Paul II, King of Greece

HM The King of Greece
Titles	King of Greece
Reign	10 January 2023 - present
Coronation	25 July 2023
Predecessor	Constantine II
Heir	Constantine, Crown Prince of Greece
Biographical Information
Born	20 May 1967 (age 58) Athens, Greece
Spouse	Princess Kalina of Bulgaria (m. 1995)
Issue	Princess Maria Olympia Constantine, Crown Prince Prince Achileas Prince Odysseas Prince Aristidis
Name	Paul
House	Glucksburg
Father	King Constantine II of Greece
Mother	Princess Anne Marie of Denmark
Religion	Greek Orthodox

Paul II, King of Greece (born Paul, Crown Prince of Greece on 20 May 1967) is the current reigning King of Greece. He is also a member of the Bulgarian Royal Family as the son-in-law of Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria and the Danish Royal Family as the nephew of Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark.

Life

Paul was born the second child and eldest son of King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne Marie of Denmark.

Paul succeeded his father as King of Greece upon his death in 2023.

Marriage and Issue

On 1 July 1995, Paul married Princess Kalina of Bulgaria in Athens. Paul and Kalina have five children, Maria Olympia, Constantine, Achileas, Odysseas, and Aristidis.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Princess Maria Olympia	25 July 1996		Unmarried and without issue
	Constantine, Crown Prince	29 October 1998		Unmarried and without issue
	Prince Achileas	12 August 2000		Unmarried and without issue
	Prince Odysseas	17 September 2004		Unmarried and without issue
	Prince Aristidis	29 June 2008		Unmarried and without issue

Residences

• 
  New Royal Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
• 
  Tatoi Palace; Winter Residence (December-February)
• 
  Mon Repos; Summer Residence (June-August)
• 
  Banya Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours

• 1967-2023 Paul, Crown Prince of Greece
• 2023-present Paul II, King of Greece

National Honours

Order of the Redeemer (1995)

Order of Sts. George and Constantine (1985)

Order of George I (2007)

Order of the Phoenix (2023)

Order of Beneficence (2023)

Foreign Honours

Order of Cyril and Methodius (1995) (Bulgaria)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
King Constantine II of Greece	King Paul I of Greece Princess Frederika of Hanover	King Constantine I of Greece Princess Sophia of Prussia King Ernest Augustus III of Hanover Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia	King George I of Greece Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia Emperor Frederick III of Germany Victoria, Princess Royal King Ernest Augustus II of Hanover Princess Thyra of Denmark Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Anne Marie of Denmark	King Frederik IX of Denmark Princess Ingrid of Sweden	King Christian X of Denmark Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Princess Margaret of Connaught	King Frederik VIII of Denmark Princess Louise of Sweden Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia King Gustaf V of Sweden Princess Victoria of Baden Prince Arthur of the United Kingdom Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia

Lines of Succession

Paul II, King of Greece House of Glucksburg Born: 20 May 1967
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Greek throne	Followed by
Incumbent preceded by Constantine II	Incumbent	Constantine, Crown Prince of Greece
Preceded by	Succession to the Danish throne	Followed by
Princess Maria of the Two Sicilies	25th in the line of succession	End of succession