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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 Relationship to monarch Became heir; reason Ceased to be heir; reason Next in succession, relation to heir
Otto I Luitpold Karl 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)

Heirs to the Greek throne
House of Glücksburg (1863–1924)
Monarch Heir Relationship
to monarch 		Became heir
(Date; Reason) 		Ceased to be heir
(Date; Reason) 		Next in line of succession
George I None, 1863–1868
Crown Prince Constantine Son 2 August 1868
Born 		18 March 1913
Father assassinated, became king 		None, 1868–1869
Prince George, 1869–1890, brother
Prince George, 1890–1913, son
Constantine I Crown Prince George Son 18 March 1913
Father became king 		11 June 1917
Father deposed, younger brother
selected as king 		Prince Alexander, brother
Alexander I None, 1917–1920[a]
Constantine I Crown Prince George Son 19 December 1920
Father restored as king
by referendum 		27 September 1922
Father abdicated, became king 		Prince Paul, brother
George II Prince Paul Brother 27 September 1922
Brother became king 		25 March 1924
Monarchy abolished, confirmed
by referendum 		Prince George, uncle
House of Glücksburg (restoration) (1935–1973)
Monarch Heir Relationship
to monarch 		Became heir
(Date; Reason) 		Ceased to be heir
(Date; Reason) 		Next in line of succession
George II Prince Paul Brother 25 November 1935
Monarchy restored
by referendum 		1 April 1947
Brother died, became king 		Prince George, 1935–1940, uncle
Prince Constantine, 1940–1947, son
Paul I Crown Prince Constantine Son 1 April 1947
Father became king 		6 March 1964
Father died, became king 		Prince George, 1940–1952, granduncle
Princess Sophia,[b] 1952–1962, sister
Princess Irene,[c] 1962–1964, sister
Constantine II Princess Irene Sister 6 March 1964
Brother became king 		10 July 1965
Daughter born to king 		Prince Michael, 1964–1965, first cousin once removed
None, 1965
Princess Alexia Daughter 10 July 1965
Born 		20 May 1967
Son born to king 		Princess Irene, aunt
Crown Prince Pavlos Son 20 May 1967
Born 		1 June 1973
Monarchy abolished, confirmed
by 1973 and 1974 referenda
  1. ^ On 11 June 1917, King Constantine I was deposed from the throne, and his second son, Prince Alexander was selected by the Allies of World War I to act as a puppet king, after the refusal of both Constantine I's eldest son (Crown Prince George) and brother (Prince George). Eventually all the members of the royal family went into exile, except for Alexander himself. King Alexander considered himself as merely a regent in the name of his father, as neither him or his elder brother had abdicated. On 25 October 1920, Alexander died of sepsis after being bit by a monkey on 2 October. Still unwilling to restore Constantine I to the throne, the government of Eleftherios Venizelos offered the crown to his third son (Prince Paul), receiving another refusal on the same grounds of loyalty to Constantine I. On 14 November, Venizelos was defeated in the 1920 Greek legislative election and the new government of Dimitrios Rallis asked Queen Dowager Olga (who was allowed to return to Greece as Alexander was dying) to assume the regency until Constantine I's restoration on 19 December, after a referendum.
  2. ^ In 1952, the law of succession was changed from agnatic primogeniture to male-preference primogeniture.
  3. ^ In 1962, Princess Sophia renounced her claim to the throne, in order to marry Juan Carlos, Prince of Asturias.

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