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Constantine II (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Βʹ, romanized: Konstantínos II, pronounced [ˌkonsta(n)ˈdinos o ˈðefteros]; 2 June 1940 – 10 January 2023) [1] was the last King of Greece, reigning from 6 March 1964 until the abolition of the Greek monarchy on 1 June 1973.
In the last few years of his life, Constantine had been experiencing "chronic heart" problems. [1] In September 2022, due to ill health, he was unable to travel to the United Kingdom to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, his third cousin, and the widow of his first cousin once removed, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Constantine, the Last King of Greece, Dies at Age 82. Emily Burack. January 10, 2023 at 6:00 PM ... In March 1964, Constantine became King Constantine II following his father's death from cancer.
In January 2023, Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, passed away at age 82. Though he fled Greece when the monarchy was abolished in 1974, he would return in his final years.
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 late King Constantine II, head of the royal house of Greece, reigned as the last King of the Hellenes, from March 6, 1964 to June 1, 1973, when monarchy was abolished in the country. He died ...
The wedding of Constantine II, King of the Hellenes, and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark took place on Friday, 18 September 1964, at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens. Constantine II was the reigning Greek monarch, while Princess Anne-Marie was the youngest daughter of King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark. It was the second, and to ...
Charles was close to his second cousin Constantine, who was a first cousin once removed and sailing partner of the late Duke of Edinburgh. Constantine died at the age of 82 in January last year ...