Kingdom of Greece (Wittelsbach)

Kingdom of Greece
Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος Monotonic system: Βασίλειον της Ελλάδος Modern Greek: Βασίλειο της Ελλάδας
1832–1924 1935–1973
State flag Royal coat of arms (1936–1973)
Motto Ἐλευθερία ἢ Θάνατος "Freedom or Death" Ἰσχὺς μου ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ λαοῦ "The people's love, my strength"
Anthem Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν "Hymn to Freedom"
Kingdom of Greece in 1972
Capital		Nafplio (1832–1834) Athens (1834–1973)
Languages		Greek
Religion		Eastern Orthodox Church
Government		Absolute monarchy (1832–1843) Parliamentary constitutional monarchy (1843–1924, 1944–1967) Totalitarian state (1936–1941)
King
•	1832–1862	Otto
•	1863–1913	George I
•	1913–1917	Constantine I
•	1935–1947	George II
•	1947–1964	Paul
•	1964–1973	Constantine II
Prime Minister
•	1833	Spyridon Trikoupis
•	1910–1915	Eleftherios Venizelos
•	1936–1941	Ioannis Metaxas
•	1964–1965	Georgios Papandreou
•	1967–1973	Georgios Papadopoulos
Historical era		Modern
•	Established	30 August 1832
•	Constitution granted	3 September 1843
•	Second Republic	25 March 1924
•	Monarchy restored	3 November 1935
•	Axis occupation	April 1941 – October 1944
•	Admitted to the United Nations	25 October 1945
•	Military Junta	21 April 1967
•	Abolishment by Papadopoulos	1 July 1973
Area
•	1920	173,779 km2 (67,096 sq mi)
•	1973	131,990 km2 (50,960 sq mi)
Population
•	1920 est.	7,156,000
•	1971 est.	8,768,372
Currency		Greek drachma
Preceded by Succeeded by First Hellenic Republic United States of the Ionian Islands Principality of Samos Second Hellenic Republic Free State of Ikaria Cretan State Italian Islands of the Aegean Hellenic State (1941–1944) Second Hellenic Republic Hellenic State (1941–1944) Greek military junta of 1967–1974
Today part of		Greece

The Kingdom of Greece (Greek: Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος [vaˈsiliɔn ˈtis ɛˈlaðɔs]) was a state established in 1832 at the Convention of London by the Great Powers (the United Kingdom, Kingdom of France and the Russian Empire). It was internationally recognised by the Treaty of Constantinople, where it also secured full independence from the Ottoman Empire. This event also marked the birth of the first fully independent Greek state since the fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottomans in the mid-15th century.

The Kingdom succeeded from the Greek provisional governments after the Greek War of Independence, and lasted until 1924. In 1924 the monarchy was abolished, and the Second Hellenic Republic was established, after Greece's defeat by Turkey in the Asia Minor Campaign. It lasted until 1935, when it was overthrown by a military coup d'état which restored the monarchy. The restored Kingdom of Greece lasted from 1935 to 1973. The Kingdom was again dissolved in the aftermath of the seven-year military dictatorship (1967–1974), and the Third Republic, the current Greek state, came to be, after a popular referendum.