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Alexander of Greece

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/June 11, 2017 by Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 11:47, 27 May 2017 (UTC)



Alexander (1893–1920) was King of Greece from 11 June 1917 until his death at the age of 27. He was the second son of King Constantine I. Alexander succeeded his father in 1917, during World War I, after the Entente Powers and the followers of Eleftherios Venizelos pushed Constantine I, and his eldest son Crown Prince George, into exile. Having no real political experience, the new king was stripped of his powers by the Venizelists and effectively imprisoned in his own palace. Venizelos, as prime minister, was the effective ruler with the support of the Entente. Though reduced to the status of a puppet king, Alexander supported Greek troops during their war against the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. Under his reign, the territorial extent of Greece considerably increased, following the victory of the Entente and their Allies in the First World War and the early stages of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–22. Alexander controversially married the commoner Aspasia Manos in 1919, provoking a major scandal that forced the couple to leave Greece for several months. Soon after returning to Greece with his wife, Alexander was bitten by a domestic Barbary macaque and died of septicemia. The sudden death of the sovereign led to questions over the monarchy's survival and contributed to the fall of the Venizelist regime. After a general election and a referendum, Constantine I was restored.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Most recent royal was Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick on 19 April but that's from a completely different era and part of the world. Most recent WWI was Canadian National Vimy Memorial on 9 April which is clearly quite different.
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 * Promoted: 21 June 2013
 * Reasons for nomination: Centenary of his coronation. I am quite sure the whole monkey thing will pull in some readers.
 * Support as nominator. Anarcho-authoritarian (talk) 15:39, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Support. Seems an ideal date to feature on the main page. DrKay (talk) 17:40, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Support. good anniversary. core history article Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:05, 19 May 2017 (UTC)