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3 days ago · Greece - Reform, Expansion, Defeat: The downfall of King Otto forced the great powers to search for a new sovereign who could not be drawn from their own dynasties. Their choice was a prince of the Danish Glücksburg family, who reigned as King George I of the Hellenes from 1863 to 1913; thereafter the Glücksburg dynasty reigned intermittently ...
2 days ago · Paul ( Greek: Παύλος, romanized : Pav́los; 14 December 1901 – 6 March 1964) was King of Greece, reigning from 1 April 1947 until his death on 6 March 1964. Paul was born in Athens as the third son of Crown Prince Constantine and Crown Princess Sophia of Greece. In 1912, the year before his father ascended the throne, Paul joined the ...
2 days ago · Greece - Civil War, Legacy, Politics: The first elections since the fateful ones of 1936 were held in March 1946. These were flawed and, with the far left abstaining, resulted in a sweeping victory for the royalist right. In September a plebiscite issued a vote for the return of King George II; he died within six months and his brother Paul ...
5 days ago · This year's Trooping the Colour looks a bit different from years past, due to King Charles's ongoing health issues and the slimmed-down royal family of recent years.
3 days ago · A member of the House of Glücksburg, Philip was a prince of both Greece and Denmark by virtue of his patrilineal descent from George I of Greece and George's father, Christian IX of Denmark; he was from birth in the line of succession to both thrones.
5 days ago · King Constantine of Greece passed away in January 2023 at the age of 82. Crown Prince Pavlos pays tribute to late father King Constantine on poignant anniversary. Constantine II was the last...
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2 days ago · Prince William, Princess Kate and their children stood together at the King's birthday celebrations at the weekend Credit: PA 26 It was the first time Kate had been at a royal event in more than ...
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