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George's reign of almost 50 years (the longest in modern Greek history) was characterized by territorial gains as Greece established its place in pre–World War I Europe. Britain ceded the Ionian Islands peacefully in 1864, while Thessaly was annexed from the Ottoman Empire after the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878).
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 ...
In 1915, a commemorative marble bust of King George I was erected at the assassination site in Thessaloniki, [89] on a street now named Vasiléos Georgíou ("King George Street"). The bust, designed by sculptor Konstantinos Dimitriadis, is the oldest outdoor sculpture in the city. [90]
King George I of the Hellenes. At the urging of Britain and King George, Greece adopted a much more democratic constitution in 1864. The powers of the king were reduced and the Senate was abolished, [note 5] and the franchise was extended to all adult males. Nevertheless, Greek politics remained heavily dynastic, as it had always been.
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Vilhelm was elected unanimously by the Greek Assembly, and became "His Majesty George I, King of the Hellenes". There was a referendum in 1920 to restore Constantine I as monarch, but four years later the Second Hellenic Republic was established and the monarchy was abolished following a referendum in 1924 .
How the world’s tallest bridge changed the map of Europe. Julia Buckley, CNN. August 20, 2024 at 2:31 AM. ... At the time the Massif Central was remote, despite its central location. There was a ...
In classical antiquity, Europe was assumed to cover the quarter of the globe north of the Mediterranean, an arrangement that was adhered to in medieval T and O maps. Ptolemy's world map of the 2nd century already had a reasonably precise description of southern and western Europe, but was unaware of particulars of northern and eastern Europe.