Published:2010/03/04
As Greece pledged anew to rein in its budget deficit, traders weighed the risks and potential rewards posed by the debts of other European governments.......
Published:2010/03/04
Scoring easy points with a German electorate unwilling to rescue Greece from its own deficit, public figures and politicians said the indebted Mediterranean country should consider......
Published:2010/03/04
Greece is offering new bonds to refinance its debt, a move that will test the government’s credibility with investors.......
Published:2010/03/04
Greece said Thursday that it was planning to offer new 10-year benchmark bonds to refinance its huge public debt, in a move that will test the governments -- and the European Union......
Published:2010/03/04
Greece said it was planning to offer new bonds to refinance its debt, in a move that will test the government’s — and the E.U.’s — credibility with investors.......
Alexander, King of the Hellenes (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, Βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἑλλήνων, Aléxandros, Vasiléfs ton Ellínon; 1 August 1893 – 25 October 1920) ruled Greece from 1917 to 1920 until his unusual death as the result of sepsis contracted by being bitten by monkeys.
Early life
He was born on 1 August 1893 . at Tatoi near Athens, the second son of Constantine I and his wife, Sophie of Prussia. Alexander was a direct descendant of five Greek imperial (Byzantine) dynasties (Monomachos, Comnenos, Laskaris, Angelos, and Paleologos).
Reign
In 1917, Constantine I insisted that Greece remain neutral in World War I, while Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos was determined to go to war in support of the Triple Entente. At Venizelos' invitation, French and British troops entered Greece and forced Constantine I and his first born son Crown Prince George into exile. Young Alexander, a proponent of the Megali Idea, was enthroned as King; in reality he had absolutely no power and was a rubber stamp for the Prime Minister.
On one major issue, however, he did defy Venizelos: on 4 November 1919 he eloped with Aspasia Manos (1896–1972), a commoner, daughter of Colonel Petros Manos, causing a scandal and infuriating Venizelos. Aspasia was forced to flee Athens until the crisis was resolved and the wedding was legalized without Aspasia being recognised as queen, she was to be known as "Madame Manos". Six months later, the young couple left for Paris, on condition that they neither travel nor appear at official functions together.
