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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 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 ...
Name Father Birth Marriage Became consort Ceased to be consort Death Spouse; Olga Constantinovna of Russia: Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia 3 September 1851 27 October 1867 18 March 1913 husband's assassination: 18 June 1926 George I: Sophia of Prussia (first tenure) Frederick III, German Emperor (Hohenzollern) 14 June 1870
List of Greek Princes Name Born Died Royal lineage Notes Constantine later, King Constantine I: 1868 1923 1st son of King George I: Crown Prince and Duke of Sparta from birth until 18 March 1913. George: 1869 1957 2nd son of King George I: High commissioner of the Cretan State in 1898–1906. Nikolaos: 1872 1938 3rd son of King George I: Andrew ...
The early Athenian tradition, followed by the 3rd century BC Parian Chronicle, made Cecrops, a mythical half-man half-serpent, the first king of Athens. [5] The dates for the following kings were conjectured centuries later, by historians of the Hellenistic era who tried to backdate events by cross-referencing earlier sources such as the Parian Chronicle.
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Greek royalty (10 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Greek nobility" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.