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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
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