Georgios (1890s) (1890s)

Georgios Tis Elazas Prince of Greece 1890s Prince George of Greece and Denmark June 24, 1869 - November 25, 1957 Royalty of Greece. Born on the island of Kerkira, the second son of Georgios I and his queen Olga, he was entrusted to his paternal uncle, Prince Valdemar, an admiral in the Danish Navy, after 1883. Georgios later told his fiancée, "At this time I felt abandoned by my father, and from then on I grew up for him." He told her. In 1891, Georgios accompanied his cousin, Russian Crown Prince Nikolai (later to become Nikolai II), on a visit to the Far East. When Nikolai encountered the Otsu Incident in Japan, Georgios was there to rescue him. In 1896, when the Athens Olympics were held, he joined the organizing committee together with his elder brother Konstantinos (later to become Konstantinos I) and younger brother Nikolaos. In 1898, the powers intervened and Crete became a semi-independent state, and Georgios was elected its first governor. However, Greek patriots continued to press for full annexation, and as a result of elections in 1906, Georgios was removed from his position as governor, and Crete was officially returned to Greece in 1908. Prince George of Greece and Denmark (24 Jun. 1869 ? 25 Nov. 1957) was the second son of George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinovna of Russia, and is remembered chiefly for having once saved the life of the future Emperor of Russia, Nicholas I. He served as high commissioner of the the Otsu Incident. He served as high commissioner of the Cretan State during its transition towards independence from Ottoman rule and union with Greece. Photographer unknown.