King Constantine II of Greece

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King Constantine II of Greece died in Athens on 10 January 2023. He was the last King of Greece untill the abolution of themonarchy on 1 June 1973. The funeral of the former King of Greece takes place on Monday 16 January 2023 at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens.

Eisenhower, Constantine, Alexis Liatis, Ambassador of Greece 

Youth

Constantine was the only son of King Paul and Queen Frederica of Greece.As his family was forced into exile during World War II, he spent the first years of his childhood in Egypt and South Africa. 

Civil War

He returned to Greece with his family in 1946 during the Greek Civil War. King George II died in 1947, and Constantine's father became the new king, making Constantine the crown prince.


A King

He acceded as king in 1964 following the death of his father, King Paul. Later that year he married Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark. Although the accession of the young monarch was initially regarded auspiciously, his reign saw political instability that culminated in the Colonels' Coup of 21 April 1967. 

The coup left Constantine, as the head of state, little room to manoeuvre since he had no loyal military forces on which to rely. As a result, he reluctantly agreed to inaugurate the junta on the condition that
it be made up largely of civilian ministers.

Exile 

On 13 December 1967, Constantine was forced to flee the country, following an unsuccessful countercoup against the junta.  He remained (formally) the head of state in exile until the junta abolished the monarchy on 1 June 1973. 


Referendum

The 1973 Greek republic referendum on 29 July, ratified the abolition. There were questions concerning the validity of this referendum and whether people were pressured to vote for a republic. Therefore, a fresh referendum was held after the restoration of democracy in 1974. 

This second referendum was held after the fall of the junta as the 1974 Greek republic referendum on 8 December 1974 and confirmed the abolition of the monarchy and the establishment of the
Third Hellenic Republic. 

King Constantine II of Greece and his wife Queen Anne-Marie of Greece

Greece

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (born Princess of Denmark) She is the sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.

Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (sister of King Constantine II and Queen Sofia of Spain)

The children of King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie:

* Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark;
* Pavlos, now the head of the Greek royal house, who is married to Marie-Chantal Miller;
* Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark, who is married to Tatiana Ellinka Blatnik);
* Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (she is inter alia a goddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Queen Margrethe of Denmark) ;
* Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (he is a godson of inter alia Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh and Diana, Princess of Wales) 

Belgium

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians will attend the funeral. King Baudouin of Belgium went to the funeral of King Paul of Greece. 

Bulgaria

Simeon of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha the last Tsar of Bulgaria

Denmark

Queen Margrethe II (she is the sister of Queen Anne-Marie of Greece);  
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark;
Prince Joachim;
with Princess Benedikte (also a sister of Queen Anne-Marie of Greece).

Jordania

Queen Noor of Jordania

Liechtenstein

Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein (born Luxembourg)

Luxembourg

Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg will be at the funeral of King
Constantine II of Greece

Monaco

Prince Albert II of Monaco 

Morocco

King Mohamed VI of Morocco

Norway

Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway

Russia

Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia

Serbia

Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia 

Spain

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain with
King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia (Queen Sofia is the sister of King Constantine II of Greece),
Infanta Elena and Infanta Cristina

Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia of Sweden
Princess Christina of Sweden

The Netherlands

King Willem Alexander, Queen Maxima and Princess Beatrix will attend the Funeral of King Constantine II of Greece in Athens on Monday!

Constantine of Greece was the godfather of Prince Constantijn of The Netherlands. It is not confirmed, Prince Constantijn will come to the funeral. 


United Kingdom

The United Kingdom will be represented by Anne, Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence. 

King Constantine II of Greece was the godfather of William, Prince of Wales.  (he didn't attend)

Lady Gabriella Kingston (born Windsor), she is a daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. 

Philip the Duke of Edinburgh was born as a Prince of Greece and Denmark. 

Other attendees: Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran






Royal family ties of King Constantine II of Greece


King Constantine II of Greece is a member of the House of Glücksburg. 

👉 King Constantine II of Greece is a descendant of Queen Victoria of
The United Kingdom.

King Constantine II
mother: Frederica of Hanover
grandmother: Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia
great grandfather: Wilhelm II, German Emperor
great great grandmother: Victoria, Princess Royal
great great great grandmother: Queen Victoria


👉 King Constantine II of Greece also is a descendant of
       King Christian IX of Denmark called the father-in-law of Europa

King Constantine II
father: Paul of Greece
grandfather: Constantine I of Greece
great grandfather: King George I of Greece
great great grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark.

among the descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark are:
Queen Margrethe of Denmark;
King Philippe of the Belgians;
King Harald of Norway;
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg;
King Charles III of the United Kingdom;
and King Felipe VI of Spain. 


Location: Athene, Griekenland

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