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Constantine II ( Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Βʹ, romanized : Konstantínos II, pronounced [ˌkonstaˈdinos ðefˈteros]; 2 June 1940 – 10 January 2023) [1] was the last King of Greece, reigning from 6 March 1964 until the abolition of the Greek monarchy on 1 June 1973.
- 6 March 1964 – 1 June 1973
- Frederica of Hanover
Jan 11, 2023 · King Constantine II of Greece and his cousin Prince Philip reviewing the Greek royal guard at Athens airport in 1965. Photograph: Aristotle Saris/AP. In many ways, Constantine was a victim of the ...
- Stephen Bates
See list of funeral dignitaries. On 10 January 2023, Constantine II of Greece, Head of the Royal House of Greece, who reigned as the last King of the Hellenes from 6 March 1964 to 1 June 1973, died in Athens at the age of 82, having already been placed under intensive care after suffering a stroke in hospital.
- ~8 hours
- 6:00–11:00 am (UTC+2) (lying-in-state), 12:30–2:00 pm (UTC+2) (funeral), 4:00 pm (UTC+2) (burial)
- Athens (funeral), Tatoi Palace (burial)
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens
Mar 8, 2024 · Constantine II (born June 2, 1940, Psikhikó, near Athens, Greece—died January 10, 2023, Athens, Greece) was the king of Greece from 1964 to 1974. After spending World War II in exile in South Africa, Constantine returned to Greece in 1946. When his father became King Paul I in 1947, Constantine became crown prince; he succeeded to the throne ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 13, 2023 · By Niki Kitsantonis. Jan. 13, 2023. ATHENS — Constantine II, the last king of Greece, who ruled for just three years during a turbulent period in the country’s modern history that culminated ...
- Niki Kitsantonis
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Jan 10, 2023 · Prince Charles and King Constantine II of Greece attend Sunday service at the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate in King's Lynn, England, on Dec. 9, 2007.
Jan 16, 2023 · BBC News. Greece's final king, Constantine II, has been laid to rest in a private funeral after he died at the age of 82. European royals - including Princess Anne - gathered to pay their respects ...
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