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George I of Greece
George I was King of Greece from 30 March 1863 until his assassination on 18 March 1913.
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politics · King of Greece from 1863 to 1913 · monarch · also George I of Greece, George I, Vilhelm, George I, King of the Hellenes, George I, King of Greece, King George I of Greece
Born 24 December 1845 · Died 18 March 1913 · Q17142
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1913· 1 entry
Died 1913-03-18.
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1906· 1 entry
After a leader in the Cretan Assembly, Eleftherios Venizelos, campaigned to have him removed
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1905· 1 entry
Awarded Royal Victorian Chain (1905).
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1901· 1 entry
Became King Edward VII, and sought his help in defusing the recurring and contentious issue of Crete, an overwhelmingly Greek island that remained under Ottoman Turk control
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1896· 1 entry
The Olympic Games were revived in Athens, and the Opening Ceremony of the 1896 Summer Olympics was presided over by the King
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1893· 1 entry
The Corinth Canal was built by a French company cutting the sea journey from the Adriatic Sea to Piraeus by 150 miles (241 km)
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1888· 1 entry
Was celebrated throughout the Hellenic world, and Athens was decorated with garlands for the anniversary of his accession on 30 October
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1885· 1 entry
When Bulgarians rose in revolt in Eastern Rumelia and united the province with Bulgaria
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1878· 1 entry
To determine peace terms for the Russo-Turkish War, Greece staked a claim to Crete, Epirus and Thessaly
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1871· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (1871).
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1867· 1 entry
And became the first monarch of a new Greek dynasty
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1864· 1 entry
While Thessaly was annexed from the Ottoman Empire after the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
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1863· 4 entries
Awarded Order of the Elephant (1863).
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Career landmark: King of the Hellenes (1863–1913).
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When she was 12 years old, on a visit to the court of Tsar Alexander II between his election to the Greek throne and his arrival in Athens
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And the First Lord of the Admiralty at the time was Lord Ripon, whose brother-in-law had been murdered in Greece 16 years before
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1852· 1 entry
However, his father was designated the heir presumptive to the childless Frederick VII of Denmark, and the following year the family became princes and princesses of Denmark
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1845· 1 entry
Born 1845-12-24.
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