Talk:George II of Greece

Ancestry
The extent of genealogical coverage in the article should (1) reflect the range and balance of material found in reliable, scholarly sources; and (2) place the life of George II in a suitable context. Consequently, it may be appropriate to expand or contract the genealogical coverage in the article. For example, if the fact that he was a nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm II is important to an understanding of his life, and is mentioned in biographies, then that should be included. Similarly, if it is unnecessary to know either that he was a great-grandson of Queen Victoria or descended from Byzantine emperors, and it is not mentioned in biographies, then these facts can be removed or excluded. Given the context of the times (during and immediately after the First World War) I suspect that his relationships to both the British and German royal families were important up to the 1920s, and given his exile in London and British-occupied Egypt, I suspect his British links remained important in the 1930s and 40s. In contrast, the lives of the Byzantines were many centuries distant from George II's own life, and so it is hard to believe that his descent from such remote times is relevant to an understanding of his life or given notable coverage in verifiable sources. DrKay (talk) 08:49, 30 August 2010 (UTC)


 * If there are any references on Byzantine roots of KG II, I would like to know them. It's up to me to decide if I believe them or not, if they mean something to me or not. Some centuries distance from the Byzantine period is not much gap. There are people or nations or civilizations who do not think that ancestors expire after some centuries. See for example the article Davidic line and find that some contemporary rabbis are claiming descendance from King David. The reader does not have to believe this but is a notable information. Modern genetic science can check claims of this kind and sometimes surprising results turn up. See this on common Jewish ancestry, one of the many relevant works.
 * My opinion: Add a small paragraph under a title like "Possible Byzantine links" or something.
 * Btw, I see a request for mediation but not a discussion here. What happened?--Euzen (talk) 20:34, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Birth date
Using what little Greek I know, I think the Greek WP article says, in the text of the article, that he was born 7 July (Old Style) = 19 July (New Style) 1890. That makes sense, because there was a 12-day gap between the calendars in the 19th century. But their infobox says 20 July. That doesn't hang together. I'm trying to establish exactly when he was born in the Old Style calendar then prevailing, but the Greek article turned out to be not much help. Does anyone know for sure? --  Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  22:21, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I suspect this has arisen because he was born on 7 July 1890 OS and Greece shifted calendars in 1923, so that year the anniversary of his birth was shifted to 20 July NS (7 + 13 days), whereas he was actually born on the day that was 7/19 July 1890. DrKay (talk) 17:55, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

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Joyce Wallach
In the section "Second exile" (third paragraph) it is written that the king and Ms. Walch met in India in 1934. According to historian Marlene Eilers Koenig (also a source here) he met her two years prior in London. Maybe this should be clarified? Glamourqueen (talk) 14:08, 29 May 2024 (UTC)