Otto of Greece

Otto Όθων
Portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1833
King of Greece
Reign	6 Feb 1832 – 23 October 1862
Successor	George I (as King of the Hellenes)
Regent	Josef Ludwig von Armansperg (1832–1835)
Prime Ministers	See list Spyridon Trikoupis Alexandros Mavrokordatos Ioannis Kolettis Josef Ludwig von Armansperg Ignaz von Rudhart Andreas Metaxas Konstantinos Kanaris Kitsos Tzavelas Georgios Kountouriotis Athanasios Miaoulis Gennaios Kolokotronis
Born	(1815-06-01)1 June 1815 Salzburg, Austria
Died	26 July 1867(1867-07-26) (aged 52) Bamberg, Bavaria
Spouse	Amalia of Oldenburg (m 22 November 1836)
Full name
Otto Friedrich Ludwig
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Ludwig I of Bavaria
Mother	Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Otto (Template:Lang-el; (Otto Friedrich Ludwig; 1 June 1815 – 26 July 1867) was a Bavarian prince who ruled as King of Greece from the establishment of the Kingdom of Greece on 6 Feb 1832, under the Convention of London, until he was deposed on October 1862. The second son of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Otto ascended the newly created throne of Greece at age 17. His government was initially run by a three-man regency council made up of Bavarian court officials. Upon reaching his majority, Otto removed the regents when they proved unpopular with the people, and he ruled as an absolute monarch. Eventually, his subjects' demands for a constitution proved overwhelming, and in the face of an armed (but bloodless) insurrection, Otto granted a constitution in 1843.

Marriage

On 22 November 1836, he married Duchess Amalie of Oldenburg. They had no issue.

Titles and styles

• 1 June 1815 – 6 February 1833 His Royal Highness Prince Otto of Bavaria.
• 6 February 1833 – 23 October 1862 His Majesty The King.
• 23 October 1862 – 26 July 1867 His Majesty King Othon I.