King Philip of Greece

### Full Title

King Philip Mountbatten of Greece and the Hellenic People, House Mountbatten of Greece

### Birth Name

Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark of the House of Glücksburg

### Born

10 June 1921Mon Repos, Corfu, Kingdom of Greece

### Nationality

* Greek
* Formerly Danish

King Philip of Greece is the Monarch of The Kingdom of Greece. He ascended to the throne after his First Cousin .King George II's death. Philip formed his own House, House Mountbatten of Greece after his return to Greece from Britain. His Paternal House was House Of Glücksburg which he would carry until taking the Name of Mountbatten in 1939 to serve in the Royal Navy, this House Mountbatten was a an English branch of the German princely Battenberg family The name was adopted on 14 July 1917 by members of the Battenberg family residing in the United Kingdom, due to rising anti-German sentiment amongst the British public during World War I. He would carry the House Mountbatten of Greece to his reign as King of Greece creating a new dynasty and an offspring Branch of the English House Mountbatten.

## Early Life

He was born on Corfu, Greece on 10 June 1921. A member of the House of Glücksburg, the ruling house of Denmark, he was a prince of both Greece and Denmark by his patrilineal descent from King George I of Greece. He would drop his Danish Nationality and Titles early on in his life. His Grandfather Louis Mountbatten would die in London shortly after Philip's Birth. After visiting London for his grandfather's memorial service, Philip and his mother returned to Greece where Prince Andrew (Philip's Father) had remained to command a Greek Army division embroiled in the Greco-Turkish War. The war went badly for Greece, and the Turks made large gains. Philip's uncle and high commander of the Greek expeditionary force, King Constantine, was blamed for the defeat and was forced to abdicate on 27 September 1922. The Military Government in his place arrested Greek Royals and Philip was forced to flee to France.

In 1930, he was sent to the United Kingdom to attend Cheam School, living with his maternal grandmother, Victoria Mountbatten at Kensington Palace and his uncle, George Mountbatten. In the next three years, his four sisters married German princes and moved to Germany. In 1932, The Nazi Party took over in Germany, His Sisters joined the Nazi Party. In 1937, his sister Cecilie, her husband Georg Donatus and unborn child were killed in an air crash at Ostend; Philip, then 16 years old, attended the Nazi funeral in Darmstadt.

## Naval Career

In early 1939, Philip completed a term as a cadet at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, then repatriated to Greece, living with his mother in Athens for a month in mid-1939. At the behest of the Greek king, George II (his first-cousin), he returned to Britain in September to resume training for the Royal Navy. During the War of Liberation, he continued to serve in the British forces, he would fight in the Mediterranean against the Italian Navy up until The Italian-Allied Armistice in Late 1940.

After, The Imperiumist Takeover, The Royal Navy in the Mediterranean would see little combat action due to The Italian Armistice. On the 3rd June 1941, the War would end in an Imperiumist Victory. He was very close with King George VI's daughter Elizabeth and exchanged Letters during the War. However, in 1945 The British Royal Family was largely dissolved as a Power Force because of the Formation of The Free Atlantic States in 1942 with American Democratism at it's helm. He would leave the Royal Navy and would return to Greece after his leaving in exile after King Constantine I's abdication which was in 1922. He formed his own House - House Mountbatten of Greece and was allowed to Keep his Greek Royal Title.

## Return to Greece

Greece was a far different Nation now. In Greece between 1924 and 1935, there were 23 changes of government, a dictatorship, and 13 coups. After a disliked Dictator came to power, The People wanted a Monarchic System back and King George II returned to Greece from Exile and overthrew the Dictatorship. However, he instead put in place a new form of Dictatorship with himself at the Head of Greece. He signed decrees that dissolved the parliament, banned political parties, abolished the constitution and established a Greek Assembly that he can easily change. He forced Prime Ministers to resign if they refused to support his ideals. King George also dragged The Kingdom of Greece through the Italian War of Conquest to please The Emperor of The Imperium.

Prince Philip then joined The Hellenic Royal Navy and rose through it's ranks. Prince Philip of House Mountbatten was made Commander of The Greek Home Fleet. In 1947, King George II would die and Prince Philip was crowned King of Greece as the closest Relative to the Late King. His Reign would see the end of the 100 Year Long Glücksburg Dynasty and the Start of a New Mountbatten Dynasty in Greece.

## King of Greece

With his coronation in 1947, The New King made Changes. His reign had ended a 100 Year Long Glücksburg Dynasty and Started a New Mountbatten Dynasty. He wanted to Modernise and wanted this new Dynasty to be a Monarchy for the Benefit of the People. He has passed Laws giving the Greek Assembly more power but he can still dissolve the Assembly and holds all the same powers King George II held. All Laws passed by the Assembly requires The King's Approval and any Government formed must ask permission from the King. This has allowed Greece to stay clear of the Mediterranean Nazi and Fascist Movements plaguing Italy and Spain.

Philip is not married by 1960 but his decedents will take the Surname "Mountbatten of Greece". On the World Stage, Philip withdrew Greece from George II's Greco-Imperian Alliance and has brought the country into a period of Neutrality. His policy is to preserve The Kingdom and The People first and not risk it all by getting involved in Wars. Greece is relatively stable and under Philips Careful Rule, Greece has stayed united and Secure from Foreign Threats.

King Philip has been described as "The Great King of Greece" due to his economic and population based policy. He remains the Supreme Commander of the Hellenic Armed Forces and is a very close Ally of the Armed Forces. Due to his Service in The War of Liberation, Philip has a strong British Sentiment where his former Love reigns as Queen but as a powerless figurehead to keep the British in the Atlantic States. Philip choses not to upset or please the Imperium and wishes to stay away from the Imperium's Ideas. The Emperor respects Philip's Decision due to his relation with King George II whom The Emperor shared a close friendship with.