George II of the Hellenes
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| King of the Hellenes | |
| First reign | 27 September 1922 – 25 March 1924 |
| Predecessor | Constantine I |
| Successor | Republic proclaimed |
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| Second reign | 25 November 1935 – 1 April 1947 |
| Predecessor | Republic abolished |
| Successor | Paul |
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| Born |
19 July 1890 (NS) Tatoi Palace, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | 1 April 1947 (aged 56) Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Burial | 6 April 1947 Royal Cemetery, Tatoi Palace, Kingdom of Greece |
| Spouse | Elisabeth of Romania (m. 1921; div. 1935) |
| House | Glücksburg |
| Father | Constantine I of Greece |
| Mother | Sophia of Prussia |
| Religion | Greek Orthodox |
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Styles of King George II of the Hellenes |
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| Reference style | His Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
George II (Greek: Γεώργιος Βʹ, Geórgios II; 19 July 1890 (NS) – 1 April 1947) reigned as King of Greece from 1922 to 1924 and from 1935 to 1947.
George was born at the royal villa at Tatoi, near Athens, the eldest son of Prince Constantine of Greece and his wife, Princess Sophia of Prussia. George pursued a military career, training with the Prussian Guard at the age of 18, then serving in the Balkan Wars as a member of the 1st Greek Infantry. When his grandfather was assassinated in 1913, his father became King Constantine I and George became the crown prince.
After a coup deposed King Constantine during the First World War, Crown Prince George, by then a Major, followed his father into exile in 1917 (see National Schism). George's younger brother, Alexander, was installed as king by prime minister Eleftherios Venizelos, an avowed Republican.
When Alexander I died following an infection from a monkey bite in 1920, Venizelos was voted out of office, and a plebiscite restored Constantine to the throne. Crown Prince George served as a colonel, and later a major general in the war against Turkey. During this time he married his second cousin, on 27 February 1921 in Bucharest, Princess Elisabeth of Romania, daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania. When the Turks defeated Greece at the Battle of Dumlupınar, the military forced the abdication of Constantine, and George succeeded to the Greek throne on 27 September 1922.
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