Helen of Greece and Denmark

Helen of Greece and Denmark (, Eleni; ; 2 May 1896 – 28 November 1982) was the queen mother of Romania during the reign of her son King Michael I (1940–1947). She was known for her humanitarian works to save Romanian Jews during World War II.Deletant, Denis, Review of The History of the Holocaust in Romania by Jean Ancel pp. 502–506 from Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Vol. 27, Issue 3, August 2013, p. 505.Martin Gilbert, The Righteous: The Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust (Owl Books, 2003), p. 240. .

She was the daughter of King Constantine I of Greece and his wife, Princess Sophia of Prussia. Helen spent her childhood in Greece, the United Kingdom and Germany.

References

Other websites
 Royal House of Greece
 Royal House of Romania
 Helen of Greece and Denmark – description of her activity at Yad Vashem website

Category:1896 births
Category:1982 deaths
Category:Greek princes and princesses
Category:Danish princes and princesses
Category:Humanitarians
Category:People from Athens