Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark

Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Αλέξιος; born 29 October 1998) is a member of the Greek royal family, the eldest son and second child of Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece.[1] His paternal grandparents are Constantine II and Anne-Marie of Denmark, who were the last King and Queen of the Hellenes.[2][3][4][5][6]

Prince Constantine Alexios
Prince Constantine in 2015
Born (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998
Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York City, U.S.
HouseGlücksburg
FatherPavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
MotherMarie-Chantal Miller
ReligionGreek Orthodox

Biography

Constantine Alexios was born on 29 October 1998 at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. He is the younger brother of Princess Maria-Olympia and older brother of Prince Achileas-Andreas, Prince Odysseas-Kimon, and Prince Aristidis-Stavros.[7][8][9]

The prince was christened in a Greek Orthodox ceremony at St. Sophia's Cathedral, London, on 15 April 1999. His godparents are Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark; Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia; Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark; King Felipe VI of Spain; Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden; Princess Alexandra zu Fürstenberg; and Doris Robbs. Three of his godparents are prospective monarchs and one is a reigning king.[10][11][12]

Personal life

Prince Constantine Alexios, known as either 'Tino' respectively 'Alexios', grew up in London from the age of four,[13] and began his education at Wetherby School in London[9][14] but later he attended Wellington College where he graduated in 2017. At Wellington he also received military education.[15] In August 2017 he matriculated at Georgetown University. The decision of studying in the United States was announced already a year before the graduation from Wellington College.[16] Prince Constantine Alexios is also known for his artistic skills both painting and sculpturing very often sculptures inspired by Greek mythology[15][17] and has more than 100,000 followers on Instagram.[18][19] Besides doing art he is also known to be interested in hunting, music and photography.[20][19][21]

Constantine Alexios has also, together with his father, been a model for Dior modeling for fashion photographer Nikolai von Bismarck for the book "The Dior Sessions", which was the first book from Dior entirely with focus on men's fashion from Dior Homme. All proceeds from the sale of the book was for the benefit of the Teenage Cancer Trust.[22][23]

Titles, styles, honours, and arms
Arms of a Prince of Greece

Ancestry

On his father's side he is a member of the Greek Royal Family and the Danish Royal Family. Constantine Alexios's patrilineal great-great-grandfather, Constantine I of Greece, was the son of George I of Greece, whose father was Christian IX of Denmark. As a male-line descendant of Christian IX, he holds the title of Prince of Denmark.

References
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  5. "Завидный жених: греческий принц Константин-Алексиос отпраздновал 18-летие" (in Russian). Obozrevatel. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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  7. Ainhoa Barcelona (25 August 2017). "Prince William's godson starts university!". Hello!. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  8. "Olympia de Grecia triunfa en su debut dentro de la sociedad "royal"" (in Spanish). ABC.es. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  9. Aina Preston (2 November 2016). "Греческий принц Константин-Алексиос: почему юноше прочат популярность принца Гарри" (in Russian). Spletnik Russia. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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  12. "Meet Prince William's Instagram-famous godson, Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece". South China Morning Post. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  13. Lene Skriver Bak (26 August 2017). "Kronprinsesse Marie-Chantal sender sin ældste søn i skole i USA" (in Danish). Billed Bladet. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  14. Knowledia: "Wetherby School - School in Kensington and Chelsea, UK"
  15. "CONSTANTINO ALEXIOS CUMPLE 18 AÑOS, FELICIDADES" (in Spanish). griega16 - RSSing.com (LA FAMILIA REAL GRIEGA). 28 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
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  17. "'ROYAL', RICO Y AHIJADO DEL REY FELIPE: CONSTANTINO DE GRECIA, EL GRAN SOLTERO DE ORO" (in Spanish). Vanity Fair (Spain). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  18. Constantine Alexios on Instagram
  19. Zoe (22 June 2018). "Η απίστευτη ζωή του εγγονού του τέως βασιλιά Κωνσταντίνου – Σπουδές, εξωτικά ταξίδια και κυνήγι" (in Greek). iefimerida. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  20. "Constantino Alexios, el talentoso príncipe de Grecia que saca suspiros en Instagram" (in Spanish). Página 7. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  21. "La nueva generación de royals con Instagram y a quiénes debes seguir" (in Spanish). Elle (Spain). 30 March 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  22. "PRINS NIKOLAI x THE DIOR SESSIONS". Picuki. October 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  23. Martín Bianchi (3 October 2019). "Pablo de Grecia, primo del rey Felipe, debuta como modelo para Dior" (in Spanish). ¡Hola!. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
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