George II of Greece

George II
George II
	Photograph, c. 1942
King of the Hellenes
First reign	27 September 1922 – 25 March 1924
Predecessor	Constantine I
Successor	Pavlos Kountouriotis ; as President of Greece
Prime Ministers	See list Anastasios Charalambis; Sotirios Krokidas; Stylianos Gonatas; Eleftherios Venizelos; Georgios Kafantaris;
Second reign	25 November 1935 – 1 April 1947
Predecessor	Republic abolished
Successor	Paul
Prime Ministers	See list Georgios Kondylis; Konstantinos Demertzis; Ioannis Metaxas; Alexandros Koryzis; Emmanouil Tsouderos; Sophoklis Venizelos; Georgios Papandreou; Nikolaos Plastiras; Petros Voulgaris; Archbishop Damaskinos; Panagiotis Kanellopoulos; Themistoklis Sofoulis; Panagiotis Poulitsas; Konstantinos Tsaldaris; Dimitrios Maximos;
Born	19 July 1890; (O.S: 7 July 1890); Tatoi Palace, Greece
Died	1 April 1947 (aged 56); Athens, Greece
Burial	6 April 1947; Royal Cemetery, Tatoi Palace, Greece
Spouse	Elisabeth of Romania; (m. 1921; div. 1935)
House	House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Father	Constantine I of Greece
Mother	Sophia of Prussia
Religion	Greek Orthodox
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George II (Greek: Γεώργιος Βʹ, Geórgios II; 19 July [O.S: 7 July] 1890 – 1 April 1947)^[1] was King of Greece from September 1922 to March 1924 and from November 1935 to his death in April 1947.

He was the oldest son of King Constantine I and Sophia of Prussia.

He died of arteriosclerosis in April 1947 at the age of 56. Having no children, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Paul.

References[change | change source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Gelardi, Julia B. (2005). Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria. New York: St. Martin’s Press. ISBN 0-312-32423-5.

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[Gelardi_2005-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Gelardi, Julia B. (2005). Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria. New York: St. Martin’s Press. ISBN 0-312-32423-5.

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