King of Greece

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The King of Greece was the constitutional monarch and head of state of the Kingdom of Greece until the monarchy’s abolition in 1973.

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Label Occurrences
King of Greece canonical 10
Kings of Greece 1
the King of Greece 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
monarchical title
abolitionConfirmedBy 1974 Greek referendum
appointedBy Great Powers (initial selection of Otto)
linked to: Great Powers
capitalOfRealm Athens
coatOfArmsAssociated Royal coat of arms of Greece
constitutionalStatus constitutional monarch
continent Europe
country Kingdom of Greece
dynasty House of Glücksburg
House of Wittelsbach
endEvent abolition of the Greek monarchy
endTime 1973
firstHolder Otto of Greece
Otto of Wittelsbach
firstHolderEnd 1862
firstHolderStart 1832
flagAssociated Royal Standard of Greece
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
inception 1832
jurisdiction Kingdom of Greece
languageOfOath Greek
lastHolder Constantine II of Greece
lastHolderEnd 1973
lastHolderStart 1964
legalStatusAfter1973 abolished
nativeLanguage Greek
nativeTitle Βασιλεύς των Ελλήνων
politicalSystemContext parliamentary monarchy
predecessorTitle King of the Hellenes (as a style used by Greek monarchs)
relatedInstitution Greek Crown Council
Greek Royal Family
linked to: Greek royal family
religionTraditionally Eastern Orthodox Christianity
residence Royal Palace of Athens
Tatoi Palace
role commander-in-chief of the Greek Armed Forces
head of state of the Kingdom of Greece
symbolic representative of national unity
secondDynasty House of Glücksburg
secondDynastyHolder George I of Greece
startEvent establishment of the Kingdom of Greece
style By the Grace of God, King of the Hellenes
His Majesty
succession hereditary monarchy
successionLaw agnatic primogeniture (for most of its history)
successorOffice President of the Hellenic Republic
territorialContext Balkan Peninsula
linked to: Balkans

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Constantine II of Greece positionHeld King of Greece
Governor of Greece followedBy King of Greece
Governor of Greece replacedBy King of Greece
His Majesty the King of Greece hasComponent the King of Greece
linked to: King of Greece
Field Marshal (Greece) grantedBy King of Greece
King Paul of Greece positionHeld King of Greece
subject linked to: Pavlos
Syntagma of 1844 headOfState King of Greece
Syntagma of 1844 definesRoleOf King of Greece
House of Oldenburg providedMonarch Kings of Greece
subject linked to: Oldenburg
linked to: King of Greece
Aspasia Manos spouseOccupation King of Greece