Old King Constantine IIThe man who briefly ruled Greece in the 1960s died on Tuesday, January 10 in Athens at the age of 82, Greek public broadcaster ERT reported.
The former king “Died after a stroke (…)”, reported ERT. Greek media reported that he was hospitalized last week in Athens due to respiratory problems.
About Constantine II
A descendant of the Schleswig-Holstein-Glucksburg royal family, Constantine was a cousin of the British monarch. Charles III And the father of your child William. He is also a brother SofiaThe mother of the king Philip VIFrom Spain.
The monarchy in Greece was abolished by referendum in 1974, ending the dynasty founded in 1863 by Constantine II’s grandfather, Georges I.
Constantine II ascended the throne at the age of 23 in 1964, one of the most turbulent periods in modern Greek history.
The political crises at the time created a favorable landscape for a coup in April 1967 orchestrated by the colonels and seven years of military rule that the CIA was accused of supporting.
According to later released U.S. diplomatic documents, Constantine tried to impose martial law in 1967, and Georges Papandreou, or Socialist Son Andreas, was elected prime minister 15 years later.
He left the country in 1968 and lived in London for 40 years before returning to Greece in 2013.
Marriage with Anne MarieQueen’s sister Daisy IIof Denmark, leaving five children.
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