What is Monarchy of Greece?
[[File:King Constantine 02.jpg|thumb|[[Constantine II of Greece|Constantine II]], the last [[King]] of [[Greece]]]] The '''Monarch of Greece''' was the [[Hereditary monarchy|hereditary]] [[head of state]] of [[Greece]] from [[1832]] to [[1924]] and [[1935]] to [[1973]]. == History == In 1832, [[Otto of Greece|Prince Otto]] of [[Bavaria]] was [[Coronation|crowned]] King of Greece. He reigned for 30 years until he was deposed in [[1862]]. An election was held to determine the next King and [[George I of Greece|Prince George]] of [[Denmark]] was chosen by the [[Hellenic Parliament|Greek Assembly]]. In [[1924]], the [[Greek people|Greek population]] voted to become a [[republic]]. However, in [[1935]], the monarchy was reinstated in another vote. In [[July]] [[1973]], the [[Greek junta|Greek military junta]] held a referendum, which abolished the monarchy once again. A year later, the democratically elected [[Konstantinos Karamanlis]] held another referendum, which confirmed the abolition of the monarchy. == List of Monarchs of Greece == * [[Otto of Greece|Otto I]] (1832–1862) (''deposed)'' * [[George I of Greece|George I]] (1863–1913) * [[Constantine I of Greece|Constantine I]] (1913–1917) ''(abdicated)'' * [[Alexander of Greece|Alexander]] (1917–1920) * Constantine I (1920–1922) ''(abdicated)'' * [[George II of Greece|George II]] (1922–1924, 1935–1944, 1946–1947) * [[Paul of Greece|Paul]] (1947–1964) * [[Constantine II of Greece|Constantine II]] (1964–1973) ''(deposed; monarchy abolished)'' === List of Consorts === * [[Amalia of Oldenburg]] (Consort to Otto I) * [[Olga Constantinovna|Olga Constantinovna of Russia]] (Consort to George I) * [[Sophia of Prussia]] (Consort to Constantine I) * [[Aspasia Manos]] (Consort to Alexander) * [[Elisabeth of Romania]] (Consort to George II) * [[Frederica of Hanover]] (Consort to Paul) * [[Queen Anne-Marie of Greece|Anne-Marie of Denmark]] (Consort to Constantine II) === List of Regents === * [[Pavlos Koutouriotis]] (1920, Regent after Alexander's death) * Olga Consta