# Paul of Greece

> A king whose throne kept vanishing. Paul of Greece spent more years in exile than on it — chased out twice as a child, once as an adult — then returned to rule a country tearing itself apart in civil war, only to be called a terrorist by the British press for backing the wrong reunification dream.

*King of Greece from 1947 to 1964*

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

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1901-12-14
- **Died:** 1964-03-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born in Athens in 1901, Paul was eleven when he joined the navy and twelve when his father's forced abdication sent the family to Switzerland. His brother Alexander ruled briefly until his death in 1920 restored their father Constantine; another brother, George, took the throne in 1922 before a 1924 referendum abolished the monarchy entirely. In London exile Paul proposed to his first cousin Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia, who turned him down. The throne returned in 1935, and George — childless — made Paul his heir. Paul proposed to Frederica of Hanover at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, weathering Greek unease over her German lineage and Hitler's attempt to drape their wedding in swastika flags. Axis invasion in World War II sent him to Egypt, then South Africa, then back to London. When George died in 1947 Paul became king mid-civil war, contracted typhoid, and watched monarchists defeat communist forces in 1949. His push for enosis earned him the label "terrorist" in British papers even as he secured Marshall Plan funds and visited countries as a media-lauded diplomat. A 1952 constitution granted him sweeping powers and drew fire for restricting democracy. Stom

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 59.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 23.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 22.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #20th Century

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_of_Greece)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155394)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Paul%20of%20Greece)
- [بول ملك اليونان](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84_%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [پائول (یونان)](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%88%D9%84_(%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86))
- [Pavel (Yunanıstan kralı)](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_(Yunan%C4%B1stan_kral%C4%B1))
- [Павел I (кароль Грэцыі)](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB_I_(%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%93%D1%80%D1%8D%D1%86%D1%8B%D1%96))
- [Павлос I](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%81_I)
- [Pau I de Grècia](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pau_I_de_Gr%C3%A8cia)
- [Pavel I. Řecký](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_I._%C5%98eck%C3%BD)
- [Pawl, brenin y Groegiaid](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawl%2C_brenin_y_Groegiaid)
- [Paul 1. af Grækenland](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_1._af_Gr%C3%A6kenland)
- [Paul (Griechenland)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_(Griechenland))
- [Παύλος της Ελλάδας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%B1%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%95%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Pablo I de Grecia](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_I_de_Grecia)
- [Paulo Greziakoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Greziakoa)
- [پائول یونان](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%88%D9%84_%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Paul I](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_I)
- [Paul Ier (roi des Hellènes)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ier_(roi_des_Hell%C3%A8nes))
- [Paulo I de Grecia](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_I_de_Grecia)
- [פבלוס, מלך יוון](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%91%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A1%2C_%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9A_%D7%99%D7%95%D7%95%D7%9F)
- [Pavao, kralj Grčke](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavao%2C_kralj_Gr%C4%8Dke)
- [Pál görög király](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1l_g%C3%B6r%C3%B6g_kir%C3%A1ly)
- [Pavlos dari Yunani](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlos_dari_Yunani)
- [Paolo di Grecia](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_di_Grecia)
- [Paul van Griekeland](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_van_Griekeland)
- [بول ملك اليونان](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84_%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86)

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