Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark (born Nonnie May Stewart; 20 January 1878 – 29 August 1923) was an American-born heiress and member of the Greek royal family. She was married to Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, the youngest child of King George I of Greece and his consort, Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia.
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Early life
She was born Nonnie May Stewart in Zanesville, Ohio, to William Charles Stewart, a wealthy merchant, and his wife Mary Lovinia Holden (sister of silver-mining magnate Liberty Emery Holden and aunt of millionaire philanthropist Albert F. Holden, eponymous benefactor of the Holden Arboretum), who had been married since 11 December 1874. By 1880, the Stewart family had moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where it appears that May's mother died not long afterward, and her father remarried. May was educated at home until the age of seventeen, when she was sent to Miss Porter's School for young ladies in Farmington, Connecticut. She was soon introduced to high society.
First and second marriages
May married George Ely Worthington, son of Ralph Worthington (who was a son of George Worthington, a major Cleveland industrialist) on 1 October 1894. The marriage license inaccurately states that she was born in 1876, since Ohio law required that females be at least 18 years of age to marry. The couple lived as husband and wife for four years, having no children.