Pavlos, crown prince of greece
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Constantine II, the last king of Greece, dies aged 82
The monarch came to the throne in 1964 and was stripped of his title in 1974 by referendum after the return of democracy.
An important chapter of Greek history ended on Wednesday, January 11, in Athens, with a deafening silence. The former king Constantine II died at the age of 82 in Athens. Some Greek media outlets refer to him as Constantine Glücksburg, not wishing to mention the royal title of the former monarch who was deposed in 1974.
The last member of the Danish dynasty to rule from 1863 until the return of the Parliamentary Republic was the cousin of the British monarch Charles III and one of the godparents of his son, Prince William, and the brother of Queen Sofia of Spain. But his death caused barely a rustle in Greece, a country that has been riven by divisions between royalists and democrats since its creation.
He will not be given the state funeral he had so much desired. Neither the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, nor the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, wil
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Monarchy of Greece
Ruling sovereigns of Greece from 1832 to 1924 and 1935 to 1973
Monarchy of Greece (Greek: Μοναρχία της Ελλάδας, romanized: Monarchía tis Elládas) or Greek monarchy (Greek: Ελληνική Μοναρχία, romanized: Ellinikí Monarchía) is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign (Basileus) reigns as the head of state of Greece. Monarchy in Greece lasted from 1832 to 1924 and from 1935 to 1973.[1]
History
The monarchy of Greece was created by the London Conference of 1832 at which the First Hellenic Republic was abolished.[citation needed] The Greek crown was originally offered to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha but he declined, later being elected the king of the Belgians.
In 1832, Prince Otto of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach was styled "His Majesty Otto I, King of Greece", over which he reigned for 30 years until he was deposed in 1862.[2] After Otto's deposition as king, the crown was offered to many others, including the novelist and former British colonial se
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Greek royal family
Last royal dynasty of Greece
For an overview of the monarchs of Greece, see List of kings of Greece.
The Greek royal family (Greek: Βασιλική Οικογένεια της Ελλάδος[1][2]) was the ruling family of the Kingdom of Greece from 1863 to 1924 and again from 1935 to 1973. The family is a branch of the Danish royal family, itself a cadet branch of the House of Glücksburg. The family had replaced the House of Wittelsbach that previously ruled Greece from 1832 to 1862. The first monarch was George I of Greece, the second son of King Christian IX of Denmark.[3] The current head of the family is Pavlos, who assumed the role on 10 January 2023 upon the death of his father, former King Constantine II.
With the 1974 Greek republic referendum and Article 4 of the Constitution of Greece, all family members have been stripped of their honorific titles and the associated royal status. Many family members born after 1974 still use the titles "Prince of Greece" and "Princess of Greece" to describe themselves, but such descriptions are neither co
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