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Paul was King of Greece from 1 April 1947 until his death on 6 March 1964.

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politics · King of Greece from 1947 to 1964 · monarch · also Paul of Greece, King Paul I of Greece, King Pavlos I of Greece, Paul I of Greece, King Paul of Greece, Pavlos I of Greece

Born 14 December 1901 · Died 6 March 1964 · Q155394

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Jun 1958Award
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1958).
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav‎ (1958).
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2026· 1 entry

Aug 19, 2026Documented record74% confidence

Encyclopaedia Britannica: Paul | King of Greece, Dynasty, Reformer

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2010· 1 entry

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The role of Paul was portrayed by Spanish actor Roberto Álvarez in the television film Sofía, dedicated to the Paul's eldest daughter

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1964· 1 entry

Mar 6, 1964Documented record86% confidence

Died 1964-03-06.

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1963· 3 entries

1963Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Despite the prime minister's recommendation and his close links with higher ranking staff in the Greek army as examples of these accusations

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1963Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Depicting the five monarchs of the House of Glücksburg

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1963Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

To commemorate the centenary of the Greek monarchy, depicting the portraits of George I, Constantine I, Alexander, George II, and Paul

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1959· 1 entry

1959Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Had an operation for a cataract, and in 1963 an emergency operation for appendicitis

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1958· 3 entries

Jun 15, 1958Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1958).

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Jun 15, 1958Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav‎ (1958).

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Jun 15, 1958Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic‎ (1958).

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1956· 2 entries

1956Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

A minor controversy arose over a proposed increase to the Greek Civil List

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1956Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

On the ship Achilles between Athens and Corfu

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1954· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1954Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1954).

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1954Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

For which the shipowner Pétros Nomikós made his passenger ship Agamemnon available

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1952· 3 entries

Jun 15, 1952Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1952).

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1952Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And 1963, to the United States in 1953, to France and West Germany in 1956, to Switzerland in 1958, to Ethiopia and Italy in 1959, and to India and Thailand in 1963

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1952Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Paul walked behind the coffin of George VI during his state funeral procession

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1949· 1 entry

1949Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

With monarchists defeating communist forces in the country

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1948· 1 entry

1948Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

The government of the United Kingdom announced its intentions to constitutionally reform their colony in Cyprus, an island inhabited by Greeks

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1947· 5 entries

1947Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Paul and Frederica took their children to Falken, Austria, for a skiing holiday every winter, and to Petalis in the summer, where the family was lent yachts

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Jan 1, 1947Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: King of the Hellenes (1947–1964).

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1947Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Paul succeeded his brother and became the King of Greece

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1947Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

To give financial aid to victims of the civil war

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1947Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Paul was unable to attend the wedding of Prince Philip to the future Elizabeth II as he was suffering from typhoid fever

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1938· 1 entry

1938Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

On the occasion of Paul's marriage to Frederica

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1934· 1 entry

1934Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Paul and Frederica met again in London at the wedding of Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark and Prince George, Duke of Kent

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1927· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1927Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1927).

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1927Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

While visiting his mother in Austria, Paul had met Frederica of Hanover at the Hubertihaus estate

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1924· 1 entry

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Two years later saw the abolition of the Greek monarchy

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1922· 1 entry

1922Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Paul's other brother, George, became the monarch

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1921· 1 entry

1921Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

When he travelled to Anatolia to boost the morale of Greek troops

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1918· 1 entry

1918Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Constantine contracted the Spanish flu, causing him to fall severely ill and restricting him from providing for Paul and his other children

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1917· 1 entry

1917Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

When Constantine and Paul were exiled, however, Alexander's death in 1920 led to Constantine's restoration

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1912· 2 entries

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The year before his father ascended the throne, Paul joined the Royal Hellenic Navy at eleven years old, becoming the youngest cadet at the time

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1912Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

And until 1913, Greece fought in the Balkan Wars

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1909· 1 entry

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When Paul was seven years old, a group of Greek officers mounted a coup d'état against his grandfather, George I of Greece

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1901· 1 entry

Dec 14, 1901Documented record86% confidence

Born 1901-12-14.

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1892· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1892Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge (1892).

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