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The Kingdom of Greece (Greek: Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος [vaˈsili.on tis eˈlaðos]) was established in 1832 and was the successor state to the First Hellenic Republic. It was internationally recognised by the Treaty of Constantinople , where Greece also secured its full independence from the Ottoman Empire after nearly four ...
- Greek Junta
The Greek junta or Regime of the Colonels was a right-wing...
- Constantine II
Constantine was born in the afternoon of 2 June 1940 at his...
- First Hellenic Republic
The First Hellenic Republic (Greek: Αʹ Ελληνική Δημοκρατία)...
- Otto of Greece
Otto (Greek: Όθων, romanized: Óthon; German: Otto Friedrich...
- Treaty of Constantinople
Map showing the original territory of the Kingdom of Greece...
- List
This is a list of the heads of government of the modern...
- Greek Junta
1 year, 282 days. 2 August 1868. Athens, Kingdom of Greece. Son of George I of Greece and Olga Constantinovna of Russia. Sophia of Prussia. 27 October 1889. 6 children. 11 January 1923 Palermo, Kingdom of Italy.
Ancient Greece usually encompasses Greek antiquity, as well as part of the region's late prehistory (Late Bronze Age). It lasted from c. 1200 BC – c. 600 AD and can be subdivided into the following periods: Greek Dark Ages (or Iron Age, Homeric Age), 1100–800 BC. Archaic period, 800–490 BC.
The Kingdom of Greece was dissolved in 1924 and the Second Hellenic Republic was established following Greece's defeat by Turkey in the Asia Minor Campaign. A military coup d'état restored the monarchy in 1935 and Greece became a kingdom again until 1973.
Feb 7, 2023 · Constantine II of Greece ( Paul of Greece, 1964–1973) Inception. 1832. Dissolved, abolished or demolished date. 1973. Replaces. First Hellenic Republic. Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus. United States of the Ionian Islands.
Greece, [a] officially the Hellenic Republic, [b] is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the ...
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The country was under control by the Ottoman Empire until 1821. The official language spoken in Greece is Greek, spoken by 99% of the population, and by 90% of the population of the Republic of Cyprus. It identifies as Christian Orthodox. Many Greeks also understand English, French and German, which are taught in schools.
