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GREECE

(Kingdom of Hellas.) Reigning King.

KonstantinOS I.j born August 2nd, 1868, the eldest son of Georgios (George I.) ; succeeded on the assassination of his father, March 18, 1913 ; married, October 27, 1889, to Queen Sophia, boin June 14, 1870, Princess of Prussia, sister of the Emperor William II.

Children of the King.

I. Prince Gedrgios, born July 19, 1890. 11. Prince Alexandras, born August 1, 1893. III. Princess HeI6ne, born Maj^ 2, 1896. IV. ? I'mce Fail/os, born December 14, 1901. V. Princess Irene, born February 14, 1904.

Brothers and Sister of the King.

I. Prince Georgios, born June 24, 1869 ; High Commissioner in Crete, 1898-1906 ; marri(3d, November 21, 1907, to Princess Marie, only child of Prince Roland Bonaparte; offspring: — Prince Petros, born December 3, 1908; Princess Eugenia, born February 11, 1910, II. Prince Nicolaos, born January 21, 1872 ; married, August 29, 1902, to the Grand-Duchess Helena Vladimirowna, daughter of the Crand-Duke Vladimir of Russia ; off'spring, Princess Olga, born June 11, 1903 ; Princess Elizabeth, born May 23, 1904 ; Princess Marina, born November SO, 1906. III. Princess Maria, born March 3, 1876 ; married, April 30, 1900, to the Grand-Duke George Michailovitcb of Russia. IV. Prince Andreas, born February 1, 1882 ; married, October 7, 1903, to Princess Alice, daughter of Prince Louis of Battenburg ; off'spring, Princess Margaret, born April 17, 1905 ; Princess Theodora, born May 30, 1906. V. l-*rince Christophoros, born August 10, 1888.

By decision of the Greek National Assembly of April 14, 1913, a civil list of 2,000,000 drachmai (80,000Z.) was settled on the King, and an annual sum of 300,000 drachmai on the Queen- Mother.

Greece; a province of the Turkish Empire since the latter part of the 15th century, gained its independence in the insurrection of 1821-29, and by the Protocol of London, of February 3, 1830, was declared a kingdom, under the protection of Great Britain, France, and Russia. The crown was accepted by Prince Otto of Bavaria, who ascended the throne January 25, 1833, being under the age of eighteen. He was expelled the Kingdom, after a reign of 29 years, in October, 1862, which event was followed by the election, under the directing guidance of the three protecting Powers, of King George I. in 1863.

The King, according to Art. 49 of the Constitution of 1864, attains his majority upon completing his eighteenth year. Within two months at the most the King must convoke the Legislature. If the successor to the throne is either a minor or absent at the time of the King's decease, and no Regent has been appointed, the Legislative Chamber has to assemble of its own accord within ten days after the occurrence of that event. The constitutional royal authority in this case has to be exercised by the ministerial council, until the choice of a Regent, or the arrival of the successor to the throne. The