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Greek royal family. The currently deposed 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 ...
The royal coat of arms of Greece under the Glücksburg dynasty, created after the restoration of King George II to the throne in 1935. 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 ...
The following is a family tree for the Kings of the Hellenes of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, which ruled Greece between the election of Prince Wilhelm of Denmark (George I) to replace Otto of Greece in 1863 until the declaration of the Second Hellenic Republic in 1924, and again from 1935 until the abolition of the monarchy during the reign of King Constantine II in ...
In March 1913, an anarchist, Alexandros Schinas, assassinated King George in Thessaloniki, and his son came to the throne as Constantine I. Constantine was the first Greek king born in Greece and the first to be Greek Orthodox. His very name had been chosen in the spirit of romantic Greek nationalism (the Megali Idea), evoking the Byzantine ...
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 ...
War Cross. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, [1] later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 [fn 1] – 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from his wife's accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving ...
Greek noble titles (2 C, 1 P) R. Greek royalty (10 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Greek nobility" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Greek Orthodox. Greek royal family. Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, Prince of Denmark RE ( Greek: Παύλος, romanized : Pávlos; born 20 May 1967), is the current head of the former Greek royal family. He is the second child and eldest son of the last king of Greece, Constantine II, and Queen Anne-Marie. His father served as king from 1964 ...