Larry Anderson - Families and Individuals

Notes


Alexandra of Schleswig-

Alexandra of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg


Ernest Augustus of Brunswick HANOVER Duke

Became reigning Duke fo Brunswick in 1913;  He abdicated in Nov 1918 along with
all the other German rulers.


Alphonso Crown Prince

Killed in an sutomobile accident in Portugal


George II OLDENBURG King of Greece

Divorced in 1935; Eldest son of King Constantine I, of the house of Glucksburg;
born at Tatoi, the royal estate near Athens. Reign: 1922-23; 1935-41; 1946-47;
A chaotic reign, he was succeeded by his brother Paul I.


Elizabeth of Romania HOHENZOLLERN Princess

Elizabeth, Princess of Romania (sister of King Carol II, grandaughter of
Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh)


Carol II HOHENZOLLERN King of Romania

Became King of Romania in 1930.  Crown Prince Carol of Romania (the future King
Carol II) renounced the throne in 1925 for the sake of his divorced mistress
Madame Lupescu.  Carol's career had been packed with scandal, causing his
father, King Ferdinand, to say of him on his deathbed, "Carol is like a Swiss
cheese, excellent for what it it, but so full of holes".  Carol's five-year old
son Michael was proclaimed king in 1927 after Ferdinand's death.  Three years
later Carol was reinstated as monarch, but was deposed in 1940 by the Romanian
dictator Antonescu and went into exile;  Michael became King once more and
reigned for seven years.


Joana Maria Valentina LAMBRINO

King Carol's 1st wife. Marriage was annulled 8 Jan. 1919. aka: Zizi


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