Kingdom of Greece

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The Kingdom of Greece was a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Europe that existed from the 19th to the mid-20th century and played a significant role in regional conflicts and the formation of the modern Greek state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
sovereign state
abolishedMonarchy 1924
capital Athens
continent Europe
country Greece
currency Greek drachma (Latin Monetary Union)
surface form: Greek drachma
dynasty House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
surface form: House of Glücksburg

House of Wittelsbach
endAsKingdom 1973
endOfMonarchy 1973
era 19th century
20th century
established 1832
establishedBy London Conference of 1832
finalFormallyAbolished 1974
firstKing Otto of Greece
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
headOfStateTitle King of the Hellenes
legalSystem civil law
locatedIn Southeastern Europe
longName Kingdom of Greece self-link
majorReligion Greek Orthodox Church
memberOf League of Nations
United Nations
monarch Alexander of Greece
Constantine I of Greece
Constantine II of Greece
King George I of Greece
surface form: George I of Greece

King George II of Greece
surface form: George II of Greece

Otto of Greece
King Paul of Greece
surface form: Paul of Greece
nationalAnthem Hymn to Liberty
nationalSymbol blue and white flag of Greece
officialLanguage Greek
participatedIn Balkan Wars
Balkan Wars
surface form: First Balkan War

Greco-Turkish War (1897)
Turkish War of Independence
surface form: Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)

Greek War of Independence
Balkan Wars
surface form: Second Balkan War

World War I
World War II
playedRoleIn formation of the modern Greek state
regional conflicts in the Balkans
predecessor First Hellenic Republic
First Hellenic Republic
surface form: Provisional Administration of Greece
recognizedBy Great Powers
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
restoredMonarchy 1935
shortName Greece
successor Greece
surface form: Hellenic Republic

Second Hellenic Republic
successorState Greece
surface form: Hellenic Republic (modern Greece)

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Nafpaktos controlledByInPast Kingdom of Greece
Second Hellenic Republic precededBy Kingdom of Greece
Second Hellenic Republic followedBy Kingdom of Greece
Alexander of Greece countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Greece
Greek War Cross awardingBody Kingdom of Greece
Congress of Berlin hasParticipant Kingdom of Greece
Cretan Question involves Kingdom of Greece
Cretan Question supportedBy Kingdom of Greece
House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg hasDynasticHeadRoleIn Kingdom of Greece
this entity surface form: former Kingdom of Greece
Cythera joinedModernState Kingdom of Greece
Operation Marita belligerent Kingdom of Greece
Giorgio de Chirico birthPlace Kingdom of Greece
Megali Idea doctrine appliesToTerritory Kingdom of Greece
subject surface form: Megali Idea
French Party (Greece) operatedIn Kingdom of Greece
Greek Campaign belligerent Kingdom of Greece
Greco-Bulgarian communities locatedIn Kingdom of Greece
London Conference of 1920 participant Kingdom of Greece
Büyük Taarruz belligerent Kingdom of Greece
this entity surface form: Hellenic Kingdom
Battle of Dumlupınar belligerent Kingdom of Greece
Greek legislative election of 1946 country Kingdom of Greece
Greek monarchy referendum of 1946 country Kingdom of Greece
Political Committee of National Liberation (PEEA) countryInConflict Kingdom of Greece
subject surface form: Political Committee of National Liberation
Sanjak of Eğriboz successor Kingdom of Greece
Corcyra joinedModernState Kingdom of Greece
Konstantinos Mitsotakis placeOfBirth Kingdom of Greece
Liberal Party (Greece) region Kingdom of Greece
Phaedon Gizikis placeOfBirth Kingdom of Greece
Old Fortress of Corfu controlledBy Kingdom of Greece
Security Battalions operatedIn Kingdom of Greece
Great Famine in Greece location Kingdom of Greece
Queen Amalia of Greece countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Greece
Queen Amalia of Greece associatedWith Kingdom of Greece
Mavrokordatos family associatedWith Kingdom of Greece
Castle of Mytilene controlledBy Kingdom of Greece
Koules Fortress controlledBy Kingdom of Greece
Elassona incorporatedInto Kingdom of Greece
Balkan Pact countrySignatory Kingdom of Greece