Alexander of Greece

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Alexander of Greece was the young King of Greece from 1917 to 1920, whose brief reign during World War I and the National Schism was marked by political turmoil and his unexpected early death.

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Alexander of Greece canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
king
monarch of Greece
alsoKnownAs Alexander I of Greece
appointedBy Entente Powers
birthDate 1893-08-01
birthName Alexander
birthPlace Tatoi Palace
near Athens
causeOfDeath infection following a monkey bite
sepsis
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Greece
deathDate 1920-10-25
deathPlace Athens
dynasty House of Glücksburg
endTime 1920
familyName Glücksburg
father Constantine I of Greece
fullName Alexander of Greece
gender male
givenName Alexander
house House of Glücksburg
installedAsKingAfter forced abdication of Constantine I of Greece
monarchOf Greece
mother Sophia of Prussia
notableFor brief and politically turbulent reign
unexpected early death
participatedIn World War I
placeOfBurial Royal Cemetery at Tatoi
politicalContext pro-Allied government of Eleftherios Venizelos
positionHeld King of the Hellenes
predecessor Constantine I of Greece
reignEnd 1920-10-25
reignStart 1917-06-11
religion Greek Orthodox Church
sibling George II of Greece
Helen of Greece and Denmark
Irene of Greece and Denmark
Katherine of Greece and Denmark
Paul of Greece
linked to: King Paul of Greece
significantEvent National Schism
spouse Aspasia Manos
startTime 1917
successor Constantine I of Greece
title His Majesty the King of the Hellenes
wasKingDuring National Schism in Greece
linked to: National Schism

World War I

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Kingdom of Greece monarch Alexander of Greece
George II of Greece sibling Alexander of Greece
subject linked to: King George II of Greece
King of the Hellenes notableHolder Alexander of Greece
King Paul of Greece sibling Alexander of Greece
Greek royal family notableMonarch Alexander of Greece
Constantine I of Greece child Alexander of Greece
Constantine I of Greece succeededBy Alexander of Greece
Alexander of Greece fullName Alexander of Greece
His Majesty the King of Greece usedForPerson Alexander of Greece
House of Glücksburg member Alexander of Greece