Couples That Made History

Two fiery personalities, politician Georgios Papandreou and the 'queen' of Greek theater Kyveli met in Chios in 1919. Their forbidden relationship was...

The love of Nikos Belogiannis and Elli Pappa bloomed in the cruelest period of Greek history, right after the Civil War, and went against every rule....

He was calm and sweet. She was a bold tomboy. But, the love between King Paul and Frederica was instant. Frederica’s fiery temperament, however, cause...

The marriage of Eleftherios Venizelos, the most charismatic Greek politician of the 20th century, with the rich Greek-Londoner Elena Skylitsi was a ma...

Penelope Delta was revolutionary Ion Dragoumis’ first great love. But when legendary actress Marika Kotopouli entered his life, things changed and a h...

A story about the ultimate sibling love, with protagonists Prime Minister Charilaos Trikoupis, the man who modernized Greece, and his younger sister,...

Young, beautiful and in love, King Otto and Queen Amalia, the first royal couple of modern Greece, came to the country not only to rule, but also to b...

Charismatic diplomat and later first governor of Greece Ioannis Kapodistrias met Phanariot aristocrat Roxandra Stourtza in the Czar’s court. Their lov...

It was the most explosive love of the Greek Revolution. She was beautiful, rich and ahead of her time. He was a brave Phanariot prince. But did Manto...