# Constantine II of Greece

> The last king Greece ever had - not deposed by revolution but stranded by a colonels' coup he couldn't stop, then erased by referendum while barred from his own country.

*King of Greece from 1964 to 1973 (1940-2023)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/constantine-ii-of-greece

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Greece
- **Born:** 1940-06-02
- **Died:** 2023-01-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Constantine was born in Athens in 1940, the only son of Crown Prince Paul, and spent his early years in wartime exile in Egypt and South Africa before returning during the civil war. He won Olympic gold in sailing at Rome in 1960, then ascended the throne in 1964 after his father's death and married Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark. The Colonels' Coup of April 1967 left him powerless, with no loyal forces; he reluctantly inaugurated the junta, then fled in December after a failed countercoup. The junta abolished the monarchy in 1973, and a 1974 referendum - held while he was banned from campaigning in Greece - confirmed the end by nearly 70%. He lived in London for decades, briefly entangled in coup plots through 1978, before moving back to Athens in 2013. He died there in January 2023 after a stroke.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 59.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 26.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 4.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1354704/ (@nm1354704)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.greekroyalfamily.gr/en/king-konstantinos.html

## Topics
#Politicians, #Historical Figure, #Royalty, #Politics, #20th Century

## Timeline
- **2023** - Died
- **1964** - Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
- **1964** - Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav
- **1962** - Knight of the Order of the Elephant
- **1940** - Born

## Sources
- [康斯坦丁二世 (希腊)](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BA%B7%E6%96%AF%E5%9D%A6%E4%B8%81%E4%BA%8C%E4%B8%96_(%E5%B8%8C%E8%85%8A))
- [Konstantyn II Grecki](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantyn_II_Grecki)
- [Константин II (король Греции)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD_II_(%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%93%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8))
- [コンスタンティノス2世 (ギリシャ王)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8E%E3%82%B92%E4%B8%96_(%E3%82%AE%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E7%8E%8B))
- [Costantino II di Grecia](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costantino_II_di_Grecia)
- [Constantino II da Grécia](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantino_II_da_Gr%C3%A9cia)
- [Constantijn II van Griekenland](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantijn_II_van_Griekenland)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_II_of_Greece)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q151773)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Constantine%20II%20of%20Greece)
- [Konstantin II, kralj Grčke](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_II%2C_kralj_Gr%C4%8Dke)
- [Constantí II de Grècia](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constant%C3%AD_II_de_Gr%C3%A8cia)
- [کۆنستنتین دووەم، پاشای یۆنان](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%86%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%88%DB%95%D9%85%D8%8C_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7%DB%8C_%DB%8C%DB%86%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Konstantin II. Řecký](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_II._%C5%98eck%C3%BD)
- [Cystennin II, brenin y Groegiaid](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystennin_II%2C_brenin_y_Groegiaid)
- [Konstantin 2. af Grækenland](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_2._af_Gr%C3%A6kenland)
- [Konstantin II. (Griechenland)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_II._(Griechenland))
- [Κωνσταντίνος Β΄ της Ελλάδας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CF%89%CE%BD%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%92%CE%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%95%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Konstantino la 2-a (Grekio)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantino_la_2-a_(Grekio))
- [Constantino II de Grecia](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantino_II_de_Grecia)
- [Konstantino II.a Greziakoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantino_II.a_Greziakoa)
- [کنستانتین دوم، پادشاه یونان](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85%D8%8C_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Konstantin II](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_II)
- [Constantine II](https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_II)
- [Constantin II (roi des Hellènes)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin_II_(roi_des_Hell%C3%A8nes))
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Constantine_II_of_Greece)
- [Wikiquote](https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Konstantyn_II)
- [Constantine II of Greece](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1916047)
- [کنستانتین دوم (پادشاه یونان)](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85_(%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86))
- [קונסטנטינוס השני, מלך יוון](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A1_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%99%2C_%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9A_%D7%99%D7%95%D7%95%D7%9F)

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