Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Aspasia Manos across 5 places, from 1896 to 1972.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Aspasia Manou (4 September 1896 – 7 August 1972) was a Greek aristocrat who became the wife of Alexander I, King of Greece.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Aspasia Manos was documented, and when
4 September 1896exact date
Tatoiattested“Aspasia was born in Tatoi, Athens on 4 September 1896 as the eldest daughter of Petros Manos, a Colonel in the Hellenic Army, by his first wife, Maria Argyropoulos (1874-1930).”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
1915year
Greeceattested“Having returned to Greece in 1915, she came to live with her mother.”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
1927year
United Kingdomattested“In 1927, Aspasia and her daughter moved to Ascot, Berkshire, in the United Kingdom.”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
1927year
Ascot, Berkshireattested“In 1927, Aspasia and her daughter moved to Ascot, Berkshire, in the United Kingdom.”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
7 August 1972exact date
Veniceattested“One month later, on 7 August 1972, Princess Aspasia died in the Ospedale al Mare in Venice.”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
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1915year
Spetsesmentioned“However, the perseverance of the Greek prince, who travelled to Spetses in the summer of 1915 for the sole purpose of seeing Aspasia, finally overcame her misgivings.”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
March 1918month
Athensmentioned“The official visit of Alexander's great-uncle Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, to Athens in March 1918 also confirmed the support of the United Kingdom to the marriage project.”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
17 November 1919exact date
Switzerlandmentioned“Despite the opposition of his parents (exiled in Switzerland) and Venizelists (who wanted the king to marry a British princess), King Alexander I secretly married Aspasia on 17 November 1919.”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
19 December 1920exact date
Greecementioned“At the same time, the situation in Greece was deteriorating again: the country was in the middle of a bloody conflict with the Ottoman Empire, Constantine I was restored (19 December 1920) only to be deposed again (27 September 1922), th…”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
25 March 1921exact date
Greecementioned“The birth of Alexandra on 25 March 1921 caused a great relief to the royal family: under the terms of the Salic law (which prevailed in Greece), the newborn could not claim the crown and she was unlikely to be used to undermine the dynasty.”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
December 1923month
Fiesolementioned“They found refuge with Queen Sophia, who moved to the Villa Bobolina in Fiesole near Florence shortly after the death of her husband in December 1923.”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
December 1923month
Florencementioned“They found refuge with Queen Sophia, who moved to the Villa Bobolina in Fiesole near Florence shortly after the death of her husband in December 1923.”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
25 March 1924exact date
Florencementioned“Although they were the only members of the royal family to be allowed to stay in Greece after the proclamation of the Republic on 25 March 1924, Aspasia and her daughter chose to settle in Florence, with Queen Sophia.”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
25 March 1924exact date
Greecementioned“Although they were the only members of the royal family to be allowed to stay in Greece after the proclamation of the Republic on 25 March 1924, Aspasia and her daughter chose to settle in Florence, with Queen Sophia.”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
1941year
Liverpoolmentioned“Arriving at Liverpool in the fall of 1941, they settled in Mayfair, London.”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
1941year
Mayfairmentioned“Arriving at Liverpool in the fall of 1941, they settled in Mayfair, London.”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
April 1941month
Londonmentioned“The 19-year-old sovereign had lived in exile in London since the invasion of his country by the Axis powers in April 1941.”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
1942year
Grosvenor Housementioned“In 1942, the Greek princess met King Peter II of Yugoslavia at an officers gala at Grosvenor House.”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
17 July 1945exact date
Brook Streetmentioned“Shortly after the end of the war, on 17 July 1945, Queen Alexandra gave birth to her only child, Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, in Suite 212 of Claridge's Hotel in Brook Street, London, which according to some reports was transfor…”source: Wikipedia: Aspasia Manos
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