberg) - Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- Princess Christopher of Greece and Denmark (née Princess Françoise of Orléans) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- The Landgravine of Hesse (née Princess Margaret of Prussia) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
Other dames
[edit]- Queen Frederica (née Princess Frederica of Hanover) – Grand Mistress (1947–1964)
- The Duchess of Brunswick (née Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Queen Anne of Romania (née Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Queen Mary of United Kingdom (née Princess Mary of Teck) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (née Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain (née Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- The Countess of Barcelona (née Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- Queen Ingrid of Denmark (née Princess Ingrid of Sweden) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Queen Marie-José of Italy (née Princess Marie José of Belgium) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg (née Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Princess René of Bourbon-Parma (née Princess Margaret of Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- Princess Georgina of Liechtenstein (née Countess Georgina of Wilczek) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- The Duchess of Badajoz (née Infanta Pilar of Spain) – Dame Grand Cross
Current dames
[edit]- Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (née Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark) - Grand Mistress (1964–2023)
- Queen Sofía of Spain (née Princess Sophia of Greece) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Princess Irene of Greece - Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Queen Margrethe II of Denmark – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Princess Tatiana Radziwiłł - Dame Grand Cross
- The Dowager Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (née Princess Benedikte of Denmark) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- The Custodian of the Crown of Romania – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class [citation needed]
- The Duchess of Soria (née Infanta Margarita of Spain) – Dame Grand Cross
- Princess Alexia, Mrs Carlos Morales (née Princess Alexía of Greece) – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Princess Theodora of Greece – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece (née Marie-Chantal Miller) – Grand Mistress (2023–present)
- Princess Nikolaos of Greece (née Tatiana Blatnik) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
- Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece – Dame Grand Cross, Special Class
- Princess Nina of Greece (née Nina Nastassja Flohr) – Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class
References
[edit]External links
[edit]Media related to Order of Saints Olga and Sophia at Wikimedia Commons
- The Greek Royal Orders
- The depicted picture is from the book: "Hellenic Orders, Decorations and Medals", Athens 1991, by George J. Beldecos, ISBN 960-85054-0-2, © Hellenic War Museum
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