1973, the royal family was abolished by a referendum led by the military government. In June of the same year, George Papadopoulos became president. After the collapse of the military government, King Constantine returned to China, but he did not restore the throne. As a result of another referendum, 69% people are in favor of ending the monarchy. At this point, the Greek kingdom declared its demise and entered history.

The historical evolution of the Greek royal family;

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The Greek people began to rebel against the Ottoman Turkish Empire in 182 1 and fought fiercely until 1829; 1828, Anisz Antonios Capodious led Greece to independence and was elected as the first president of the First Republic.

However, he was assassinated at 183 1 Since then, the whole country has fallen into chaos; The great powers decided to step in and plan to build a kingdom. At the London Conference in 1832, Britain, France and Russia were appointed to rule the Vitelsbach dynasty in Bavaria.

/kloc-At the age of 0/7, Prince Otto became the first monarch of Greece. As Otto is not an adult, he got help from a regent organization. He was not in charge until 1835.

September 3 revolution

1843, ordinary people were generally dissatisfied with the arbitrary behavior of the royal families in Otto I and Bavaria, and began to demand the constitution and constitutional monarchy. Otto refused.

So on September 3rd of the same year, an infantry regiment led by Colonel Dimitri Kalergis and respected commander Yannis Makriyannis surrounded the palace. Threatened that if the king didn't make a constitution, he wouldn't dissolve. Otto was forced to agree. Call a national conference to respond to the people's demands.

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After Otto I was deposed in 1862, Prince William from Denmark ascended the throne for George I. He ruled for 50 years. During this period, the territory of Greece was greatly expanded (shortly after his coronation, Britain cut ionian islands to Greece).

At the same time, the economy has also grown substantially. 19 13 Just as Greece was about to win the first Balkan War, he was assassinated in Thessaloniki.

After the death of George I, he was succeeded by his son Constantine I. He was educated in Germany and married Sophia, the daughter of the Kaiser. Therefore, he was regarded as a German and rejected Premier Eleftherios Venizelos's proposal to participate in the tripartite agreement. Therefore, Greece remained neutral in the First World War.

However, this move has aroused opposition from some people, and the two sides have different opinions. The establishment of respective governments in Athens and Thessaloniki resulted in a split situation. 19 17 Greece still joined the tripartite agreement camp.

Constantine I was forced to give way to his son Alexander I. After the war, Greece obtained some land in Asia Minor as compensation.

King Alexander died of monkey bite in 1920, and Constantine I succeeded him. However, in the second Greek-Turkish war, the Greek army was defeated, which led to his being ousted again. He soon died in exile in Sicily.

Later, George II succeeded to the throne. 1924 resigned due to the establishment of erhe harmony. 1935, General George Candice launched a coup to overthrow * * * and the government; And held a referendum to restore the monarchy, and George II resumed.

1936, Anisz Metasax staged a coup and established the August 4th system. 194 1 After Germany invaded Greece, he and all members of the royal family went into exile in Egypt. 1946 returned to China, 1947 died.

Extended information Greek royal descendants:

Maria Olympia is the eldest daughter of the Greek Crown Prince Pavnos and the granddaughter of the last Greek king King Constantine. Although the Greek royal family was abolished in 1973, the title of nobility still exists. Like the Danish and Norwegian royal families, it belongs to the Gruxburgh dynasty and is the main heir to the British throne.

Her godfather is the father of Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry in England. 20/kloc-in March, 2004, Maria appeared on the cover of British Tatler magazine, and recently appeared in this month's W magazine, which called her "new noble".

Maria's mother, Mary Santo Miller, is the daughter of robert miller, an American duty-free shop tycoon. His three daughters are all married to Gao Fushuai, and they are called "Miller Sisters".

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