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CoA Kingdom of Greece (Napoleonic)

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In 1821, just after the Napoleonic Wars had ended in Europe, Greece started it's struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire. The European Powers at first did not know how to handle the situation. France, Great Britain and Russia all feared that the peace that reigned in Europe would be threatened if any of the intervened. Thus they did not intervene directly, but rather focused on aiding the side of the war (France aided the Ottomans, while Great Brittain and Russia aided the revolution).

When finaly, after over 11 bloody years of war, the Greeks had gained their indpendence and called for leadership, none of the Great Powers wanted to see a person from the other side rule over Greece. Thus, a young Romantic named George Gordon Byron was offered the royal crown of Greece by the revolutionaries who celebrated him as national hero for his actions during the revolution. Even though Byron was British, he was seen as "neutral" by France and Russia and thus both nations accepted Byron as King of Greece. He was crowned "King George I. of Greece" on May 27th 1832.

The House of Byron has ruled Greece ever since.

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