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- George I (born December 24, 1845, Copenhagen, Denmark—died March 18, 1913, Thessaloníki, Greece) was the king of the Greeks whose long reign (1863–1913) spanned the formative period for the development of Greece as a modern European state.
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George I (Greek: Γεώργιος Α΄, Geórgios I; 24 December 1845 – 18 March 1913) was King of Greece from 30 March 1863 until his assassination in 1913. Originally a Danish prince, he was born in Copenhagen , and seemed destined for a career in the Royal Danish Navy .
- 30 March 1863 – 18 March 1913
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George I (born December 24, 1845, Copenhagen, Denmark—died March 18, 1913, Thessaloníki, Greece) was the king of the Greeks whose long reign (1863–1913) spanned the formative period for the development of Greece as a modern European state.
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The first monarch was George I of Greece, the second son of King Christian IX of Denmark. The current head of the family is Pavlos , who assumed the role upon the death of his father , former King Constantine II on 10 January 2023.
Prince George of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Γεώργιος; 24 June 1869 – 25 November 1957) was the second son and child of George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinovna of Russia, and is remembered chiefly for having once saved the life of his cousin the future Emperor of Russia, Nicholas II in 1891
George I, King of the Hellenes Georgios A' Vasileus ton Ellinon; December 24, 1845 – March 18, 1913) was King of Greece from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish prince, when only 17 years old he was elected King by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the former King Otto.
source: Wikipedia. King George I of the Hellenes was born Prince Christian Vilhelm Ferdinand Adolf Georg of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, on December 24, 1845, at the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen.
Feb 28, 2018 · As King George I of Greece, the former Prince William of Denmark was a great ruler and began a new royal dynasty in Greece that lasted for over a century. Greece Looks for a New King. After the War of Independence in 1830, Greece decided that it wanted a monarchical government.