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Who was the royal family of Greece?

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I had no idea that Greece had a royal family until I found out that prince Phillip was born in Corfu and did some googling...and im not even sure I understand how the British royal family connects to. the Greek royal family. Does anyone know why Greece even had a royal family in the first place? And what was their role in ruling the country?
 
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I had no idea that Greece had a royal family until I found out that prince Phillip was born in Corfu and did some googling...and im not even sure I understand how the British royal family connects to. the Greek royal family. Does anyone know why Greece even had a royal family in the first place? And what was their role in ruling the country?
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King Constantine.... Hmmmmh! ...A very emotional and sometimes an inflammatory subject which will raise many pulses!....I will let others chime in on this!?
 
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King Constantine.... Hmmmmh! ...A very emotional and sometimes an inflammatory subject which will raise many pulses!....I will let others chime in on this!?
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Im not a huge fan at all!!
 
acamp7 said:
I had no idea that Greece had a royal family until I found out that prince Phillip was born in Corfu and did some googling...and im not even sure I understand how the British royal family connects to. the Greek royal family. Does anyone know why Greece even had a royal family in the first place? And what was their role in ruling the country?
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This is a fascinating time period in history and people don't always realize Phillip was part of the Greek royal family and was born in Greece! The royalty came about after the War for Independence. Greece had tried to establish a government, but it was tumultuous. This is a fairly good overview:

en.wikipedia.org

Greek royal family - Wikipedia

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