Rare, 1939, Signed, Royal Decree King George II of Greece, Minister I. Dourentis

Rare 1939 

George II of Greece 

Document, Order, Decree

Hand Signed 

by 

King George II of Greece

and

Minister of the Interior

Ioannis Dourentis

Printed in Athens in 1939

 

For your consideration this document is an  rare and historically important 1867 hand-signed royalty Document  / Order / Decree

This royal Greek typeset letter is hand-signed by George II of Greece and Minister Ioannis Dourentis

Condition: Please refer to the images

Original official marking and notations throughout margin

Document measures approximately 22.5 cm x 34.5 cm

No watermark

4 Pages

Guaranteed original and authentic!

 

George II (1890-1947) was King of Greece from 1922-1924, 1935-1947 and Prime Minister from 19 April to 22 April 1941. He was one of the most dramatic figures in modern Greek history. In general, he followed his father throughout his life. Thus, he served in the army as his aide-de-camp, remained at his side during his conflict with Venizelos, and followed him into exile in 1917, when he was pushed aside in the line of succession by his younger brother Alexander, at the demand of the Entente and Venizelos. He returned from exile in 1920, after Venizelos’ electoral defeat and the restoration of the Kingdom. After the Asia Minor Catastrophe and the abdication of his father, Constantine I, he succeeded him as King of the Greeks on 27 September 1922. After a year, he was forced by the Revolutionary Government to leave Greece. A few months later, by decision of the National Assembly, he and the entire dynasty were declared deposed. It took about 11 years of exile for him to return after the 1935 referendum. Upon his return to the country, George, along with Ioannis Metaxas, laid the groundwork to prepare the country for the war that was obviously coming. When the Nazi troops entered Athens with the Tsouderos government, he left for Crete. When Crete was also occupied by the Germans, they left for Cairo. With the liberation of Greece, he was forced to stay abroad and accept the Regency. He was called to reign again in 1946 and passed away after six months.

 

Ioannis Dourentis (1888 – 1964) was a Greek military officer (he reached the rank of Lieutenant General) and politician. In the Metaxas government he was appointed Minister of the Interior (and from 13 July 1939 to September 1939 Minister of State Hygiene) until 29 January 1941. He remained Minister of the Interior in the Koryzis government from January to April 1941.