Paul I Oldenburg King Of GreeceAge: 621901–1964
- Name
- Paul I Oldenburg King Of Greece
- Given names
- Paul I
- Surname
- Oldenburg
- Name suffix
- King Of Greece
| Birth | 14 December 1901 33 31 Athens, Greece |
| Marriage | Princess Frederica Hanover Of Hanover - View family |
| Australian History | 1901 Note: (01 Jan) Australia becomes a federation on 1 January. Edmund Barton becomes Prime Minister; the 7th Earl of Hopetoun becomes Governor-General Note: The first parliament met in Parliament House, Melbourne Note: Immigration Restriction act was introduced- The White Australian Policy Note: The Australian National Flag was flown for the first time |
| Australian History | 1902 (Age 18 days) Note: The Franchise Act guarantees women the right to vote in federal elections (by this stage, most states had already done this). However, it excludes most non-European ethnic groups, including Aboriginal people, unless already registered to vote on State roles. Note: King Edward VII approved the design of the Australian flag. Note: Breaker Morant is executed for having shot Boers who had surrendered |
| Australian History | 1903 (Age 12 months) Note: The High Court of Australia is established with Samuel Griffith as the first Chief Justice. Note: The Defence Act gives the federal government full control over the Australian Army Note: Alfred Deakin elected Prime Minister |
| Australian History | 1904 (Age 2) Note: A site at Dalgety, New South Wales chosen for the new national capital Note: Chris Watson forms the first federal Labor (minority) government |
| Australian History | 1906 (Age 4) Note: Australia takes control of south-eastern New Guinea |
| Australian History | 1908 (Age 6) Note: Dorothea Mackellar publishes My Country Note: The Dalgety proposal for the national capital is revoked, and Canberra is chosen instead |
| Australian History | 1909 (Age 7) Note: The first powered aeroplane flight in Australia is made. |
| Australian History | 1910 (Age 8) Note: Andrew Fisher forms the first federal majority Labor government. |
| Australian History | 1911 (Age 9) Note: The Royal Australian Navy is founded Note: The Northern Territory comes under Commonwealth control, being split off from South Australia Note: The first national census is conducted. Note: Australian Capital Territory proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1912 (Age 10) Note: Australia sends women to the Olympic Games for the first time Note: Walter Burley Griffin wins a design competition for the new city of Canberra |
| Birth of a brother | 1913 (Age 11)
younger brother -
Child 6 …
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| Death of a paternal grandfather | 18 March 1913 (Age 11) Salonika, Greece
paternal grandfather -
George Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
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| Australian History | 1913 (Age 11) Note: Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth cross the Blue Mountains. Note: Matthew Flinders refers to New South Wales by the name 'Australia'. |
| Australian History | 1913 (Age 11) Note: The foundation stone for the city of Canberra is put in place |
| Australian History | 1914 (Age 12) Note: Australian soldiers are sent to the First World War. This was first time Australians had fought under the Australian flag, as opposed to that of Britain's. |
| Australian History | 1915 (Age 13) Note: (25 APRIL)Australian soldiers land at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey on 25 April. Note: Jervis Bay Territory comprising 6,677 hectares surrendered and becomes part of the Australia Capital Territory. Note: Surfing is first introduced to Australia Note: Billy Hughes became Prime Minister |
| Australian History | 1916 (Age 14) Note: Hotels are forced to close at 6 p.m., leading to the beginning of the 'six o'clock swill' Note: Australia suffers heavy casualties in the Western Front Battle of the Somme. Note: The Returned Sailors� and Soldiers� Imperial League of Australia, the forerunner to the Returned and Services League of Australia is founded Note: The Labor government under Billy Hughes splits over conscription. First referendum on conscription is rejected |
| Australian History | 1917 (Age 15) Note: Second referendum on conscription is rejected. Transcontinental railway linking Adelaide to Perth is completed. Note: Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade launches last cavalry charge in modern warfare to capture Beersheba from the Ottoman Turks. |
| Australian History | 1918 (Age 16) Note: (08 AUG) Battle of Amiens Note: Australian troops spearhead 8 August offensive against Hindenberg Line - the 'black day of the German Army'. Note: On 12 August, Australian commander General Sir John Monash is knighted in the field of battle by King George V Note: First World War ends - 60,000 Australians dead. Note: The Darwin Rebellion takes place, with 1,000 demonstrators demanding the resignation of the Administrator of the Northern Territory, John A. Gilruth. |
