GEORGE II. ), King of the Hellenes, eldest son of King Constantine, was born on July 20, 1890 at Tatoi, the royal villa near Athens. On account of his supposed Germanophile ten dencies during the World War, he was excluded from the succes sion by the Allies in favour of his younger brother, Alexander, upon the deposition of his father by the ultimatum of June 11, 1917. After his father's restoration to the throne in 192o, he married on Feb. 27, 1921, Princess Elizabeth, elder daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Rumania. Upon the second deposition of his father by the revolution of General Plasteras, his younger brother Alexander I. having died in 192o he succeeded to the throne on Sept. 27, 192 2. After the unsuccessful counter-revo lution of Oct. 1923, his position became more difficult, although there was no proof that he had been a party to that rising. Repub lican feeling grew under the leadership of Papanastasiou and others, and, despite Venizelos' advice to await the decision of the National Assembly, a number of military and naval officers de manded the deposition of the Glucksburg dynasty. On Dec. 19, 1923 the King and Queen left Greece. Next day, Admiral Condou riotes, for the second time, became regent. On March 2 5, 1924 the Assembly deposed the dynasty and forbade its members to reside in Greece ; and the plebiscite of April 13 confirmed the vote of the Assembly. On Oct. 1o, 1935, the Assembly, summoned by General Kondyles, declared for the restoration of the monarchy; but the ex-King delayed his return until a plebiscite, in November, had shown convincingly that this was the popular desire, after which George II. returned as King. (See GREECE.)