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Greece: Kings and Regents: 1946-1973

Royal House: Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Glücksborg
Vasileus tōn Hellēnōn (Βασιλεύς των Ελλήνων) | King of the Hellenes
27 Sep 1946 - 1 Apr 1947 Geōrgios II (Γεώργιος Βʹ) [1]
1 Apr 1947 - 6 Mar 1964 Paulos (Παύλος)
6 Mar 1964 - 13 Dec 1967 Kōnstantinos II (Κωνσταντίνος Βʹ)
Antivasileus (Αντιβασιλεύς) | Regent [2]
13 Dec 1967 - 21 Mar 1972 Geōrgios Kōnstantinou Zōitakēs (Γεώργιος Κωνσταντίνου Ζωιτάκης)
21 Mar 1972 - 1 Jun 1973 Geōrgios Chrēstou Papadopoulos (Γεώργιος Χρήστου Παπαδόπουλος)
  1. Geōrgios II was formally authorized to return to Greece in a national plebiscite of 1 Sep 1946 and arrived on 27 Sep 1946, entering Athens 28 Sep 1946.
  2. The regents exercised royal authority in the name of King Kōnstantinos II who had been forced to leave Greece on 14 Dec 1967 and refused to recognize the establishment of regency.