| Marriage of a brother | Alexander I Oldenburg King Of Greece - View family 4 November 1919 (Age 17) Athens, Greece
elder brother -
Alexander I Oldenburg King Of Greece
sister-in-law -
Aspasia Manos
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| Australian History | 1919 (Age 17) Note: Prime Minister Billy Hughes signs Treaty of Versailles: the first signing of an international treaty by Australia. Australia obtains League of Nations mandate over German New Guinea. |
| Death of a brother | 25 October 1920 (Age 18) Athens, Greece
elder brother -
Alexander I Oldenburg King Of Greece
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| Australian History | 1920 (Age 18) Note: The airline Qantas is founded |
| Marriage of a brother | George II Oldenburg King Of Greece - View family 27 February 1921 (Age 19) Bucharest, Romania
elder brother -
George II Oldenburg King Of Greece
sister-in-law -
Princess Elizabeth Hohenzollern Of Romania
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| Marriage of a sister | Princess Helen … Of Greece - View family 10 March 1921 (Age 19) Athens, Greece
brother-in-law -
Carol II Hohenzollern King Of Romania
elder sister -
Princess Helen … Of Greece
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| Australian History | 1921 (Age 19) Note: Edith Cowan becomes the first woman elected to an Australian parliament |
| Australian History | 1922 (Age 20) Note: The Smith Family charity is founded in Sydney |
| Death of a father | 11 January 1923 (Age 21) Palermo, Italy |
| Australian History | 1923 (Age 21) Note: Vegemite is first produced |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | 1926 (Age 24)
paternal grandmother -
Princess Olga Constantinovna …
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| Australian History | 1926 (Age 24) Note: The first Miss Australia contest is held |
| Australian History | 1927 (Age 25) Note: The tenth parliament is formally opened in Canberra, finalising the move to the new capital |
| Australian History | 1928 (Age 26) Note: Bert Hinkler makes the first successful flight from Britain to Australia, and Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first flight from the United States to Australia. The Shrine of Remembrance is built. |
| Australian History | 1929 (Age 27) Note: Western Australia celebrates its centenary Note: Labor returns to office under James Scullin. The Great Depression hits Australia. |
| Australian History | 1930 (Age 28) Note: Batsman Don Bradman scores a record 452 not out in one cricket innings Note: Phar Lap wins his first Melbourne Cup |
| Australian History | 1931 (Age 29) Note: Sir Douglas Mawson charts 4,000 miles of Antarctic coastline and claims 42% of the icy mass for Australia |
| Death of a mother | 13 January 1932 (Age 30) Frankfurt, Germany
mother -
Queen Of Greece Sophie … Of Prussia
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| Australian History | 1932 (Age 30) Note: The Sydney Harbour Bridge opens Note: The Labor government falls and Joseph Lyons becomes Prime Minister |
| Australian History | 1933 (Age 31) Note: Western Australia votes at a rerefendum to secede from the Commonwealth, but the vote is ignored by both the Commonwealth and British governments |
| Australian History | 1936 (Age 34) Note: The last Thylacine dies |
| Australian History | 1937 (Age 35) Note: The radio series Dad and Dave begins |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | 1938 (Age 36)
daughter -
Sophia Oldenburg Of Greece
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| Australian History | 1938 (Age 36) Note: Sydney hosts the Empire Games, the forerunner to the Commonwealth Games |
| Australian History | 1939 (Age 37) Note: (April) Prime Minister Lyons dies in office and is replaced by Robert Menzies and the first Menzies Government Note: (September) Australia enters the Second World War following the German Invasion of Poland. The 2nd Australian Imperial Force is raised. Note: The first flight is made by an Australian-made warplane, the Wirraway Note: Victoria is devastated by the Black Friday bushfires |
| Birth of a son #2 | 2 June 1940 (Age 38) Psychiko, Athens, Greece |
| Australian History | 1940 (Age 38) Note: A team of scientists, under Howard Florey, develops penicillin Note: Fascist Italy enters war, Royal Australian Navy engages Italian Navy in the early stages of the Battle of the Mediterranean. |
| Australian History | 1941 (Age 39) Note: 3 Divisions of the 2nd Australian Imperial Force join operations in the Mediterranean. After initial successes against Italy, 2nd AIF suffered defeat against the Germans in Greece, Crete, and North Africa. Note: Apr-Aug, Australian garrison (Rats of Tobruk) halt advance of Hitler's panzers for the first time during the Siege of Tobruk. Note: Menzies resigns and John Curtin becomes Prime Minister in the Curtin Government of 1941-45. |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | 1942 (Age 40)
