Talk:George I of Greece

message: Are we sure that the 1878 Congress of Berlin awarded Ioannina to Greece? Larisa was ceded by Turkey to Greece in 1881, on the recommendation of the Congress, but surely Ioannina was not formally recognised as part of the Modern Greek State until the 1913 Treaty of Bucharest? DrKay 09:18, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ioannina and Larisa 

message: Are we sure about his death date here? If he was assassinated on 9 November 1912, why is he listed as dying on March 18, 1913? Randal Oulton 14:55, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Death 

message: I like images in wikipedia as much as anyone, but I think this FA has now reached a point of saturation.  I recommend we create a gallery section at the end and limit the number of images above. Argos'Dad 03:39, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I understand and respect that, but if someone adds a bunch of new pictures, it could seriously degrade the readability of the article.  Thanks for removing the unsourced images. Argos'Dad 17:14, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

text: Strongly Agree with all of Dr. K's reasoning Argos'Dad 18:10, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

text: You're right, Dr.K.  There was no edit summary and I was going quickly. Argos'Dad 02:19, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Portraits 

message: The sentences "Later that year after continued unrest in Crete, which included the murder of the British vice-consul,[40] the Great Powers proposed making Prince George of Greece Governor-General of Crete under the suzerainty of the Sultan, thus effectively putting Greece in day-to-day control of Crete for the first time in modern history.[41]"  seem ambiguous - the section ends abruptly at this point without confirming whether the proposed change was implemented, and if so, when. If it actually was implemented, then rephrasing it along the lines of "on the proposal of the Great Powers, Prince George was appointed Governor-General of Crete..." would make it clearer. If the proposal was not implemented, then surely this should be noted? 87.112.94.22 02:03, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing information 

message: someone please add the transliteration of his name in greek script. Arkwatem 09:33, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  transliteration 

message: I personally find irritating the traslation of personal names into other languages. This king was called Yorgos, not George, and his son was Kostadinos, not Constantine! The right list is: Othon,Yorgos I, Kostadinos I, Alexandros, Kostadinos I again, Yorgos II, Pavlos, Kostadinos II
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:Oh. I wonder which name you would give to Joan of Arc, a woman who was baptized Ioanna and whose name was spelled Jehanne. Surtsicna (talk) 16:01, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Not to mention that if anyone used the form "Yorgos" for any of these kings would probably be tried for lese majeste. The correct form is Georgios. Constantine   ✍  16:11, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe his friends or his wife called him indeed "Yorgos"!--Yannismarou (talk) 17:03, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, Georgios and Konstantinos; no idea where "Yorgos" and "Kostadinos" are coming from.  Greek kings are basically never known in English by their Greek names, at any rate.  john k (talk) 22:01, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I am baptized Ioannis, but they call me Yannis. "Yorgos" is the everyday name for "Georgios". But speaking about kings, only Georgios is the correct form.--Yannismarou (talk) 08:50, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, right, of course.  So this is like saying that Charles II should really be "Chuck II". john k (talk) 13:04, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Exactly!--Yannismarou (talk) 14:41, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Yorgos, not George

message: The section on his selection as monarch is a little unclear. Why was he chosen? How was the selection narrowed down? Why wouldn't they want a Greek as a king? When it says "6 [votes] for a Greek," does that mean 6 people in the entire country wanted a Greek king, or does it mean 6 percent? Or something else..? Brutannica 19:23, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  it obviously doesn't mean in the entire country --Leladax 21:55, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If you read the article, again it says that only 240,000 votes were cast in the plebiscite. --The Dark Side 00:35, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: 6 votes. DrKay 07:35, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: it doesn't make sense--Leladax 08:52, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: His selection

message: I remember reading in a few sources, that George I himself never converted to Orthodoxy and stayed Lutheran and it was only his children who were brought up Orthodox. So, I deleted the category and addeda the right one.--Kdebem (talk) 15:53, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Please cite something reputable to back that one up. Danish sources routinely describe him as a convert to Orthodoxy. 80.163.68.22 (talk) 10:59, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: No, he never converted. You can verify in John Van der Kiste's book.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.237.218.242 (talk) 15:44, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

text: Sources and quotes from sources would be helpful here, since this seems to be a fairly clear-cut factual question. john k (talk) 20:58, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: That seems to have been the practice among the 19th century monarchs of new countries. Leopold I of Belgium was Protestant but his children had to be raised as Catholics; same for William IV of Luxembourg and his children, and perhaps for other "imported" monarchs. Surtsicna (talk) 15:22, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Luxembourg was a different case.  Luxembourg was ruled by a protestant grand duke from 1814 to 1912.  Guillaume IV, who succeeded in 1905, had married a Catholic Portuguese infanta.  IIRC, the agreement had been that any sons they had would be raised Protestant, and any daughters raised Catholic.  They had only daughters, so the grand ducal house switched from protestant to Catholic.  Other examples of what you're talking about are Carol I and Ferdinand I of Romania, and Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, all Catholic.  Otto of Greece also remained Catholic, I believe. john k (talk) 15:54, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

text: That certainly seems pretty strong on the idea that he did not convert, at least not immediately. john k (talk) 15:55, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Otto remained Catholic and his wife Amalia remained Lutheran. Theo Aronson in his book about the Greek family mentions that George was allowed to stay Lutheran, which he did, but his children had to be Orthodox. Which is why he looked for a Romanov wife.Kdebem (talk) 21:37, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

text: Please note that if included in the article, the opposing view should also be included per Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. Though I see that, currently, Lutheranism has been excluded from the article, while he is included in :Category:Orthodox monarchs, so we favor orthodoxy at present. DrKay (talk) 22:10, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

text: I have added "While George was a Lutheran, the Romanovs were Orthodox Christians like the majority of Greeks, and George thought a marriage with a Russian grand duchess would re-assure his subjects on the question of his future children's religion. (Van der Kiste, p. 24)" DrKay (talk) 11:41, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

text: It's just being used as a shorthand term and for variety. It says Ottoman Empire in the immediately preceding sentence. DrKay (talk) 18:54, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Religion 

message: Should we mention in the lead that he is the patrilinear great-grandfather of Charles III? Nxavar (talk) 14:08, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: No. DrKay (talk) 18:03, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: For Christian IX of Denmark, Charles III is mentioned among his descendants in the lead, and he is a generation before George I of Greece. I can't see the problem here. Nxavar (talk) 08:27, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Great-grandfather of Charles III 

message: The article claims that the king had the longest reign in Europe, onde queen Victoria died in 1901, but this makes no sense. Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria reigned since 1848 and thus was a monarch for much longer than him. --Lecen (talk) 23:02, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Longest reign after Victoria