List of heirs to the Greek throne

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The list includes all individuals who were first in line to the throne of Greece, either as heir apparent or as heir presumptive, since 1832 (cf. Crown Prince of Greece). Those who actually succeeded to the throne are shown in bold.

Heir to the throne (House of Wittelsbach)[]

Monarch Heir Status Relationship to monarch Became heir; reason Ceased to be heir; reason Next in succession, relation to heir
Otto I Luitpold Karl Heir presumptive Younger brother 27 May 1832;
formation of Kingdom of Greece 		18 March 1844;
non-Orthodox dynasts excluded from succession 		Adalbert Wilhelm, brother

Heir to the throne (House of Glücksburg)[]

Monarch Heir Status Relationship to monarch Became heir; reason Ceased to be heir; reason Next in succession, relation to heir
George I none, 1863–1868
Crown Prince Constantine Heir apparent Eldest son 2 August 1868;
Born 		18 March 1913;
Succeeded 		none, 1868–1869
Prince George, 1869–1890, brother
Prince George, 1890–1913, son
Constantine I Crown Prince George Heir apparent Eldest son 18 March 1913;
Father became king 		11 June 1917;
Father abdicated 		Prince Alexander, brother
Alexander I none, 1917–1920
Constantine I Crown Prince George Heir apparent Eldest son 19 December 1920;
Father restored as king 		27 September 1922;
Father abdicated 		Prince Paul, brother
George II Prince Paul Heir presumptive Younger brother 27 September 1922;
Brother became king 		1 April 1947;
Became king 		Prince George, 1922–1940, uncle
Prince Constantine, 1940–1947, son
Paul I Crown Prince Constantine Heir apparent Eldest son 1 April 1947;
Father became king 		6 March 1964;
Became king 		Prince George, 1947–1952, granduncle
Princess Sophia, 1952–1962, sister[1]
Princess Irene, 1962–1964, sister
Constantine II Princess Irene Heiress presumptive Younger sister 6 March 1964;
Brother became king 		10 July 1965;
Daughter born to king 		Prince Michael, 1964–1965, first cousin once removed
none, Feb-July 1965; no further eligible royal members at the time[citation needed], following the non-dynastic marriage of Prince Michael
Princess Alexia Heiress presumptive Daughter 10 July 1965;
Born 		20 May 1967;
Son born to king 		Princess Irene, aunt
Crown Prince Pavlos Heir apparent Eldest son 20 May 1967;
Born 		1 June 1973;
Monarchy abolished 		Princess Alexia, 1967–1969, sister
Prince Nikolaos, 1969–1973, brother

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ In 1952,  [fr] was amended to allow women to  [fr] in the absence of brothers. Previously, a woman could only succeed in case of total extinction of male descendants of George I.
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