Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece is the second child and eldest son of King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Princess of Denmark. Pavlos was born on 20th May 1967. Pavlos has four siblings, an older sister Princess Alexia and 3 younger siblings; Prince Nikolaos, Princess Theodora and Prince Philippos. When he was born Pavlos' grandfather was King Frederick IX of Denmark and his Great Grandfather King Gustaf VI was King of Sweden.
Just 7 months after his birth Pavlos' family was sent into exile due to a military coup in Greece. His family spent the next five years in Rome, Italy before relocating to London, England. In 1974 Greece voted to become a democracy. Pavlos still holds the title of Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, but he now became Crown Prince of a former monarchy.
Once settled in London Pavlos began his schooling at the Hellenic College of London which was started by his parents, though he graduated from The United World College. After graduation The Crown Prince spent three years in the Marines. Between 1989 and 1993 Crown Prince Pavlos studied International Relations, Law and Organisation at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He also completed a Master of Science in Foreign Service.
On 1st July 1995 Crown Prince Pavlos married Marie-Chantal Miller. They currently live in Los Angeles with their five children. Pavlos works as an investment banker. The couple have previously lived in New York City and London. Their children are;
1). Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece & Denmark (25th July 1996)
2). Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece & Denmark (29th October 1998)
3). Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece & Denmark (12th August 2000)
4). Prince Odysseus-Kimon of Greece & Denmark (17th September 2004)
5). Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece & Denmark (29th June 2008)
Through his parents Crown Prince Pavlos has familial connections with many royal households of Europe. Pavlos is a nephew on his mother's side to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and on his father's side the nephew of former King Juan Carlos I & Queen Sofia of Spain. King Felipe VI of Spain is his 1st cousin. The current king of Sweden, King Carl XVI Gustaf is his second cousin. He is also a cousin to both Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinbrugh as well as a cousin to Princess Caroline of Monaco's husband.
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