Prince Christopher (1888-1940) and Wives

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Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark (10 August 1888 – 21 January 1940)
Christopher was born at Pavlovsk, Imperial Russia, son of King George I of Greece and Queen Olga, a Russian grand duchess by birth.
On 1 January 1920, Christopher married a very wealthy American widow, Nonnie May "Nancy" Stewart Worthington Leeds, at Vevey, Switzerland.
Shortly after their marriage, Princess Anastasia developed cancer, and died in London on 29 August 1923, leaving no children from this marriage. Prince Christopher did, however, have a stepson, William Bateman Leeds Jr (1902–1971), who had, in 1921, married Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia.
Prince Christopher later remarried; his second wife was Princess Françoise of Orléans.
The couple were married in 1929 in Palermo, Italy; the civil ceremony was on 10 February, and the religious one on 11 February.
They were childless for a decade, then one child was born to Françoise: Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark was born in Rome in 1939, shortly before Prince Christopher's death.
Prince Christopher of Greece died in Athens on 21 January 1940, aged 51.
More information: Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark - Wikipedia

 

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Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark, the former Nancy Leeds, by Giovanni Boldini.

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Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark and his first wife, Princess Anastasia.

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Other photo:

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How did Christopher die? He was relatively young.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

How did Christopher die? He was relatively young.

Prince Christopher was suffering several weeks with a lung abscess.

 

[kalnel]

Prince Christopher was suffering several weeks with a lung abscess.

Thanks for that info. What an awful illness.

 

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Nonnie May "Nancy" Stewart Worthington Leeds (Princess Anastasia) shortly after her marriage to Prince Christopher, was diagnosed with cancer. She died three years later in 1923 aged 45 at Spencer House, London. According to her will, her remains were returned to the United States and she was buried with her parents in the family mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City.
Source: Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark - Wikipedia

Heather Plot, Section 70, Stewart Mausoleum:

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