Ruler · 1901 – 1964

Paul of Greece

Lived 1901 – 1964; monarch. King of the Hellenes of Kingdom of Greece, 1947 – 1964.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1901 – 1964; 63 years
In office: 17 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Kingdom of Greece
Left it: died in office; Wikidata's manner of death

King of the Hellenes

Kingdom of Greece · the 8th of 9 dated reigns · 1832 – 1973

4 before

Constantine I of Greece1920 – 1922

George II of Greece1922 – 1924

George II of Greece1935 – 1947

Paul of Greece1947 – 1964

Constantine II of Greece1964 – 1973

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadthis entry

Reigned 1947 – 1964 · 17 years · came to it aged 46

Came to it: inheritedthe sibling of the ruler before, on record
Left it: died in officeWikidata's manner of death: natural causes; stomach cancer

When George died in 1947, Paul succeeded his brother and became the King of Greece.

Paul was forced out of Greece with his family during World War II when Greece fell to the Axis Powers.

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