#Irene of Greece

[romanovsonelastdance]

Granddaughters of Olga Konstantinovna, Queen of the Hellenes.

From left: Sophie, Katherine, Cecilie, Marina, Margarita, Xenia Georgievna, Theodora, Olga, Helen, Nina Georgievna, Elizabeth and Irene. There are only two missing: Maria Pavlovna the Younger (daughter of Olga's daughter Alexandra) and Eugenie (daughter of Olga's son George).

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia with her Greek cousin Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, Corfu 1912 🌿🫧

Source: Ilya aka LastRomanovs on Flickr and Sledstvie on Instagram

[vinosities]

Heraclitus was nicknamed "the Riddler" and, later, "the Obscure." The murkiness of life and its extraordinary contradictions seem to spill into and permeate his writings. His work marks the beginning of difficult literature, where the reader must make an effort to wrest meaning from the words. Heraclitus is the father of Proust, with his labyrinthine sentences full of twists and turns; of Faulkner, with his disorienting, often disjointed monologues; and of Joyce, who gives the impression in Finnegans Wake that he is writing in several languages — some of his own invention —all at once. This isn't to say they're related due to similar styles. In fact, we have only a handful of Heraclitus's brief, enigmatic, powerful maxims. What they actually have in common is their attitude to words: if the world is cryptic, then the appropriate language to represent it should be dense, mysterious, and difficult to decipher.

Heraclitus believed reality could be explained as permanent tension. He called it "war," or a struggle between opposites. Day and night, wakefulness and sleep, life and death: all these become each other and can only exist in opposition; they are fundamentally two sides of the same coin. "It is sickness that makes health good and pleasant; hunger, plenty; hard work, rest...the immortals mortal, the mortals immortal, living the death of others and the life of others while they fade.""

— Irene Vallejo, Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World

[royalchildreneurope]

Queen Letizia of Spain, Princess Leonor, The Princess of Asturias, Infanta Sofía of Spain, Princess Irene of Greece, Jean Henri Fruchaud and Tatiana Radziwill arrive to eat dinner during their summer holidays, at Mia Restaurant in Palma de Mallorca, Spain -August 4th 2024.

[thepaleys]

Marie Pavlovna breaks the news of her engagement to her father

My chief worry was how to break the news to my father. My heart was heavy with remorse at not having sought his counsel. I took my problem to my aunt. She seemed unable to understand my scruples and could only repeat those phrases which we had heard so often from her and, in days prior, from our uncle.

Our father had abandoned us. He had left his responsibilities to others. It was now the duty of those others to make such decisions as would provide for my happiness...

The word “happiness,” in her mouth, had the ring of a verdict. I heard her pronounce this word so many times, and in so many tones, during the months that followed, that I came thoroughly to detest it. “Your happiness requires... For your happiness... In the interests of your happiness...” And so on, interminably.

My father had nothing to say as to all this happiness; he was not able to change anything; it was decided. And now all that I had to do was to write him and tell him about it.

Since I did not know what to write or what to say, my aunt dictated to me a letter of which I have never since been able to think without blushing. Upon that occasion, as throughout the period of my engagement, I most assuredly did honor to my princely education. Now I humbled myself entirely to my aunt’s judgment and wrote exactly as she dictated.

My letter did not deceive my father. It was as sentimental as could be wished, but the words of love and of happiness were set down with too great ease, and with too great emphasis; he knew that they could not be sincere.

By the text of that letter, I at last understood exactly the sentiments I was supposed to entertain towards my fiancé. I understood that I was “madly in love” with him, and that this love had come upon me like a thunderclap.

“A rather official thunderclap,” I thought to myself, disgustedly, but I docilely copied the letter, word for word.

The answer that I received from Paris was pained and sad. My aunt’s attitude towards my father throughout all these happenings hurt him profoundly; he held it against her always. The haste with which they had disposed of my future seemed to him incomprehensible. I was too young, he said, to marry, too young to have developed independence of judgment. And he deeply resented the fact that all arrangements had been made without his having been consulted, or even notified.

Nor was my father the only one unfavorably impressed by so rushed and abrupt an engagement. My grandfather, the King of Greece, likewise protested. He wrote my aunt, pointing out that I was barely seventeen, and asked that the marriage be postponed until my eighteenth year.

My aunt announced that in this she would submit to his wish, my father’s, and mine. The marriage was set for the spring of 1908.

"Education of a Princess" - Marie Pavlovna Jr.

[queenalexandraofdenmark]

𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚁𝚘𝚢𝚊𝚕 𝚠𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗 👑✨🍫

(𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝟷 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝟺)

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Queen Lovisa of Denmark, née Princess Lovisa of Sweden.

Princess Henry of Prussia, née Princess Irene of Hesse.

Queen Olga of Greece, née Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna.

Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden, née Princess Margaret of Connaught.

Empress Augusta Viktoria of Germany, née Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein.

Queen Mary 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚄𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝙺𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚍𝚘𝚖, née Princess Victoria Mary of Teck.

Queen Maud of Norway, née Princess Maud of Wales.

Empress Elisabeth of Austria, née Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria.

Queen Elena of Italy, née Princess Elena of Montenegro.

[warwickroyals]

That time the Warwicks harassed a mentally ill woman into marrying one of their princes is almost as bad as the time they married an 18-year-old girl to a 22-year-old man.

[pokadandelion]

Princess Sofia of Greece (future Queen of Spain) and her sister Princess Irene of Greece dancing with greek women in folk costume.

[oldshowbiz]

1967.

The Greek citizenship of noted actress Irene Papas was revoked after she criticized Greece’s right-wing dictatorship.

[victorysp]

Queen of Spain, Infanta Elena, Infanta Cristina and Princess Irene of Greece attend to King Constantine's memorial service (40 days since his death) at the Metropolis of Athens today. Feb. 18, 2023.

📷 Hola.com

[cherry-jamx]

Trying to convince Irene to make a tumblr. Idek why she pretends to be a serious person.

[romanovsonelastdance]

Greek and Romanian relatives in Romania.

The Greek Royal family was descended from Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna, and the third generation of the Romanians from Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna. In the front we have Princess Irene Greece, over her shoulder is her sister, Helen, who was married to Carol of Romania (the man in front on the right). In the back, with her head tilted slightly is Irene and Helen's cousin Princess Elizabeth of Greece, daughter of Elena Vladimirovna. The man in the hat on the right in King Ferdinand.

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

A royal visit to the island Corfu in Greece, 1911! 🏛️🕯️🌿

Princess Margarita and Theodora of Greece and Denmark along with their Greek cousins Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia, and Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (+ 2 people who I can’t identify)

Source: Ilya aka LastRomanovs on Flickr and Sledstvie on Instagram

[royal-hair]

Greek royal ladies at the thanksgiving service for King Constantine of Greece at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle - 27.02.24

[royalchildreneurope]

King Felipe VI of Spain, Queen Letizia of Spain, Princess Leonor, The Princess of Asturias Infanta Sofía of Spain, Queen Sofía of Spain, Princess Irene of Greece, Jean Henri Fruchaud and Tatiana Radziwill arrive to eat dinner during their summer holidays, at Mia Restaurant in Palma de Mallorca, Spain -August 4th 2024.

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