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His Royal Highness '''Prince George of Greece and Denmark''' ([[24 June]] [[1869]], [[Corfu]] – [[25 November]] [[1957]], [[Saint-Cloud|St Cloud]]) was the third child of [[King George I]] of [[Greece]] and [[Queen Olga|Grand Duchess Olga]]. He accompanied Tsar Nicholas II on his trip to Asia as Tsarevich, and saved him from an assassination attempt in Japan. He acted as high commissioner of [[Crete]] during its transition towards independence from Ottoman rule and union with [[Greece]].

Although much of modern Greece had been independent since the [[1820s]], Crete remained in Ottoman hands. For the rest of the [[19th Century]], there had been many rebellions and protests on the island. A Greek force arrived to annex the island in [[1897]] and the [[Great Powers]] acted, occupying the island and dividing into British, French, Russian and Italian areas of control.

In [[1898]], Turkish troops were ejected and a national government was set up, still nominally under Ottoman suzerainty. Prince George, not yet thirty, was made High Commissioner and a joint Muslim-Christian assembly was part-elected, part-appointed. However, this was not enough to satisfy Cretan nationalists.

[[Eleftherios Venizelos]] was the leader of the movement to reunite Crete with Greece. He had fought in the earlier revolts and was now a member of the Assembly, acting as Minister of Justice to Prince George. They soon found themselves opposed. Prince George, a staunch royalist, had assumed absolute power. Venizelos led the opposition to this. In [[1905]], however, he summoned an illegal Revolutionary Assembly in [[Theriso]], in the hills near [[Chania]], the then capital of the island.

During the revolt, the newly-created [[Cretan Gendarmerie]] remained faithful to Prince George. In this difficult period the Cretan population had been divided (in the [[1906]] elections the pro-Prince parties took 38,127 votes while pro-Venizelos parties took 33,279), but the Gendarmerie managed to execute its duties objectively. Finally, British diplomats brokered a settlement and in [[September]] [[1906]] Prince George was replaced by former Greek prime minister [[Alexandros Zaimis]] and left the island. In [[1908]], the Cretan Assembly declared "[[enosis]]" with Greece unilaterally.

Prince George was married in [[1907]] to Princess Marie Bonaparte, daughter of Prince Roland Bonaparte. They had two children - Petros and Evgenia. Peter ([[1908]]-[[1980]]) was an anthropologist, while their daughter Eugenie ([[1910]]-[[1989]]) married Prince Dominic Radziwill. Living to the age of 88, Prince George was the longest living of the House of Oldenburg of his generation.

[[Georgioupolis]], a coastal resort between Chania and [[Rethimno]], was named after Prince George.

Prince George, along with his brothers Constantine and Nicolas, was involved with the organization of the [[1896 Summer Olympics]] in Athens. George served as president of the Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports.

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−	Prince George, along with his brothers [[King Constantine I]]Constantine]] and Nicolas, was involved with the organization of the [[1896 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]]. George served as president of the Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports.	+	Prince George, along with his brothers [[King Constantine I\|Constantine]] and Nicolas, was involved with the organization of the [[1896 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]]. George served as president of the Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports.

