Kingdom of Greece

Kingdom of Greece was a state in Balkans and Greece (Europe) that lasted from 1832 to 1924 CE, about 92 years. Its people spoke Greek languages (Mycenaean, Classical, Hellenistic, Byzantine, modern Greek).

Independent after the War of Independence of 1821 to 1829, under the Bavarian prince Otto. It doubled in size in the Balkan Wars but lost the war with Turkey in 1922.

See Kingdom of Greece on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1832 to 1924 CE

Duration

92 years

Type

State

Region

Balkans and Greece, Europe

Language family

Greek

Capital

Nafplio, then Athens

Came from

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE

Became

• Second Hellenic Republic 1924 to 1935 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 1871 Unification of Germany
• 1914 First World War begins
• 1917 Russian Revolution

Neighbours in Europe

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE
• German Empire 1871 to 1918 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Portugal 1139 to 1910 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of Sweden 1721 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia

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