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Are we sure that the 1878 Congress of Berlin awarded Ioannina to Greece? Larisa was ceded by Turkey to Greece in 1881, on the recommendation of the Congress, but surely Ioannina was not formally recognised as part of the Modern Greek State until the 1913 Treaty of Bucharest? DrKay 09:18, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
Are we sure about his death date here? If he was assassinated on 9 November 1912, why is he listed as dying on March 18, 1913? Randal Oulton 14:55, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
I like images in wikipedia as much as anyone, but I think this FA has now reached a point of saturation. I recommend we create a gallery section at the end and limit the number of images above. Argos'Dad 03:39, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
Except if you want to simulate to other confreres of you like the Drs. of the School of Salamanca or the Anselme de Laon.
Ta - Ta
I would argue against so many images both on the basis of aesthetics (the page is too cluttered with them all) and scholastics (they add no further information) but also on the basis of accessibility (not everyone lives in a first world country and has a fast download or a speedy computer - by including more images you make accessing the page more difficult for people in the third world who are using shaky connections and old computers).
The number of images should be restricted for all three of these reasons. To take three specific examples:
DrKay 08:40, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
Hi! I'm surprised you reverted again. I thought that last revision was OK. DrKay 14:31, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
The sentences "Later that year after continued unrest in Crete, which included the murder of the British vice-consul,[40] the Great Powers proposed making Prince George of Greece Governor-General of Crete under the suzerainty of the Sultan, thus effectively putting Greece in day-to-day control of Crete for the first time in modern history.[41]" seem ambiguous - the section ends abruptly at this point without confirming whether the proposed change was implemented, and if so, when. If it actually was implemented, then rephrasing it along the lines of "on the proposal of the Great Powers, Prince George was appointed Governor-General of Crete..." would make it clearer. If the proposal was not implemented, then surely this should be noted? 87.112.94.22 02:03, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
someone please add the transliteration of his name in greek script. Arkwatem 09:33, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
I personally find irritating the traslation of personal names into other languages. This king was called Yorgos, not George, and his son was Kostadinos, not Constantine! The right list is: Othon,Yorgos I, Kostadinos I, Alexandros, Kostadinos I again, Yorgos II, Pavlos, Kostadinos II
Traveller
"Kostadinos?" I think you mean Konstantinos? Kosta is short for Konstantinos (Greek language); Gus is short for Constantine (Latin language). But, I do agree with you in principle. I think the reason is due to the fact that, originally, the Kings name is spelled using the Greek alphabet. Since this is the English language Wiki, they use the Latin alphabet. Thus their names are simply fully translated. Again, I agree that these translations should use the Latinized Greek version of their names. But this goes against the status quo; namely, as John states above, "Greek kings are basically never known in English by their Greek names." -- Nikoz78 ( talk) 20:53, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
The section on his selection as monarch is a little unclear. Why was he chosen? How was the selection narrowed down? Why wouldn't they want a Greek as a king? When it says "6 [votes] for a Greek," does that mean 6 people in the entire country wanted a Greek king, or does it mean 6 percent? Or something else..? Brutannica 19:23, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
Leladax, I don't understand you. The results were something like:
Option | Votes |
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Alfred | 237 000 |
Leuchtenberg | 2 500 |
Republic | 93 |
Greek | 6 |
Otto | 1 |
Total | 240 000 |
I don't have exact figures, but no doubt you could find them in the Greek newspapers of the time. The Great Powers informed the Greek assembly that neither Alfred nor Leuchtenberg could accept and they must find another candidate from outside the Imperial and Royal families of the three protecting powers.
I believe all men over the age of 25 had a vote. There was a census in 1861, and the population was 1,096,810. So, if we assume that half those people were male and half were over 25, then the turnout is about right. DrKay 10:12, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
I remember reading in a few sources, that George I himself never converted to Orthodoxy and stayed Lutheran and it was only his children who were brought up Orthodox. So, I deleted the category and addeda the right one.-- Kdebem ( talk) 15:53, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
George immediately converted upon his arrival in Greece to Orthodox. This has been attested in countless books, not to mention Danish sources. I shall find some and soon list them then.-- Nikoz78 ( talk) 15:35, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
Sources:
I know for a fact that at least a few of the books I've read mentioned that he converted upon his arrival in Greece. The point being that he did not want to alienate the Greek people as his predecessor, Otto, had done. He "quickly learned to read and write Greek, and converted to Orthodoxy." I shall again look through my library. I know there are Greek and Danish sources that state as much. Give me time as I am too busy at the moment to dig through my collection. -- Nikoz78 ( talk) 21:19, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
Ok, so I checked the Van der Kiste, Aaronson and Palmer books. They all clearly and unequivocally state that: 1) Under the Allies Treaty George I was allowed to keep his Lutheranism (just like Otto remained Catholic), provided his children were brought up Orthodox. That's why he later chose an Eastern Orthodox bride; 2) He never converted to Orthodoxy. Though he attended Orthodox services publicly, privately he worshiped in a small Protestant chapel set up in his palace. That chapel was later used when Constantine I married Sophie of Prussia (then still a Protestant) and later when Paul married Frederica of Hanover (then still a Protestant) - for the smaller Protestant ceremonies. To get a 100% certainty, we could check his obituary in the Times. For now, it looks like he stayed Lutheran, so I adjusted accordingly. Kdebem ( talk) 04:04, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
This deserves a section in the article. Nothing talks about his religion in article except the spot on the infobox.-- Queen Elizabeth II's Little Spy ( talk) 09:35, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
The sentence that begins 'When the Kingdom of Montenegro declared war on Turkey on 8 October 1912'is incorrect . In 1912, it was the Ottoman Empire, not Turkey, which was established as a republic in 1923.-- 2600:8800:1480:5910:8474:4BD6:AA3D:F437 ( talk) 00:52, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
Should we mention in the lead that he is the patrilinear great-grandfather of Charles III? Nxavar ( talk) 14:08, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
The article claims that the king had the longest reign in Europe, onde queen Victoria died in 1901, but this makes no sense. Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria reigned since 1848 and thus was a monarch for much longer than him. -- Lecen ( talk) 23:02, 19 May 2024 (UTC)