Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark (3. December 1908, Paris, France – 15. October 1980, London, England) was the eldest child and only son of Prince George of Greece and Denmark

Prince George of Greece and Denmark

align=right| Prince George of Greece and Denmark was the second son of King George I of the Hellenes and Grand Duchess Olga, and is remembered chiefly for having saved the life of a future Emperor of Russia, Nicholas II...

, the second child of King George I of the Hellenes

George I of Greece

George I was King of Greece from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was only 17 years old when he was elected king by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the former king Otto. His nomination was both suggested and supported by the Great Powers...

 and Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinova of Russia, and Princess Marie Bonaparte

Princess Marie Bonaparte

Princess Marie Bonaparte was a French author and psychoanalyst, closely linked with Sigmund Freud. Her wealth contributed to the popularity of psychoanalysis, and enabled Freud's escape from Nazi Germany....

, daughter of Prince Roland Bonaparte

Roland Bonaparte

Roland Bonaparte, 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano was a French prince and president of the Société de Géographie from 1910 until his death.-Biography:...

, and great-grand-niece of Napoleon I of France

Napoleon I of France

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...

. He was married to Irina Aleksandrovna Ovtchinnikova (1900–1990) and he was a member of the Greek Royal Family

Greek Royal Family

The Greek Royal Family was a branch of the House of Glücksburg that reigned in Greece from 1863 to 1924 and again from 1935 to 1973. Its first monarch was George I. He and his successors styled themselves "Kings of the Hellenes"...

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Career

The Prince was an anthropologist, specializing in Tibet

Tibet

Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...

an beliefs and customs, and had a number of book reviews and articles published in scholarly journals.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 3 December 1908 – 15 October 1980: His Royal Highness Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark

Ancestry