Why were the Greek royal family Danish ?

Question

Why were the Greek royal family Danish ?

Answer 1

They came from Denmark, believe it or not.

Answer 2

The family came to throne when Otto I of Greece allowed the United Kingdom and France to occupy the port at Piraeus so as to prevent Greece from aligning with Russia during the Crimean War (1853-1856). This prompted the army to overthrow Otto in 1862. The military powers offered the throne to Prince William of the Danish Glücksburg dynasty and he was crowned King George I in 1863. Members of this family would rule over Greece intermittently until 1974. [1] The beginning of George's reign was taken up with expanding Greece's territory. The royal family saw Greece experiencce several upheavals including the Balkan Wars, World War I, World War II (during which Greece was occupied by Italy), a civil war, and the overthrowing of Greece's parliamentary democracy by a military junta.

Answer 3

no they lived on mars and had upside down legs

Answer 4

No one else wanted the job. The European Royals got together and  pressured Willi, brother of Queen Alexandra(then the Danish-born Princess of Wales ,to take the job.According to Alexandra, her brother was asked by Lord Palmerston and Lord John Russell if he'd like to be King of Greece. The then 18 year-old Prince William,a naval cadet, answered jokingly that he would. The English Foreign Office consulted with the King of Denmark, and before anything was officially said to the king or Willi,he was formally nominated King and his consent made known in Europe.

Answer 5

Why is the English royal family German?

Doesn't really matter does it?

Answer 6

Becuase King Christian of Denmark was the Grandfather of European royalty and they only marry from a small select gene pool