Birth of George I1845
Birth of George I, 2nd son of Christian IX of Denmark
Historical person
George I Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for George I, based on 13 World History Database records associated with Greece.
13 records1845–189713 events4 places
Chronological biography
1845
1863
Abdication1863
Elected King of the Hellenes after abdication of Otto I
Election1863
Election approved by the Great powers. Elected King of the Hellenes by the Greek National Assembly. Elected King of the Hellenes after abdication of Otto I
National Assembly1863
Elected King of the Hellenes by the Greek National Assembly
Rule of Hellenes1863
Elected King of the Hellenes after abdication of Otto I
Succession1863
Succeeds as King of Greece
1866
Rule of Crete2 September 1866
Crete rebels against Turkey & decrees union with Greece
Unification2 September 1866
Crete rebels against Turkey & decrees union with Greece
1867
Marriage1867
Marries Olga, Grand Duchess & niece of the Tsar of Russia
1881
Rule of Epirus1881
The greater part of Thessaly & part of Epirus is incorporated into Greece
Rule of Thessaly1881
The greater part of Thessaly & part of Epirus is incorporated into Greece
1896
Reballion of Crete1896
Beginning of the rebellion of Crete
1897
Reballion of Rebels in Crete1897
Puts down the rebellion in Crete
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.