The Assassination of George I of Greece: killed by a mugger
The Assassination of King George I of Greece: killed by a mugger On the 18th of March 1913, King George I of Greece was assassinated in Thessaloniki. George I ruled as King of Greece for almost fifty years, and was the second longest reigning European monarch at the time, after Queen Victoria of Great Britain. King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, and Tsar Alexander III, the Russian Emperor, were his brothers-in-law, and George V of the United Kingdom and Tsar Nicholas II, the last Russian Emperor, were his nephews. King George I of Greece was all joy and happiness as the 50th anniversary of his accession to the throne drew near. But he was getting tired. This Kingy business was a young man's game. He planned to abdicate later that year, after his golden jubilee in October. In his place, his son, Constantine would sit upon the Throne of Greece. On the 18th March, 1913, George was visiting Thessaloniki , a...