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People
Kings Of The Hellenes
Otto I (1815-1867)
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Otto I {Όθων Α'} (1815-1867) [Metaksourgio District] [Athinas Street] [Theodoros Kolokotronis] [Konstandinos Kanaris] [Georgios Karaiskakis] [Aleksandros Mavrokordatos] [Emmanouil Ksanthos] [Ioannis Makrigiannis] [Andreas Miaoulis] [Nikitaras] [Georgios Koundouriotis]. King of the Hellenes (1833-1862). The second son of King Louis I of Bavaria.
He was chosen in 1832 by a conference of European powers at London to rule newly independent Greece. He ascended the throne under a highly unpopular regency of Bavarians.
A military coup in 1843 [3rd Septemvriou Street] forced a constitution [Sindagmatos Square] on the King. His authority was further weakened when Greece sought to attack Turkey in 1854 after the outbreak of the Crimean War; France and Britain as a result occupied the port of Piraeus {Pireefs ~ Πειραιεύς}.
The King’s attempts to discard the constitution led to another military revolt in 1862 [Omonias Square] and to his deposition. In 1863 the Greeks chose a Danish prince to become their King as Georgios I {Γεώργιος Α'} [People].
Otto I (1815-1867)
04-01-2004