Princess Alexandra Elli Francisca Maria of Greece, known professionally as Alexandra Mirzayantz (born 15 October 1968) is a Greek artist, art collector, arts patron, and child life specialist. As the daughter of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, she is a member of the Greek royal family and a relative of the Danish royal family. A morganatic descendent of the House of Glücksburg, she is not a Danish princess nor is she entitled to the style Royal Highness. She was born a princess of Greece entitled to the style Your Highness, and was excluded from the line of succession to the Greek throne. She is a first cousin twice-removed of Constantine II of Greece, who reigned as King of the Hellenes until the monarchy was abolished in 1973.

Greek royal family
The King The Queen The Crown Prince The Crown Princess Princess Maria-Olympia Prince Constantine-Alexios Prince Achileas-Andreas Prince Odysseus-Kimon Prince Aristidis-Stavros Princess Alexia, Mrs. Morales Prince Nikolaos Princess Tatiana Princess Theodora Prince Philippos Princess Nina Queen Sofía of Spain Princess Irene Prince Michael Marina, Consort of Prince Michael Princess Alexandra, Mrs. Mirzayantz The Duchess of Aosta
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Styles of Princess Alexandra of Greece
Reference style	Her Highness
Spoken style	Your Highness

Early life and family

Princess Alexandra was born in Athens on 15 October 1968. She is the daughter of the historian Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark and the artist Marina Karella.[1] She is the older sister of Princess Olga. She is a great-granddaughter of George I of Greece and Olga Constantinovna of Russia.[2] She is also a great-granddaughter of Prince Jean, Duke of Guise and a great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX of Denmark.[2] As Princess Alexandra's parents' marriage is morganatic, and therefore non-dynastic, she is a Greek princess by birth but not a Danish princess, uses the style Her Highness instead of Her Royal Highness, and is excluded from the line of succession to the former Greek throne.[3][4][5][6]

On 29 July 1973, Princess Alexandra's first cousin-twice removed, Constantine II of Greece, was deposed and the Greek monarchy was abolished.[7]

Career

Princess Alexandra is a certified child life specialist.[8]

In 2018, she graduated with a master's degree in fine arts from the New York Academy of Art.[1][9][10] She works as a painter and portraitist.[1][11] She has cited Melina Mercouri, Rita Wilson, Niki de Saint Phalle, Willem Claesz. Heda, and Rembrandt as her artistic inspiration.[1] In 2020, she painted portraits of National Health Service members as part of a fundraising inititative.[1] In 2022 she sold paintings as part of a benefit for visual aids.[12]

Princess Alexandra and her husband are patrons of the New York art scene.[1][13] She is also an art collector.[14] She owns a portrait of her grandfather, Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, painted by Philip de László in 1919, as part of her collection.[15]

Personal life

Princess Alexandra is married to perfumer Nicolas Mirzayantz.[16][17] They have two children, Tigran and Darius.

She is active in the New York social scene.[18][19][20] In 2007, she was inducted into the International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List.[8]

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