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Line of succession to the former Greek throne
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The Greek monarchy was abolished by the then-ruling military regime on 1 June 1973, an act that was repeated by plebiscite on 8 December 1974 after the regime's fall. The title of king is used by the last reigning monarch, Constantine II (r. 1964-1973). His son, the Crown Prince Pavlos, who was born in 1967, is the heir apparent to the title. Law of succession According to Article 45 of the Greek Constitution of 1864 and the Greek Constitution of 1911, the crown descended according to primogeniture among the descendants of George I, males before females. In 1952, the succession clause was clarified to stipulate that the crown is inherited with preference to the descendants of the current king in order of primogeniture, the males taking preference, i.e., the sovereign's sons (and their descendants, in respective order) inherit according to seniority of age among siblings with males before females, followed by the sovereign's daughters (and their descendants, in respective order) in like manner. Current situation The descendants of King Paul, who are in the line of succession: *15px King Paul (1901-1964) **15px King Constantine II (born 1940) *** (1) Crown Prince Pavlos (b. 1967) **** (2) Prince Constantine-Alexios (b. 1998) **** (3) Prince Achileas-Andreas (b. 2000) **** (4) Prince Odysseus-Kimon (b. 2004) **** (5) Prince Aristidis-Stavros (b. 2008) **** (6) Princess Maria-Olympia (b. 1996) *** (7) Prince Nikolaos (b. 1969) *** (8) Prince Philippos (b. 1986) *** (9) Princess Theodora (b. 1983) ** (10) Princess Irene (b. 1942) Line of Succession in June 1973 *15px King Paul (1901-1964) **15px King Constantine II (born 1940) *** (1) Crown Prince Pavlos (b. 1967) *** (2) Prince Nikolaos (b. 1969) *** (3) Princess Alexia (b. 1965) ** (4) Princess Irene (b. 1942) See Also
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