Paul, King of Greece
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King Paul during his reign
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| King of the Hellenes | |
| Reign | 1 April 1947 – 6 March 1964 |
| Predecessor | George II |
| Successor | Constantine II |
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| Born |
14 December 1901 Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | 6 March 1964 (aged 62) Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Burial | 12 March 1964 Royal Cemetery, Tatoi Palace, Greece |
| Spouse | Frederica of Hanover |
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| House | Glücksburg |
| Father | Constantine I of Greece |
| Mother | Sophia of Prussia |
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Styles of King Paul of the Hellenes |
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| Reference style | His Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
Paul (Greek: Παῦλος, Pávlos; 14 December 1901 – 6 March 1964) was King of Greece from 1947 until his death in 1964.
Paul was born in Athens, the third son of King Constantine I of Greece and his wife, Princess Sophia of Prussia. He trained as an army officer at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and later at the Hellenic Military Academy in Kypseli, Athens. Paul was an army officer cadet in the Coldstream Guards and Lieutenant with the Evzones.
From 1917 to 1920, Paul lived in exile with his father, Constantine I. From 1923 to 1935, he lived in exile again in England, this time with his brother, George II. He worked briefly in an aircraft factory under an alias, and through Viscount Tredegar met and befriended notorious literary muse Denham Fouts, who later alleged an affair. As Fout's life is clouded by myth, the truth of this is uncertain.
On 9 January 1938, Paul married Princess Frederica of Hanover, his first cousin once removed (a great-niece of Paul's mother Sophia), at Athens. They had three children:
During most of World War II, from 1941 to 1946, when Greece was under German occupation, Paul was with the Greek government-in-exile in London and Cairo. From Cairo, he broadcast messages to the Greek people.
Paul returned to Greece in 1946. He succeeded to the throne in 1947, on the death of his childless elder brother, King George II, during the Greek Civil War (between Greek Communists and the non-communist Greek government). In 1947 he was unable to attend the wedding of his first cousin, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh to the future Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as he was suffering from typhoid fever.
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