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| Mary | |
| Queen of Greece | |
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| Reign | 21 April 1927 – 4 March 2007 |
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| Coronation | 17 November 1947 |
| Full name | Maria Carras |
| Titles | HM The Queen HRH The Princess Mary, Duchess of Hermoupolis HRH The Princess Mary |
| Born | 21 April 1927 |
| Birthplace | Athens, Greece |
| Died | 4 March 2007 (aged 79) |
| Place of death | Athens, Greece |
| Buried | First Cemetery of Athens |
| Predecessor | Panagiotes |
| Successor | Irene |
| Consort | George Freres, Duke of Hermoupolis |
| Issue | Irene Panagiotes Freres, Duke of Nauplia |
| Royal House | House of Carras |
| Father | HM The King Panagiotes |
| Mother | Irene Glyptes |
[edit] History
The history of Mystras begins since 1249, when the prince of Franks William II Villehardouin built a castle which surrounded the mountain.
In 1259 after the Battle of Pelagonia, the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos captured Villehardouin who exchanged for his freedom the castles of Peloponnese including Mani, Monemvasia and Mystras. Since then the security which was provided by the castle attracted much people who came and built their houses near it.
[edit] Monuments
[edit] The palaces
The palaces are located in Ano Chora and the entrance was through the gate of Monemvasia
