Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-11
Cerebral Fl c or a G e
Caused Death of De-
thr0ned Monarch
WISHED TO RETURN
'Tino," Burning With Desire OF
Conquest Was One of Most
Dramatic Figures World Has
known-Made King in 1913.
tBy United Presso

Rome, Jan. lI-Constantine I.
twice King of Greece, twice driven
to exile, died today in Palermo.
The former monarch, recently
ovorthrown by revolutionaries fol-
lowing crushing defeat of forces
his ambition sent to capture Con-
stantinople from the Turks, was
spending the winter at the Italian
resort, awaiting opportunity to re-
turn once more to his country.
Cerebral hemorrages caused the
eX-king's death this morning.
His wife, Sophia, sister Of the
ex-German emperor, was with him
according to recent reports. 1t was
| her influence that drove Constan-
. tine on in His ambitious plans for
conquest and restoration of the an
cient kingdom of the Hellenes, un-
/ til his final overthrow.
, Worry, following the defeat of
his army by the Turks, the col
lapse. of his government and the
execution Of his cabinet ministers
by the revolutionaries, led to the
hemorrhage of the brain which
caused his death.
Constantine, whose nickname
''Tino" was world famous, was one
los the most dramatic figures of
the great war.
( Urged by his wife, he engaged in
pyo German plots which resulted
in Nenizeios, backed by the allies,
throwing him out of power. Greece
joined the allies.
But Xiled-bided
his time and awaited the oppor-
tuniLy TO return. Finally the pe0-
pie by their votes, announced they
wanted him as king and he caro
back. His entry into Athens on
that occasion was ore Of the most
spectacular sights ever witnessed
BY that historic city.
The king rode the crest Of a
wave o. triumph which led him to
believe Greece could conquer the
Turks and regain ancient HELEN
ic lands, held by the Moslems.
He inst;tated war, went to the
front and encouraged his troops,
and started an army for Angora,
the Turkish capital.
Then he returned to Athens and
awaited results.
The Turks launched 4 counter
offensive and Constantine, sitting
in his palace, received dispatch
.iafter dispatch announcing mill
tery disa sters.
The revolution broke out. Rebel
soldiers parsded the streets. The
people who had cheered Constan-
tine en- his triumphant return
from exile now jeered him, be-
meath the windows of the parlor.
He addicted in favor of his son
George and again became Z royal
refugee.
Constantine |. king Of the Hell
lenes, took the oath Of Office March
q. 1915, succeeding his father
George, who was assasSinated at
Salonika.
When the world war broke out
he became the storm center OF
European mae!strom, both Ger
many and the allies seeking to en-
list Greece on their side. Con-
stant;ne's wife was sister of the
German Kaiser, and he himself was
accused of pro-German leanings.
Finally "Tino," as he became
known to the press of the world
was forced from the throne. and
had to leave Greece, Venizelos be-
coming dictator and the Greeks
joining the allies.
Constantine remained IN exile
until after the war. Eventually
ha returned to Athens in triumph,
having been called bacl; by a pleb-
iscite.
.Tino's" ambition led to an at
tempt by Greece to defeat Turkey
and capture Constantinople. A
revolution followed the defeat oil
Greek arms, and Constantine once
more went into exile, He had
been spending the winter az Paler-
mo.