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Constantine I of Greece

Constantine I was King of Greece from 1913 to 1917 and from 1920 to 1922. He was commander-in-chief of the Hellenic Army during the unsuccessful Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and led the Greek forces during the successful Balkan Wars of 1912–1913, in which Greece won Thessaloniki and doubled in area and population...

Timeline of Events

1917

6.11.1917

King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father Constantine I abdicates under pressure by allied armies occupying Athens.

1920

12.19.1920

King Constantine I is restored as King of the Hellenes after the death of his son Alexander I of Greece and a plebiscite.

1922

9.27.1922

King Constantine I of Greece abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, King George II.