Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark

Greek prince; father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1882-1944)

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Lived 1882–1944, aged 62

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1882–1944
Aged 62
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Summary

Updated 2026-06-09

Fourth son of the Greek king, career soldier twice exiled after military disasters, and father of Prince Philip — who he wouldn't see for the last five years of his life.

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Born in 1882, seventh child of King George I of Greece and a grandson of Denmark's Christian IX, Andrew trained for the army early and saw real combat in the Balkan Wars. When his father was assassinated in 1913 and his brother Constantine took the throne, Constantine's World War I neutrality triggered abdication and exile for the family. They returned, and Andrew commanded as a Major General in the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, but Greece lost badly. Andrew took part of the blame and was exiled again in 1922, settling in France. By 1930 he'd grown estranged from his wife, Princess Alice of…

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