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-His Royal Highness '''Prince George of Greece and Denmark''' ([[June 24]] [[1869]], [[Corfu]] – [[November 25]] [[1957]], [[Saint-Cloud|St Cloud]]) was the third child of [[King George I]] of [[Greece]] and [[Queen Olga|Grand Duchess Olga]]. He accompanied Tsar Nicholas II on his trip to Asia as Tsarevich, and saved him from an assassination attempt in Japan. He acted as high commissioner of [[Crete]] during its transition towards independence from Ottoman rule and union with [[Greece]].
+His Royal Highness '''Prince George of Greece and Denmark''' ([[June 24]] [[1869]], [[Corfu]] – [[November 25]] [[1957]], St Cloud) was the third child of [[King George I]] of [[Greece]] and [[Queen Olga|Grand Duchess Olga]]. He acted as high commissioner of [[Crete]] during its transition towards independence from Ottoman rule and [[Enosis|union]] with [[Greece]].
-Although much of modern Greece had been independent since the [[1820s]], Crete remained in Ottoman hands. For the rest of the [[19th Century]], there had been many rebellions and protests on the island. A Greek force arrived to annex the island in [[1897]] and the Great Powers acted, occupying the island and dividing into British, French, Russian and Italian areas of control.
+Although much of modern [[Greece]] had been independent since the [[1820s]], [[Crete]] remained in Ottoman hands. For the rest of the [[19th Century]], there had been many rebellions and protests on the island. A Greek force arrived to annex the island in [[1897]] and the Great Powers acted, occupying the island and dividing into British, French, Russian and Italian areas of control.
 In [[1898]], Turkish troops were ejected and a national government was set up, still nominally under Ottoman suzerainty. Prince George, not yet thirty, was made High Commissioner and a joint Muslim-Christian assembly was part-elected, part-appointed. However, this was not enough to satisfy Cretan nationalists.
-[[Eleftherios Venizelos]] was the leader of the movement to reunite Crete with Greece. He had fought in the earlier revolts and was now a member of the Assembly, acting as Minister of Justice to Prince George. They soon found themselves opposed. Prince George, a staunch royalist, had assumed absolute power. Venizelos led the opposition to this. In [[1905]], however, he summoned an illegal Revolutionary Assembly in [[Theriso]], in the hills near [[Chania]], the then capital of the island.
+[[Eleftherios Venizelos]] was the leader of the movement to reunite [[Crete]] with [[Greece]]. He had fought in the earlier revolts and was now a member of the Assembly, acting as Minister of Justice to Prince George. They soon found themselves opposed. Prince George, a staunch royalist, had assumed absolute power. Venizelos led the opposition to this. In [[1905]], however, he summoned a Revolutionary Assembly in [[Theriso]], in the hills near [[Chania]], the then capital of the island.
-During the revolt, the newly-created [[Cretan Gendarmerie]] remained faithful to Prince George. In this difficult period the Cretan population had been divided (in the [[1906]] elections the pro-Prince parties took 38,127 votes while pro-Venizelos parties took 33,279), but the Gendarmerie managed to execute its duties objectively. Finally, British diplomats brokered a settlement and in [[September]] [[1906]] Prince George was replaced by former Greek prime minister [[Alexandros Zaimis]] and left the island. In [[1908]], the Cretan Assembly declared "[[enosis]]" with Greece unilaterally.
+During the revolt, the newly-created [[Cretan Gendarmerie]] remained faithful to Prince George. In this difficult period the Cretan population had been divided (in the [[1906]] elections the pro-Prince parties took 38,127 votes while pro-Venizelos parties took 33,279), but the Gendarmerie managed to execute its duties objectively. Finally, British diplomats brokered a settlement and in September [[1906]] Prince George was replaced by former Greek prime minister [[Alexandros Zaimis]] and left the island. In [[1908]], the Cretan Assembly declared "[[enosis]]" with [[Greece]] unilaterally.
-Prince George was married in [[1907]] to Princess Marie Bonaparte, daughter of Prince Roland Bonaparte. They had two children - Petros and Evgenia. Peter ([[1908]]-[[1980]]) was an anthropologist, while their daughter Eugenie ([[1910]]-[[1989]]) married Prince Dominic Radziwill. Living to the age of 88, Prince George was the longest living of the House of Oldenburg of his generation.
+Prince George was married in [[1907]] to Princess Marie Bonaparte, daughter of Prince Roland Bonaparte. They had two children - Petros and Evgenia. Peter ([[1908]]-[[1980]]) was an anthropologist, while Eugenie ([[1910]]-[[1989]]) married Prince Dominic Radziwill. Living to the age of 88, Prince George was the longest living of the House of Oldenburg of his generation.
-[[Georgioupolis]], a coastal resort between Chania and [[Rethimno]], was named after Prince George.
+[[Georgioupolis]], a coastal resort between [[Chania]] and [[Rethimno]], was named after Prince George.
-Prince George, along with his brothers Constantine and Nicolas, was involved with the organization of the [[1896 Summer Olympics]] in Athens.  George served as president of the Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports.
+Prince George, along with his brothers [[King Constantine I]]Constantine]] and Nicolas, was involved with the organization of the [[1896 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]].  George served as president of the Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports.

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