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George II (Greek: Γεώργιος Β', romanized: Geórgios II; 19 July [Old Style: 7 July] 1890 – 1 April 1947) was King of Greece from 27 September 1922 until 25 March 1924, and again from 25 November 1935 until his death on 1 April 1947.
George II (born July 20, 1890, Tatoi, near Athens, Greece—died April 1, 1947, Athens) was the king of Greece from September 1922 to March 1924 and from October 1935 until his death. His second reign was marked by the ascendancy of the military dictator Ioannis Metaxas.
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GEORGE II (1890–1947) King of Greece from 1922 to 1923 and from 1935 to 1947. George II was the successor and eldest son of King Constantine I and Queen Sophia. After the defeat of the Greek army in the Asia Minor campaign (1922) and the expulsion of 1.5 million Greeks from Turkey, King Constantine was deposed and succeeded by his son George ...
George II followed the Greek government in exile after the German invasion of Greece in 1941 and returned to Greece in 1946, after a referendum that resulted in the maintaining of the constitutional monarchy. He died in 1947 and was succeeded by his brother Paul.
Quick Facts. Died At Age: 56. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Elisabeth of Romania (m. 1921–1935) father: Constantine I of Greece. mother: Sophia of Prussia. siblings: Alexander of Greece, Paul of Greece. Born Country: Greece. Emperors & Kings Greek Men. Died on: April 1, 1947. place of death: Athens, Greece. Cause of Death: Arteriosclerosis.
George II (Greek: Γεώργιος Βʹ, Geórgios II; 19 July [O.S: 7 July] 1890 – 1 April 1947) was King of Greece from September 1922 to March 1924 and from November 1935 to his death in April 1947. He was the oldest son of King Constantine I and Sophia of Prussia. He died of arteriosclerosis in April 1947 at the age of 56.
Overview. George II. (1890—1947) Quick Reference. (1890–1947) King of the Hellenes (1922–23; 1935–47). He came to the throne when General Palstiras deposed his father (1922), but the continuing unpopularity of the Greek royal family caused him to leave Greece (1923). In 1935 a plebiscite favouring the monarchy enabled him to return.
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