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Constantine II: The last king of Greece
The last king of Greece, Constantine II, died late Tuesday night, 100 years after the death of his grandfather, Constantine I, who died on January 11, 1923. Constantine was the last king of the dynasty that began with George I, who succeeded Otto in 1863 and remained king of Greece for the next 50 years.
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Greece’s last monarch Constantine dies
Greece's former King Constantine II, whose nine-year reign coincided with one of the most turbulent periods in the country's political history, died on Tuesday aged 82.
Greek public broadcaster ERT said Constantine, a cousin of British monarch King Charles III, died "of a stroke."
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Former king Constantine remains hospitalized in ICU; condition critical
The former king of Greece, Constantine, remained hospitalized in a private Athens clinic's ICU for a fifth straight day on Monday, following a serious stroke.
Constantine, who turns 83 in June, suffered the stroke at his residence in Athens.
Attending physicians said his condition was critical.
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