Princess Helena of Greece and Denmark
| Princess Helena | |||||
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| Princess of Greece and Denmark, Princess of Orléans-Braganza | |||||
| Born | 18 August 1940 Athens, Greece | ||||
| Spouse | Prince Ernst of Schaumburg-Lippe (m. 1960; div. 1981) Prince Ademar of Orléans-Braganza (m. 1986; died 2020) | ||||
| Issue Detail | Princess Elisabeth Princess Adelaide, Duchess of Järlingby Princess Sophie Marina, Queen of Autelia Princess Katharina Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Gisela | ||||
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| House | House of Glücksburg (by birth) House of Schaumburg-Lippe (by marriage) House of Orléans-Braganza (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark | ||||
| Mother | Princess Françoise of Orléans | ||||
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Princess Helena (born 18 August 1940) is a Greek-born princess and socialite, mother of Marie of Schaumburg-Lippe and thus grandmother to Elisabeth of Autelia.
Born to Prince Christopher (1888-1940) and Princess Françoise (1902-1953) of Greece and Denmark, Helena spent a great deal of her young life in both Africa and France with her brother, Prince Michael and their mother's family, being orphaned at the age of 12.
She married firstly in 1960, to Prince Ernst of Schaumburg-Lippe (1941-2002). They had five daughters (Elisabeth, Adelaide, Sophie, Marie and Katharina) and one son (Friedrich Wilhelm). They divorced in 1981, and she moved to Lyon in France with her three eldest daughters.
In Lyon, she met the Brazilian Prince Ademar of Orleans-Braganza (1942-2020), and they married in 1986. Their only daughter together, Gisela, was born the following year.
Her profile was increased upon her daughter's marriage to the then-Crown Prince of Autelia in 1986. She has taken part in various royal events in Autelia, and is considered by many to be a member of the Autelian Royal Family.
She resides in Lyon with her husband.
Issue
Helena married firstly: Prince Ernst of Schaumburg-Lippe (1941-2002) on April 4, 1960 in Bad Nenndorf, Germany. They had six children:
- HSH Princess Elisabeth of Schaumburg-Lippe, born July 19, 1961. Married to Tobias Stefan Köler in 1982. They have two children:
- Leonore Helene Köler, born December 19, 1982
- Christiane Leticia Köler, born August 23, 1984
- HSH Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe, born April 19, 1963. Married to Prince Richard of Friskland in 1983. They have three children:
- HRH Prince Christian of Friskland, born March 21, 1985
- HRH Princess Carolina of Friskland, born March 22, 1988
- HRH Princess Helena of Friskland, born October 11, 1990
- HSH Princess Sophie of Schaumburg-Lippe, born November 9, 1964. Married firstly to Alexander, Graf von Pfalzen from 1986 to 1987. Married secondly to Prince Oliver of Leiningen in 1989. They have two daughters:
- HSH Princess Sophie Alice of Leiningen, born March 19, 1991
- HSH Princess Alexandra of Leiningen, born September 12, 1993
- HSH Princess Marina of Schaumburg-Lippe, born October 3, 1968. Married to King Alexader IV of Autelia from 1986 until his death in 2015. They had four children:
- Queen Marie-Agathe of Autelia, born May 5, 1987
- HRH Princess Désirée of Sweden, born April 13, 1992
- HRH Princess Amélie of Autelia, born March 1, 2000
- HSH Princess Katharina of Schaumburg-Lippe, born September 11, 1970. Married to Youssef Omar Alaoui in 1992. They have three children:
- Leylah Aicha Alaoui, born November 3, 1996
- Khawlah Latifah Alaoui, born April 23, 1998
- Amirah Khadijah Alaoui, born July 13, 1999
- HSH Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe, born May 20, 1974. Married to Victoria Margareta Sundström in 1997. They have two children:
- HSH Prince Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe, born February 9, 1997
- HSH Princess Alicia of Schaumburg-Lippe, born December 9, 2014
Helena married secondly: Prince Ademar of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1942) on May 28, 1986 in Lyon, France. They have one child:
- HRH Princess Gisela of Orléans-Braganza, born May 4, 1987. Married to Kim Min-joon in 2015. They have two children:
- Kim Hwa-young, born August 4, 2016
- Kim Ha-rin, born June 19, 2018
Titles and styles
- 18 August 1940 - 4 April 1960: Her Royal Highness Princess Helena of Greece and Denmark
- 4 April 1960 - 23 April 1981: Her Royal Highness Princess Helena of Greece and Denmark, Princess Ernst of Schaumburg-Lippe
- 23 April 1981 - 28 May 1986: Her Royal Highness Princess Helena of Greece and Denmark
- 28 May 1986 - present: Her Royal Highness Princess Helena of Greece and Denmark, Princess Ademar of Orléans-Braganza