Amalia of Oldenburg

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Amalia of Oldenburg was the first queen consort of modern Greece, known for her influential role in shaping the young kingdom’s court, culture, and public institutions in the mid-19th century.

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Amalia of Oldenburg canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Queen consort of Greece
human
noblewoman
queen consort
associatedWith House of Wittelsbach (by marriage)
Kingdom of Greece
birthDate 1818-12-21
birthPlace Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Oldenburg
burialPlace Ducal Mausoleum, Oldenburg
convertedTo Greek Orthodoxy
countryOfCitizenship Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Kingdom of Greece
dateOfMarriage 1836-11-22
deathDate 1875-05-20
deathPlace Oldenburg
endTime 1862-10-23
era 19th century
familyName of Oldenburg
father Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
fullName Amalia of Oldenburg
givenName Amalia
hadNoChildren true
knownFor being the first queen consort of modern Greece
influencing court etiquette in the Kingdom of Greece
introducing Western European fashions to Greece
landscape and urban planning initiatives in Athens
promoting social welfare institutions in Greece
languageSpoken French
German
Greek
monarchDuringReignAsConsort Otto of Greece
mother Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
nobleFamily House of Holstein-Gottorp
House of Oldenburg
notableWork creation of the National Garden of Athens
placeOfMarriage Oldenburg
positionHeld Queen consort of Greece
predecessorAsQueenConsort none (first queen consort of modern Greece)
reignAsConsortEnd 1862
reignAsConsortStart 1837
religion Lutheranism
residence Athens
Old Royal Palace, Athens
spouse Otto of Greece
startTime 1836-11-22
successorAsQueenConsort Olga Constantinovna of Russia
title Her Majesty The Queen of Greece

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Otto of Greece spouse Amalia of Oldenburg
Queen Amalia of Greece birthName Amalia of Oldenburg
Amalia of Oldenburg fullName Amalia of Oldenburg
Queen Mother of Greece notableHolder Amalia of Oldenburg