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.C1yn King
Killed By
!.
Biteof Ape
Defense of Pet Dog From
Attack Results in Wound
Which Several Operations
Failed to Heal.
Rule Was Turbulent
BY The Associated Press.

CT Greece, died at 5:ZU this evening
His death was due to wounds re,
ceived when a pet monkey attacked
him early in October, the king be
ing badly mutilated.
Throughout last night the hear
action grew weaker, his general de
tility became more pronounced anC
pulmonary symptoms were intense
Breathing at times was most difficult
and alarming, aid at noon today it
was announced the kings condition
Ruled Three eYars.
Alexander succeeded to the throne
of Greece in June, 1917, when his
father, King Constantine, abdicated
in response to the demand of France,
Great Britain and Russia, the three
powers which had guaranteed the
constitutional liberties of the Greek
people. Alexander was the second
son of Constantine and at the time
of his accession was not quite "a
years old. His elder brother, Crown,
Prince George, was considerede in
eligible for the throne because of his
alleged pro-German sympathies.
In any event, King Constantine
nominated Alexander to succeed him.
The fall of Constantine had been
brought about through the agency of
the French senator, NJ. Jonnart. who
went to Athens in June, 1917, as a
representative of the three great
powers, on the ground that this step
would establish unity of feeling
among the Greeks and greater secur-
ity for the entente forces then oper-
ating in the east. Constantine had
been accused of pro-German SYM
pathies partly on account OF his
marriage to the Princess Sophie,
sister of the then Emperor William
of Germany, and it also was charged
that he had not acted honestly to-
ward the allies. Alexander, on the
other hand, was reported to be free
from pro-German proclivities.
Constantine left Athens and took
Up his residence in Switzerland.
Lack Of Harmony.
Alexander took the oath. of Of
flee at Athens in August, 1917. and
promised. to carry out the policy OF
his father. This was said to have
shocked the entente powers 1t soon
was reported that he was at odds
with Premier Venizelos and had re-
fused to abandon his idea of con-
tinuing his fathers program. Some
doubts were raised as to the advls-
ability of permitting him to assume
the throne unless he discontinued
what was characterized as an OBJ
structive policy.
Reports of lack of harmony be-
tween Alexander and Venlzelos,
were circulated in the spring OF
1920, but the premier disposed OF
these in a statement IN which he
paid tribute to the kings patriotism:
One respect in which the king and
his premier were said to have been
at odds was over the kings NOR
ganic marriage to Mile. Manos.
daughter of a former aide-de-eamp
to his father, which is said to have
taken place in November, 1919. No
record of the marriage was obtain
able owing to the fact that it was
not recorded with the metropolitan
of Athens. the supreme eccleciastic
Greece.
Morganatic Marriage.
The young king and his morgan
attic wife were childhood friends and
Alexander asserted
that he had a right to marry whom
ever he pleased and took his bride
to the palace in Athens. This
aroused storm of discussion
which so displeased his wife that
in the early part of 1920 she went
with her mother and sister to live
IN Paris, and Alexander visited her
there in the following May. 1t was
announced that the Greek constitu- !
lion did not grant him permission |
to enter upon the morganatic mar
-iage and that action by the Greek |
parliament would be necessary to |
determine whether Mile. Manos
could become queen of Greece or re-
main the kings official consort.
Alexander's refusal to give up his
wife was said to have greatly wor-
lied Venizelos and there were re-
ports that the king would not re-
urn to Greece. He did so, however, |
ind witnessed Greek operations in
Thrace in the summer of 1920, en-
ering Adrianople, which had been
to the Greek troops. |
amid great demonstration.
On October he was bitten by
while endeavoring to pro-
ect his dog from an attack. His.
wound became infected and several |
operations for the removal of flesh
we're performed. His condition for
several days was reported to be
:ritical.