New-York tribune., 1867-07-29
OBITUARY..
Tx-KISG ormo or GREECE.

Otbo Frederic Louis, eX-king OF Greece,
second son Of Louis L. King Of Bavaria us25-ls'sl and
brother OF the late King Macmillan Of Bavaria po4slot
was born at satzburg the st June 1919. Hardy nau
he completed his classical studies when he was caeu 10
the throne OF newly created Kingdom OF greece ana
on the 2jh OF January, 1888, lac made MS entrance INTO
Naupia accompanied by the regency, who had been ap
itod to exercise the supreme authority during his
noritv ON the ls Of June 1885, he assumed personally
the rens OF government under circumstances OF great
daiculty-the Bavarian regents having rendered the'
solves extremely unpopular while In Office For not only
had they suffered the state 10 become the prey OF pun
1 lrpdercr but they had done violence TO the national
sentiment by nominating foreigners 10 many eiNI i
and military employ yments UniOf tuhatey 'Is -,
~ theyonng King produced no change III the polcy oI
~ and soon the discomfort OF the people
was 80 intensified by the elevation Oh C0nht ,
er one of the ex Regents 10 the Arch ChancelloIehp
od sho presidency OF the Council that an open reNOt
toot ulace In MeSsenia ana some OF inc auJUhlllb
p,vnirs This revolt suppressed, but the dsc3h-
p ,ch had given rise 10 IL still survived On the
S9d Of september 1896, ONO espoused the rlineess
GTedeIlGa e and the day Of their landing at the
Pireus-i4th February, ls5'-was signai5 g 5"npt dAT
issuing of two royal DEGREES, one depIvIns
,nanserg of the obnoxious offices ana ahoncr 49,.
ing Greek instead Of German me orca Eai cYtept
state These concessions satlshed ,o aeded changes
nubc opinOn but despite these muchnccu'tu p,ssos
and the adoption OF some benehciai ~, fro
of the interior administration xtrinent w. until
dov TO day and with them the popular ~ tio hauih
at length the demand became uhV9Sn iS % os tbe Cons
ment OF Foreigners ana the sia1 h the King
ion which had been originally promised ny te ng i
he fhrpc
,yl,, with this demand OccdsiOned llt loNoiuuoh vI
o,i1r ga the result OF which was that Ills Majesty
% 10 accept the national pr0graihis Whic
Icund him 10 form cabinet nhder the W
A. and 10 cOnvoke within InOhth Nhtlona
a, nh,y a. whose duty IL would be 20 frame Constitu
tiOn for the Kingdom V,oo nm tho ootb ~ M
rher and I'M the following March the new COhshtllon
na pronulgated An auspicious era now seemed hpouI
m da vn upon Greece. But presently the ancient apus
hcan to reappear The Court badly INSPIRED Dy us ran
was onV intent on the persecution OF the authors OF
tbe late revolution or the nuicatlon OF te cOhces
sions which had made. Thus licensed the violence OF
1ctions revived and the instability OF powers winch re-
ed from the iucessant changes OF Ministers rendered
ali Internal progress impossible while the copcatIons
g. the Creek Government with France aud England dur
g tbe Crimean war tended still more to undermine the
nu,bority of Otho Al last the longpending crisis ar
rived In the Autumn OF 1861 the hing asaih Nlstea
Grmany and on returning found himself enyironed by
,tary conspiracies No sooner was one outbreak sup
presed than another burst forth but tha Wch decided
ks tate was the emeute which occurred IN ms capt ia
| October 1892 during the absence Of himself ana MS
| oneen on voyage TO the PelOponnests Then u was
tEat tue popular leaders organized provisional govern
,nent and aecreed the detbrOnement or the BaNafan
,nonarch who after protesting IN vain against TINS act
| retired 10 his native Germany with his consorl,
| aud there passed In Obscnrity the residue OF
%S days Otto was in his fftythrd year when he died