Why did George I become the king of Greece, taking only 18th place in the elections? Detailed answer

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Why did George I become the king of Greece, taking only 18th place in the elections?

In 1862, the Greeks overthrew King Otto, but they did not want to abandon the very idea of \u230b\u95bthe monarchy, deciding to choose a new monarch in a general referendum. There were no ballots with candidates, and any subject could propose his candidacy. A convincing victory with 6 thousand votes (more than 18%) was won by the son of Queen Victoria, Prince Alfred, but he could not become king, since long before that Great Britain, France and Russia signed an agreement under which not a single member of their royal families could take the Greek throne . For the same reason, many other candidates refused the throne, and only the Danish prince Wilhelm, who received only 50 votes and took XNUMXth place, had no objections. It was he, under the name George, who ruled Greece for the next XNUMX years.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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