This was both the name of his maternal grandfather, Grand Duke Konstantin Romanov of Russia, and the name of the "King who would reconquer Constantinople", the future "Constantine XII, legitimate successor to the Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos", according to popular legend. As the ceremonial cannon on Lycabettus Hill fired the royal salute, huge crowds gathered outside the Palace shouting what they thought should rightfully be the newborn prince's name: "Constantine". His birth was met with an immense wave of enthusiasm: the new heir apparent to the throne was the first Greek-born member of the family. 6 Restoration and Asia Minor CatastropheĬonstantine I was born on 2 August 1868 in Athens, Constantine was the eldest son of King George I and Queen Olga.4.4 Accession to the Throne and Second Balkan War.2 Olympics and confrontations with Trikoupis.He died in exile four months later, in Sicily. He abdicated the throne for the second and last time in 1922, when Greece lost the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, and was succeeded by his eldest son, George II. After Alexander's death, Venizelos' defeat in the 1920 legislative elections, and a plebiscite in favor of his return, Constantine was reinstated. He forced Venizelos to resign twice, but in 1917 he left Greece, after threats by the Entente forces to bombard Athens his second son, Alexander, became king. He succeeded to the throne of Greece on 18 March 1913, following his father's assassination.Ĭonstantine’s disagreement with Eleftherios Venizelos over whether Greece should enter World War I led to the National Schism. He was commander-in-chief of the Hellenic Army during the unsuccessful Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and led the Greek forces during the successful Balkan Wars of 1912–1913, in which Greece expanded to include Thessaloniki, doubling in area and population. Princess Katherine, Lady Katherine BrandramĬonstantine I ( Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Αʹ, Konstantínos I 2 August 1868 – 11 January 1923) was King of Greece from 18 March 1913 to 11 June 1917 and from 19 December 1920 to 27 September 1922.For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.
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