page_title: Paul of Greece
section_title: Marriage and children
hierarchical_section_title: Paul of Greece / Marriage and children
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Berlin, Olympiade, Spyridon Louis, Kronprinz Paul Der griechische Thronfolger zum Olympiabesuch in Berlin eingetroffen. Auf dem Zentralflughafen der Reichshauptstadt, Tempelhof, landete am Donnerstagnachmittag der Thronfolger von Griechenland, Kronprinz Paul, um den Weltspielen beizuwohnen. Auf unserem Bild sieht man den Kronprinzen Paul zusammen mit dem ersten Olympia-Marathonsieger Spiridon Louis, der den Thronfolger auf dem Flughafen begrüßte. 30.7.1936 [Berlin, Olympische Sommerspiele.- Spyridon Louis mit griechischen Olypmia-Teilnehmern bei der Ankunft des griechischen Kronprinzen Paul von Griechenland am Flughafen Tempelhof] Abgebildete Personen: Louis, Spyridon: Leichtathlet, Marathonsieger 1896, Griechenland Paul I.: Königreich Griechenland, König, Griechenland
context_page_description: Paul was King of Greece from 1947 until his death in 1964. He was succeeded by his son, Constantine II.
  He was first cousin to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and maternal grandfather to King Felipe VI of Spain.
context_section_description: On 9 January 1938, Paul married Princess Frederica of Hanover, his first cousin once removed through Frederick III, German Emperor, and Victoria, Princess Royal, and second cousin through Christian IX of Denmark, in Athens. They had three children:
  Sophia, Queen of Spain (born 1938).
  Constantine II, King of the Hellenes (born 1940).
  Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (born 1942).
caption: Paul of Greece with Spyridon Louis in Berlin, during the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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