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{{Short description|1862 Greek election for a new king}}
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From 19 November 1862 (1 December [[Old Style and New Style dates|New Style]]), a [[Referendum|plebiscite]] in Greece was held in support of adopting [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Prince Alfred of the United Kingdom]], later [[Duke of Edinburgh]], as king. The results were announced in February 1863. Of the 240,000 votes reported, over 95% were in favour of the appointment.<ref name=clogg>Clogg, p. 82</ref> The previous king, [[Otto of Greece|Otto]], who had been deposed in [[23 October 1862 Revolution|a popular revolt]], received one vote.<ref>Van der Kiste, p. 5</ref> There were six votes for a Greek candidate and 93 for a Republic.<ref>Forster, p. 17</ref>
Despite the apparently overwhelming result, the [[Great Powers]] of [[British Empire|Britain]], [[Second French Empire|France]] and [[Russian Empire|Russia]] refused to permit any member of their respective royal families to accept the Greek throne. Eventually, [[George I of Greece|Prince William of Denmark]], who had received six votes in the referendum, was appointed as the new "King of the Hellenes", assuming the name George I.
==Prelude==
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==Aftermath==
Despite the apparently overwhelming support for Alfred, and the declaration by the Assembly that Alfred was elected as king, the Great Powers refused to alter their position, and Alfred declined the throne. The runner-up, Prince Leuchtenberg, as well as several of the other candidates, were also unacceptable to the Great Powers since they were members of the French and Russian royal families, also excluded from contention by the London Conference.<ref name=clogg/> The Greeks and Great Powers considered alternative candidates, and their choice eventually fell to Prince William of Denmark, who was the second son of
At George's enthronement
==Notes==
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*{{cite book |last=Forster |first=Edward S. |title=A Short History of Modern Greece 1821–1956 3rd edition |year=1958 |publisher=Methuen and Co |location=London }}
*{{cite journal | last = Jelavich | first = Barbara | title = Russia, Bavaria and the Greek Revolution of 1862/1863 | url = https://ojs.lib.uom.gr/index.php/BalkanStudies/article/view/44/43 | journal = Balkan Studies | volume = 2 | issue = 1 | year = 1961 | pages = 125–150 | issn = 2241-1674 }}
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*{{cite book |last=Van der Kiste |first=John |author-link=John Van der Kiste |title=Kings of the Hellenes |year=1994 |publisher=Sutton Publishing |isbn=0-7509-2147-1 }}
*{{cite book |last=Woodhouse |first=C. M. |author-link=Montague Woodhouse, 5th Baron Terrington |title=The Story of Modern Greece |year=1968 |publisher=Faber and Faber |location=London }}
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