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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 reigns as the head of state of Greece.
The oath-taking minutes were then signed by the King, the Metropolitan, and the ministers. As soon as the King pronounced the final words of the oath, a massive acclamation rose from all sides, from the benches of the deputies and the galleries: 'Long live King Constantine! Long live Greece! Long live the Hellenic army!'
Monarchs may be autocrats (as in all absolute monarchies) [2] or may be ceremonial figureheads, exercising only limited or no reserve powers at all, with actual authority vested in a legislature and/or executive cabinet (as in many constitutional monarchies). [3] In many cases, a monarch will also be linked with a state religion. [4]
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The oath-taking minutes were then signed by the King, the Metropolitan, and the ministers. As soon as the King pronounced the final words of the oath, a massive acclamation rose from all sides, from the benches of the deputies and the galleries: 'Long live King Constantine! Long live Greece! Long live the Hellenic army!'
After the overthrow in 1862 of the first king of the independent Greek state, Otto of Bavaria, a plebiscite in Greece was initiated on 19 November 1862, [note 2] with the results announced in February the following year, [note 3] in support of adopting Prince Alfred of the United Kingdom, later Duke of Edinburgh, to reign as king of the country. [8]
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 ...
A military coup d'état restored the monarchy in 1935 and Greece became a kingdom again until 1973. [note 1] [note 2] The kingdom was finally dissolved in the aftermath of a seven-year military dictatorship (1967–1974) and the Third Hellenic Republic was established following a referendum held in 1974.