Revision as of 03:12, 28 June 2021 edit GoodDay (talk \| contribs) Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers 481,437 edits →‎Results ← Previous edit		Revision as of 03:07, 1 July 2021 edit undo GoodDay (talk \| contribs) Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers 481,437 edits No edit summary Next edit →
Line 1: {{Expand French\|Élection au trône de Grèce (1862-1863)\|date=August 2012\|topic=gov}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2020}} From 19 November 1862 (1 December [[Old Style and New Style dates\|New Style]]), a 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 ~~the following year~~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".

1862 Greek head of state referendum: Difference between revisions