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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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Greece was recognized by the Great Powers in 1828, having gained independence from the Ottoman Empire. In 1832, the Treaty of London established Greece as a monarchy, and Prince Otto of Bavaria, from the House of Wittelsbach, was chosen King of the Greeks. He was never fully accepted by the Greek people, despite nearly 30 years on the throne. Otto was deposed in 1862.

The Great Powers chose Prince Wilhelm of Denmark, the 17-year old son of King Christian IX, as the new monarch. He ruled as George I of the Hellenes. His descendants reigned, with a few interruptions, until 1973 Greece once again became a Republic and King Constantine II, the last Greek monarch, was deposed.

House of Wittelsbach: 1832 – 1862

House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg: 1863 – 1973

1863-1913 George I
1913-1917 Constantine I
1917-1720 Alexander
1920-1922 Constantine I
1922-1924 George II
1935-1947 George II
1947-1964 Paul
1964-1973 Constantine II

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List of kings of Greece

For the concept of Kingship in Greek, see Anax and Basileus. For the Kings of various polities in ancient Greece, see their respective articles. For the emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, see List of Byzantine emperors.

The Kingdom of Greece was ruled by the House of Wittelsbach from 1832 to 1862 and by the House of Glücksburg from 1863 to 1924 and, after being temporarily abolished in favor of the Second Hellenic Republic, again from 1935 to 1973, when it was once more abolished and replaced by the Third Hellenic Republic.

Only the first King, Otto, was actually styled King of Greece (Greek: Βασιλεὺς τῆς Ἑλλάδος). His successor, George I, was styled King of the Hellenes (Βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἑλλήνων), as were all other modern Greek monarchs.

The Greek monarchy was definitively abolished weeks before the referendum in 1973 conducted under the auspices of the then-ruling military regime, which confirmed the abolishment. It was re-confirmed by a second referendum in 1974, after the restoration of democratic rule.

House of Wittelsbach

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