Constantin Prince Royal de Grece 1868 - Constantine I, King of the Hellenes (2 August 1868 - 11 January 1923) ruled Greece from 1913-1917 and from 1920-1922. Born 2 August 1868 in Athens, he was the eldest son of the family. As Crown Prince, Constantine was instrumental in the organization of the 1896 Summer Olympics, appointing a committee to prepare Athens for the Games and keeping a close watch to ensure that their tasks were completed. Prior to the start of World War I in 1914, he was Commander-in-Chief of the Greek Army during the unsuccessful Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and led the Greek forces during the successful Balkan Wars of 1912-1913 in which Greece captured Salonika. He succeeded to the throne of Greece on 18 March 1913 following his father's assassination in Salonica. ?007 TopFoto