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Prince George | |
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![]() George c. 1902 | |
High Commissioner of Cretan State | |
In office | 1898–1906 |
Predecessor | Position established |
Successor | Alexandros Zaimis |
Born | Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece | 24 June 1869
Died | 25 November 1957 Saint-Cloud, Île-de-France, France | (aged 88)
Burial | Royal Cemetery, Tatoi Palace, Athens, Greece |
Spouse | |
Issue | Prince Peter Princess Eugénie |
House | Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
Father | George I of Greece |
Mother | Olga Constantinovna of Russia |
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Prince George of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Γεώργιος; 24 June 1869 – 25 November 1957) was the second son and child of George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinovna of Russia, and is remembered chiefly for having once saved the life of his cousin the future Emperor of Russia, Nicholas II in 1891 during their visit to Japan together. He served as high commissioner of the Cretan State during its transition towards independence from Ottoman rule and union with Greece.