Frederica of Hanover

Queen consort of Greece as the wife of King Paul; daughter of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick (1887-1953)

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Lived 1917–1981, aged 64Germany

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Era
1917–1981
Aged 64

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SpousePaul of Greece

ChildQueen Sofía of Spain

ChildConstantine II of Greece

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Married into Greek royalty in 1947, Frederica spent nearly three decades as queen until the 1967 military coup reshaped her country's politics. She remained queen mother until Greece abolished its monarchy in 1974.

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Frederica of Hanover was Queen of Greece from 1 April 1947 until 6 March 1964 as the wife of King Paul and Queen Mother of Greece from 6 March 1964, when her son Constantine II became King, until 8 December 1974, when the monarchy was officially abolished after a referendum.

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