King of the Hellenes

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The King of the Hellenes was the constitutional monarch and head of state of Greece until the abolition of the monarchy in the 20th century.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
monarchical title
abolishedBy Greek military junta (1967–1974)
abolitionRatifiedBy Greek republican referendum, 1974
appliesToJurisdiction Greece
associatedWith Hellenic Parliament
capitalOfRealm Athens
constitutionalInstrument Greek Constitution of 1864
Greek Constitution of 1911
Greek Constitution of 1952
constitutionalStatus constitutional monarch
country Kingdom of Greece
domain Hellenic Kingdom
firstHolder George I of Greece
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
languageOfTitle Greek
lastHolder Constantine II of Greece
monarchyAbolished 1973
monarchyAbolishedConfirmedByReferendum 1974
nativeName Βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἑλλήνων
notableHolder Alexander of Greece
Constantine I of Greece
Constantine II of Greece
George I of Greece
George II of Greece
Paul of Greece
predecessorTitle King of Greece
reignBegan 1863
reignEnded 1973
replacedByOffice President of the Hellenic Republic
residence Royal Palace of Athens
Tatoi Palace
role commander-in-chief of the Greek Armed Forces
head of state of Greece
status defunct title
style His Majesty
His Majesty the King of the Hellenes
successionLaw hereditary monarchy
successorStateForm Hellenic Republic
symbol Royal Coat of Arms of Greece
titleCreatedFor George I of Greece
titleScope all Greeks (the Hellenes), not only the territory of Greece
usedByDynasty House of Glücksburg
House of Wittelsbach NERFINISHED
usedIn 19th century
20th century


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