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An article posted below stated that in the history of the monarchy in Greece since the 19th century, three kings were deposed, two abdicated, one was assassinated, and one died as a result of a monkey bite. So I tried to identify them ...

George I was assassinated (by a mentally deranged anarchist), and Alexander was the one who died as a result of a freak accident (an infection resulting from the bite of a monkey who attacked him while he was trying to rescue a dog).

Otto (house of Wittelsbach) and Constantine II were deposed, and I believe Constantine I abdicated. Or was he deposed? The line is not clear.



Things get even messier with his own eldest son, George II -- who was twice recalled to the throne. He first was passed over in the succession in favor of his younger brother, but reigned briefly. Then the monarchy was abolished -- only to be reinstated later on. So he went through a couple of periods of interregnum. How exactly does he count? It seems to me that some kings might qualify under two lists -- abdicated or deposed.

The history of the Greek monarchy, then, seems almost as messy as that of the Spanish monarchy -- hanging on a thread today. All I know is that only George II and Paul ended their reigns peacefully, as a result of dying in bed of natural causes.