Monarch
The Resume
(August 1, 1893-October 25, 1920)
Born in Athens, Greece
King of Greece (1917-20)
Why he might be annoying
He was basically a rubber stamp for his prime minister.
He caused a scandal when he eloped with a commoner (1919).
He is remembered less for anything he did as king than for his death as a result of being bitten by a monkey.
Why he might not be annoying
He made a number of morale-building trips to the front lines in World War I.
He was defending his pet dog from an attack when he got bitten.
After his death, his father resumed the throne and involved Greece in a war with Turkey that produced a quarter of a million casualties, prompting Winston Churchill to write, 'It was a monkey bite that caused the death of those 250,000 people.'
Credit: C. Fishel
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Year In Review:
For 2019, as of last week, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 56 Votes: 76.79% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
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