daughter -
Crown Princess Irene Oldenburg Of Greece
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| Australian History | 1942 (Age 40) Note: Feb, Fall of Singapore. 15,000 Australians become Prisoners of War of the Japanese Note: 1942-43 - Japanese air raids - almost 100 attacks against sites in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and Queensland. Note: The Royal Australian Navy and 6th and 7th Divisions of 2nd AIF are recalled from Mediterranean Theatre to participate in the anticipated Battle of Australia. Note: 1942-3 - Sparrow Force engages in guerilla campaign in Battle of Timor Note: Battle of the Coral Sea - United States and Royal Australian Navy halt advance of the Japanese towards Port Moresby (Australian Territory of Papua) Note: Battle of Kokoda Trail - Australian soldiers halt Japanese march on Port Moresby Note: Aug-Sep, Australian forces inflict the first defeat on the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Milne Bay. Note: Jul-Nov, Australia's 9th Division plays crucial role in the First and Second Battle of El Alamein, which turned the North Africa Campaign in favour of the Allies. Note: National daylight saving is introduced as a war time measure. Note: The UK Statute of Westminster is formally adopted by Australia. The Statute formally grants Australia the right to pass laws that conflict with UK laws. |
| Australian History | 1943 (Age 41) Note: Australia wins its first Oscar, with cinematographer Damien Parer honoured for Kokoda Front Line! documentary. Note: 2,815 Australian Pows die constructing Japan's Burma-Thailand Railway Note: 1943-44 - Australian forces engage Japan in New Guinea, Wau, and the Huon peninsula. |
| Australian History | 1944 (Age 42) Note: Cowra breakout, mass escape of Japanese prisoners of war occurs in NSW. Note: Japanese inflict Sandakan Death March on 2,000 Australian and British prisoners of war - only 6 survive. The single worst war crime perpetrated against Australians. Note: Australian forces battle Japanese garrisons from Borneo to Bougainville. Note: The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme is introduced, providing subsidised medicine to all Australians |
| Australian History | 1945 (Age 43) Note: the Liberal Party of Australia is established with Robert Menzies as its first leader. Note: Australian forces lead Battle of Borneo Note: (7 May) Nazi Germany surrenders Note: (July) Prime Minister Curtin dies and is replaced by Ben Chifley and the Chifley Labor Government Note: (1 August) Japan Surrenders Note: Australia becomes a founding member of the United Nations Note: The Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race is held for the first time |
| Australian History | 1946 (Age 44) Note: Minister for Immigration Arthur Calwell introduces the major post-war immigration scheme Note: Norman Makin, is voted in as the first President of the United Nations Security Council. |
| Death of a brother | 1 April 1947 (Age 45) Athens, Greece
elder brother -
George II Oldenburg King Of Greece
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| Australian History | 1948 (Age 46) Note: Minister for External Affairs, Dr. H.V. Evatt is elected President of the United Nations General Assembly. Note: Australia becomes a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. |
| Australian History | 1949 (Age 47) Note: Construction of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme begins Note: All indigenous ex-servicemen and any Indigenous Australians who are eligible to vote in State Elections (NSW, VIC, SA and TAS) are given an unrestricted right to vote in Federal Elections. Note: The Nationality and Citizenship Act is passed. Rather than being identified as subjects of Britain, the Act established Australian citizenship for people who met eligibility requirements. Note: Menzies returns to power as leader of the new Liberal Party Menzies Government. |
| Australian History | 1950 (Age 48) Note: 1950-53 - Australian troops are sent to the Korean War to assist South Korea. Note: Voters reject a referendum to change the Constitution to allow the Menzies Government to ban the Communist Party |
| Australian History | 1951 (Age 49) Note: Australia signs the ANZUS treaty with the United States and New Zealand |
| Australian History | 1952 (Age 50) Note: First nuclear test conducted in Australian territory by the United Kingdom off the coast of Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1954 (Age 52) Note: Elizabeth II and Prince Philip make a royal visit; the Soviet diplomat Vladimir Petrov defects, leading to the Petrov Affair and another split in the Labor Party |
| Australian History | 1955 (Age 53) Note: Democratic Labor Party splits from Australian Labor Party over concerns of Communist influence in the labour movement Note: Australia becomes involved in Malayan Insurgence Note: Hotels in New South Wales no longer have to close at 6 p.m., ending the 'six o'clock swill' |
