Was Prince Philip a Greek?

Was Prince Philip a Greek?

A member of the House of Glücksburg, the ruling house of Denmark, he was a prince of both Greece and Denmark by virtue of his patrilineal descent from King George I of Greece and King Christian IX of Denmark; he was from birth in the line of succession to both thrones.

Where was Prince Philip originally from?

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

How is Prince Philip related to the Greek royal family?

Philip was born to Prince Andrew, a son of King George I of Greece, and Princess Alice.

Why was Prince Philip’s family exiled from Greece?

After a military coup in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922, Prince Andrew was accused of treason and banished, taking his family and the infant Philip into exile.