Otto of Greece

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Otto of Greece was a 19th-century Bavarian prince who became the first modern king of an independent Greece, reigning from 1832 to 1862.

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Surface form Occurrences
King Otto of Greece 3
Otto I of Greece 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bavarian prince
King of Greece
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs Otto of Greece
surface form: Otto I of Greece
appointedBy France
Great Powers
Russian Empire
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
ascendedToThrone as a minor under a regency
birthDate 1815-06-01
birthPlace Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

Salzburg
burialPlace Theatinerkirche, Munich
capitalMovedTo Athens
capitalMoveYear 1834
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Greece
deathDate 1867-07-26
deathPlace Bamberg NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
deposed 1862
era 19th century
event Greek War of Independence
surface form: Greek War of Independence (aftermath)
father Ludwig I of Bavaria
fullName Otto of Bavaria
surface form: Otto Friedrich Ludwig
givenName Otto
grantedConstitution Constitution of 1844 (Greece)
surface form: Greek Constitution of 1844
hadNoChildren true
house House of Wittelsbach
languageSpoken German
Greek
monarchOf Kingdom of Greece
mother Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen NERFINISHED
nobleTitle King of the Hellenes
surface form: King of Greece

Prince of Bavaria
notableEvent 3 September 1843 Revolution in Greece
predecessor Greek Regency
reasonForDeposition military revolt and popular opposition
reignEnd 1862
reignStart 1832
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Athens
Nafplion
surface form: Nafplio
spouse Amalia of Oldenburg NERFINISHED
style His Majesty the King of Greece
succeededByDynasty House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
surface form: House of Glücksburg
successor King George I of Greece
surface form: George I of Greece

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Otto of Greece alsoKnownAs Otto of Greece
this entity surface form: Otto I of Greece
Kingdom of Greece firstKing Otto of Greece
this entity surface form: King Otto of Greece
Kingdom of Greece monarch Otto of Greece
King George I of Greece predecessor Otto of Greece
this entity surface form: King Otto of Greece
Ioannis Kolettis servedUnder Otto of Greece
this entity surface form: King Otto of Greece