Editing Alexander of Greece (section)

===Courtship of Aspasia Manos===
In 1915, at a party held in Athens by court marshal Theodore [[Ypsilantis]], Alexander became re-acquainted with one of his childhood friends, [[Aspasia Manos]]. She had just returned from education in France and Switzerland, and was reckoned as very beautiful by her acquaintances.<ref name="sdm176">Sáinz de Medrano, p. 176.</ref>

She was the daughter of Constantine's [[Master of the Horse]],<ref name="vdk117">Van der Kiste, p. 117.</ref> Colonel Petros Manos, and his wife Maria Argyropoulos. The 21-year-old Alexander was smitten,<ref name="sdm176"/> and was so determined to seduce her that he followed her to the island of [[Spetses]] where she holidayed that year. Initially, Aspasia was resistant to his charm; although considered very handsome by his contemporaries, Alexander had a reputation as a ladies' man from numerous past liaisons.<ref name="sdm176"/>

Despite this, he finally won her over, and the couple were engaged in secret. However, for King Constantine I, Queen Sophia and much of European society of the time, it was inconceivable for a royal prince to marry someone of a different social rank.<ref name="sdm177">Sáinz de Medrano, p. 177.</ref>