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George II (Greek: Γεώργιος Β', romanized: Geórgios II; 19 July [Old Style: 7 July] 1890 – 1 April 1947) [a] was King of Greece from 27 September 1922 until 25 March 1924, and again from 25 November 1935 until his death on 1 April 1947.
George I (Greek: Γεώργιος Α΄, romanized: Geórgios I; 24 December 1845 – 18 March 1913) was King of Greece from 30 March 1863 until his assassination on 18 March 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was born in Copenhagen , and seemed destined for a career in the Royal Danish Navy .
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 1911, Prince George of Greece, then second-in-line to the throne and his future wife's second cousin, met Elisabeth for the first time. [6] After the Balkan Wars, during which Greece and Romania were allied, the Greek prince asked for the hand of Elisabeth, but, advised by her great-aunt, she declined the offer, saying that her suitor was too small and too English in his manners.
The two coins minted in 1990 celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Italian invasion in Greece in World War II. The 28th of October is celebrated every year as a national holiday in Greece. 1,000 drachmas, silver, soldiers with horse, 28 October 1940; 20,000 drachmas, gold, soldiers with horse, 28 October 1940
Following the demise of George II on April 1, 1947, at 1:55 p.m., his brother Paul ascended to the throne amidst the ongoing civil war in Greece. At approximately 8 p.m., the monarch proceeded to the throne room of the royal palace to take the oath prescribed by the 1911 Constitution. [ 83 ]
George II during his visit to a Greek fighter station, 1944 Ioannis Metaxas with King George II and Alexandros Papagos during a meeting of the Anglo-Greek War Council The occupied country was divided into three zones (German, Italian, and Bulgarian), and in Athens, a puppet regime was established.
Regent from the coup d'état of 10 October 1935 that abolished the Second Hellenic Republic until George II's arrival in Greece. Georgios Kondylis: 10 October 1935 22 November 1935 Concurrently in office as Prime Minister, until 30 November. Regent from the Dekemvriana until the 1946 plebiscite on the monarchy. Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens