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1. This was the first modern king of Greece, who was chosen by a conference of European powers in London in 1832. The Greek National Assembly confirmed him in 1833, yet his rule was very unpopular among the Greek people, who later forced him to accept a constitutional monarchy 10 years later in 1843. Who is he?
2. He was the son of King Christian IX of Denmark elected by the Greek National Assembly as the second king of Greece after Otto was dethroned. He increased Greece's territory by acquiring the Ionian Islands in 1864, Thessaly and Arta in 1881 and Epirus, Macedonia, and Crete during the first Balkan War, only to be assassinated in 1913. Can you name this king?
3. This man ruled Greece during World War I and was criticized for remaining neutral instead of fighting alongside Britain. Opposition forces made him leave the throne to his son, whereupon Greece entered the War on the side of the Entente. When his son died in 1920 and the opposition forces forces in Greece had been defeated, he returned to the throne, only to abdicate it in September 1922 because of Greece's defeat by Turkey. Who is this king?
4. This king came to power in 1964 at the death of his father, yet went into exile in 1967 when a military junta siezed power. The military government deposed him in 1973, therefore making him the last Greek king. What is his name?
5. Strictly speaking the term "King of Greece" is inaccurate.
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