15 Facts About Aspasia Manos

Daughter of Colonel Petros Manos, aide-de-camp to King Constantine I of Greece, and Maria Argyropoulos, Aspasia grew up close to the royal family.

The public revelation of the wedding shortly after caused a huge scandal, and Aspasia Manos temporarily left Greece.

In 1944, her daughter married the exiled King Peter II of Yugoslavia, and Aspasia Manos became a grandmother with the birth of Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia in 1945.

Once peace was restored, Aspasia Manos returned to live in Venice.

However, the perseverance of the Greek prince, who travelled to Spetses in the summer of 1915 for the sole purpose of seeing Aspasia Manos, finally overcame her misgivings.

However, the relationship of Alexander I and Aspasia Manos did not only have enemies.

However, the secret was discovered and Aspasia Manos was forced to leave Greece to escape the scandal.

Four months pregnant at the time of her husband's death, Aspasia Manos withdrew to the Diadochos Palace at Athens.

Humiliated by this difference in treatment, Aspasia Manos approached Prince Christopher of Greece, and begged him to intercede on her behalf.

Under pressure from his wife, King Constantine I issued a decree, gazetted 10 September 1922 under which Aspasia Manos received the title "Princess of Greece and Denmark" and the style of Royal Highness.

Widow for many years, in 1933 Aspasia Manos had a romantic relationship with the Sicilian Prince Starrabba di Giardinelli, who asked her to marry him.

Eager to serve her country in this difficult moment, Aspasia Manos helped with the Red Cross.

Still without sufficient financial resources and concerned about the situation of her daughter, Aspasia Manos led a quiet life, punctuated by a few public appearances during cultural events.

Heartbroken by the fate of her daughter, Aspasia Manos saw her own health gradually deteriorate over the years.

One month later, on 7 August 1972, Princess Aspasia Manos died in the Ospedale al Mare in Venice.