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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 · 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. The eldest son of King Constantine I, George was excluded from the ...
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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 II.
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In turn, all three of Constantine's sons, George II, Alexander and Paul, would occupy the throne. The dynasty reigned in Greece during the Balkan Wars, World War I, World War II (during which Greece experienced occupation by the Axis), the Greek Civil War, and most of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974.
George II of Greece. (Former King of Greece (1922 - 1924)) George II of the Royal House of Glücksburg was a Greek king who ruled from 1922 to 1924 and then again from 1935 to 1947. He and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh had been paternal first cousins. His birth occurred at the royal villa at Tatoi.
George II of Greece. George II ( Greek: Γεώργιος Βʹ, Geórgios II; 19 July [ O.S: 7 July] 1890 – 1 April 1947) [1] 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 ...
King George II. George II (19 July 1890 – 1 April 1947) was the King of Greece from 1935 until his death in 1947. In 1921, he married Princess Elisabeth of Romania (they divorced in 1935). During his lifetime, George II was exiled from Greece three times (during the First World War, following the coup of 1923 until his return to power in 1935 ...
