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{{Short description|Greek prince (1872–1938)}}
{{for|the son of Constantine II of Greece|Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark}}
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| image = Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark.jpg
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia]]|1902}}
| issue = {{Plainlist|
*[[Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark|Olga, Princess Paul of Yugoslavia]]
*[[Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark|Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach]]
*[[Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark|Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent]]}}
| father =[[George I of Greece]]
| house       = [[House of Glücksburg|Glücksburg]]
| mother =[[Olga Constantinovna of Russia]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1872|1|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Athens]], [[Kingdom of Greece|Greece]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1938|2|8|1872|1|22|df=y}}
| death_place = Athens, Greece
| place of burial =Royal Cemetery, [[Tatoi Palace]], Greece
}}
'''Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark''' ({{langx|el|Νικόλαος}}, [[Romanization|<small>romanized</small>]]: ''Nikólaos''; 22 January 1872 – 8 February 1938), of the [[Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg|Glücksburg]] branch of the [[House of Oldenburg]], was the fourth child and third son of King [[George I of Greece]], and of [[Olga Constantinovna of Russia|Queen Olga]]. He was known as "Greek Nicky" within the family to distinguish him from his cousin [[Nicholas II of Russia|Emperor Nicholas II of Russia]] (first cousin on the paternal side and second cousin on the maternal side). Prince Nicholas was a talented painter, often signing his works as "Nicolas Leprince."{{fact|date=December 2012}}

==Marriage and issue==
He married [[Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia]] (1882–1957), daughter of [[Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia]] and [[Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Maria Pavlovna of Russia)|Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]], the only sister of the future Russian imperial [[pretender]], [[Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich of Russia|Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich]], and his second cousin through his mother [[Olga Constantinovna of Russia]] and her father [[Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia]], on 29 August 1902 in [[Tsarskoye Selo]], Russia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Historic royal portrait miniature brooch|url=http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/jewelry/an-historic-royal-portrait-miniature-4928258-details.aspx?pos=139&intObjectID=4928258&sid=|publisher=Christies}}</ref> 

They had three daughters:
* [[Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark]] (1903–1997); married [[Prince Paul of Yugoslavia]].  Olga was the maternal grandmother of actress [[Catherine Oxenberg]] and author [[Christina Oxenberg]].
* [[Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark]] (1904–1955); married Count Carl Theodor of Toerring-Jettenbach.
* [[Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark]] (1906–1968); married [[Prince George, Duke of Kent]].  Marina was the mother of [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]], [[Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy]], and [[Prince Michael of Kent]].

The princesses were raised with an English nanny, Kate Fox, known as "Nurnie".<ref>{{cite web|title=photographs of members of European royalty, together with several postcards, relating to the royal nanny Kate Fox|url=http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/17158/lot/89/|publisher=Bonhams}}</ref>

==Public life==
Along with his elder brothers [[Constantine I of Greece|Constantine]] and [[Prince George of Greece and Denmark|George]], Nicholas helped to organize the [[1896 Summer Olympics]] in Athens,{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} the first to be held since 393. Nicholas served as president of the Sub-Committee for Shooting.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}

His father bequeathed him the [[National Theatre of Greece|Royal Theater of Greece]] which Nicholas, in turn, transferred to the Greek state in 1935.  He was friends with George Simitis and was godfather to his son, future socialist Prime Minister [[Kostas Simitis]].<ref name="Markezinis">{{cite book| last = Markezinis| first = Spyros   | title = Political History of Modern Greece (in [[Greek language|Greek]])  | year=1994  }}</ref>

==Death and burial==
Prince Nicholas died in Athens on February 8, 1938 and was buried in the Royal tomb at the Palace of [[Tatoi]].

==Honours==
* {{flag|Denmark}}:<ref name="Statskalender">{{cite book |year=1933 |orig-year=1st pub.:1801 |editor1-last=Bille-Hansen |editor1-first=A. C. |editor2-last=Holck |editor2-first=Harald |title=Statshaandbog for Kongeriget Danmark for Aaret 1933 |trans-title=State Manual of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1933 |url=https://dis-danmark.dk/bibliotek/918011.pdf |series=Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender |language=da |location=Copenhagen |publisher=J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri |page=16 |access-date=2 January 2020 |via=[[:da:DIS Danmark]]}}</ref>
** '''R.E.''': [[Order of the Elephant|Knight of the Elephant]], ''7 September 1890''
** '''D.M.''': [[Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog]], ''29 October 1891''
** '''Gb.E.T.''': King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Denmark Golden Wedding Commemorative Medal
** '''M.M. 8 Apr.''': King Christian IX Centenary Medal
* {{Flagcountry|Restoration (Spain)}}: 
**[[Crosses of Naval Merit|Cross of Naval Merit, with White Decoration]], ''27 January 1892''<ref>''[[Boletín Oficial del Estado|Gaceta de Madrid]]'': [https://www.boe.es/datos/pdfs/BOE//1892/028/A00292-00292.pdf no. 28. p. 292]. 15 May 1906.</ref>
**[[Order of Charles III|Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III]], with Collar, ''15 May 1902''<ref>''Guía oficial de España (1930)]'': [http://hemerotecadigital.bne.es/issue.vm?id=0001067117&search=&lang=es p. 221].</ref>
* {{Flagcountry|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}}: '''GCVO''': Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the [[Royal Victorian Order]], ''16 August 1901''<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27346 |date=16 August 1901 |page=5409}}</ref>
* {{flag|Grand Duchy of Hesse}}: Grand Cross of the [[Ludwig Order]], ''18 April 1904''<ref name="hesse">{{citation|title=Großherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste|chapter=Ludewigs-orden|page=6|lang=German|location=Darmstadt|year=1914|publisher=Staatsverlag|via=hathitrust.org}}</ref> 
* {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}: [[Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation|Knight of the Annunciation]], ''8 April 1907''<ref name="dell'interno1920">{{cite book|author=Italy. Ministero dell'interno|title=Calendario generale del regno d'Italia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KU1TIJPtKx0C&pg=PR3|year=1920|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=KU1TIJPtKx0C&pg=PA57 57]}}</ref>

==Ancestry==
{{See also|Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark}}

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|1= 1. '''Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark'''
|2= 2. [[George I of Greece]]
|3= 3. [[Olga Constantinovna of Russia]]
|4= 4. [[Christian IX of Denmark]]
|5= 5. [[Louise of Hesse-Kassel]]
|6= 6. [[Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaevich of Russia]]
|7= 7. [[Alexandra Iosifovna of Altenburg|Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg]]
|8= 8. [[Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg]]
|9= 9. [[Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel]]
|10= 10. [[Landgrave William of Hesse-Cassel|Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel]]
|11= 11. [[Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark]]
|12= 12. [[Nicholas I of Russia]]
|13= 13. [[Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia)|Charlotte of Prussia]]
|14= 14. [[Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg]]
|15= 15. [[Duchess Amelia of Württemberg]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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