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George II ( Greek: Γεώργιος Β', romanized : Geórgios II; 19 July [ Old Style: 7 July] 1890 – 1 April 1947) [a] 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. The eldest son of King Constantine I of Greece and Princess Sophia of Prussia, George followed ...
Mar 28, 2024 · Feeling ran high against the royal family, however, and, after a royalist coup d’état had been suppressed in October 1923, George felt compelled to leave Greece on December 19 with his queen, Elizabeth.
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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 II. In 1923 King George was allegedly involved in an abortive military coup and was forced to leave the country.
Mar 10, 2021 · George I, King of the Greeks, as his constitutional title was (24 December 1845 - 18 March 1913), was the longest living king of Greece. He was the second king of modern Greece after Otto and leader of the new Royal House. He ascended the throne in November 1863.
On September 27, 1922, George II became the king of Greece. However, his first reign did not last long. An unsuccessful coup took place in October 1923, after which the Revolutionary Committee requested him to leave Greece.
Mar 8, 2021 · After the Trial of the Six and the elections of 16 December 1923, from which Venizelos emerges victorious, George II is forced to leave Greece (19 December 1923).
He was restored to the throne, 3 November 1935, but again left Greece following the German invasion, 23 April 1941. This time he went into exile to Great Britain. He was recalled to the throne 28 September 1946.