| Australian History | 1956 (Age 54) Note: Television in Australia is launched. Note: Melbourne holds the Olympics Note: performing artist Barry Humphries introduces Edna Everage to the Australian stage |
| Australian History | 1957 (Age 55) Note: The song 'Wild One' makes Johnny O'Keefe the first Australian rock'n'roller to reach the national charts. Note: Slim Dusty's Australian country music hit Pub With No Beer becomes the first Australian song to attain international chart success. |
| Marriage of a daughter | Sophia Oldenburg Of Greece - View family 1962 (Age 60)
son-in-law -
Juan Carlos … King Of Spain
daughter -
Sophia Oldenburg Of Greece
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| Australian History | 1962 (Age 60) Note: Robert Menzies' Commonwealth Electoral Act provided that all Indigenous Australians should have the right to enrol and vote at federal elections, removing remaining restrictions applying in QLD, WA and NT. Note: Malayan Insurgence ends |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | 1963 (Age 61)
granddaughter -
Helen …
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| Australian History | 1964 (Age 62) Note: The Beatles tour Australia; Note: 82 sailors die when HMAS Voyager sinks after being rammed by HMAS Melbourne; Note: The editors of Oz magazine are charged with obscenity; Note: PM Robert Menzies announces the reintroduction of compulsory military service for men aged from 18-25 years old; Note: First troops sent to Vietnam War. |
| Death | 6 March 1964 (Age 62) Tatoi, Near Athens, Greece |
| Burial | Tatoi, Near Athens, Greece |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Constantine I Oldenburg King Of Greece
Birth 2 August 1868 22 17 Athens, Greece Death 11 January 1923 (Age 54) Palermo, Italy Loading...
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22 months mother |
Queen Of Greece Sophie … Of Prussia
Birth 14 June 1870 38 29 Potsdam, Germany Death 13 January 1932 (Age 61) Frankfurt, Germany Loading...
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Marriage: 27 October 1889 — Athens, Greece |
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9 months #1 elder brother |
George II Oldenburg King Of Greece
Birth 19 July 1890 21 20 Tatoi, Near Athens, Greece Death 1 April 1947 (Age 56) Athens, Greece Loading...
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3 years #2 elder brother |
Alexander I Oldenburg King Of Greece
Birth 1 August 1893 24 23 Tatoi, Greece Death 25 October 1920 (Age 27) Athens, Greece Loading...
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3 years #3 elder sister |
Princess Helen … Of Greece
Birth 2 May 1896 27 25 Athens, Greece Death 28 November 1982 (Age 86) Lausanne, Switzerland Loading...
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6 years #4 himself |
Paul I Oldenburg King Of Greece
Birth 14 December 1901 33 31 Athens, Greece Death 6 March 1964 (Age 62) Tatoi, Near Athens, Greece Loading...
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| #5 brother |
Child 5 …
Death yes Loading...
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| #6 younger brother |
Child 6 …
Birth 1913 44 42 Death yes Loading...
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| Family with Princess Frederica Hanover Of Hanover - View family |
| himself |
Paul I Oldenburg King Of Greece
Birth 14 December 1901 33 31 Athens, Greece Death 6 March 1964 (Age 62) Tatoi, Near Athens, Greece Loading...
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15 years wife |
Princess Frederica Hanover Of Hanover
Birth 18 April 1917 30 25 Blankenburg, Harz, Germany Death 6 February 1981 (Age 63) Madrid, Spain Loading...
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Marriage: yes |
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| #1 daughter |
Sophia Oldenburg Of Greece
Birth 1938 36 20 Death yes Loading...
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2 years #2 son |
Constantine II Oldenburg King Of Greece
Birth 2 June 1940 38 23 Psychiko, Athens, Greece Death yes Loading...
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19 months #3 daughter |
Crown Princess Irene Oldenburg Of Greece
Birth 1942 40 24 Death yes Loading...
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Paul I Oldenburg King Of Greece has 25 first cousins recorded
Father's family (15)
Parents George Oldenburg + Mary …
Parents Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich Romanov + Princess Alexandra … Of Greece
Parents Prince Nicholas … Of Greece + Grand Duchess Helen Vladimirovna Romanov Of Russia
Parents Prince Andrew … Of Greece + Princess Alice … Of Battenberg
Parents Christopher Oldenburg + Anastasia Stewart
Mother's family (10)
Parents William II … German Emperor + Augusta … Of Schleswig Holstein
Parents Prince Henry … Of Prussia + Princess Irene … Of Hesse
Extra information
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