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George I of Greece

George I
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George I in the uniform of an Admiral of the Royal Hellenic Navy
King of the Hellenes
Reign 30 March 1863 – 18 March 1913
Predecessor Otto
Successor Constantine I
Prime Ministers
Born (1845-12-24)24 December 1845
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died 18 March 1913(1913-03-18) (aged 67)
Thessaloniki
Burial Royal Cemetery, Tatoi Palace, Greece
Spouse Olga Constantinovna of Russia
Issue Constantine I of Greece
Prince George
Princess Alexandra
Prince Nicholas
Princess Maria
Princess Olga
Prince Andrew
Prince Christopher
House Glücksburg
Father Christian IX of Denmark
Mother Louise of Hesse
Religion Lutheranism
Signature

George I (Greek: Γεώργιος Αʹ, Βασιλεύς των Ελλήνων, Geórgios Αʹ, Vasiléfs ton Ellínon; born Prince William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg; 24 December 1845 – 18 March 1913) was King of Greece from 1863 until his assassination in 1913.

Originally a Danish prince, George was born in Copenhagen, and seemed destined for a career in the Royal Danish Navy. He was only 17 years old when he was elected king by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the unpopular former king Otto. His nomination was both suggested and supported by the Great Powers: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Second French Empire and the Russian Empire. He married the Russian grand duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia, and became the first monarch of a new Greek dynasty. Two of his sisters, Alexandra and Dagmar, married into the British and Russian royal families. King Edward VII and Tsar Alexander III were his brothers-in-law and King George V and Tsar Nicholas II were his nephews.


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