Historedia
Person

Prince George of Greece and Denmark

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1898

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Prince George of Greece and Denmark, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Heraklion massacre of 1898 and the establishment of the Cretan State

    1898

    Role: First High Commissioner of the Cretan State

    1. 25 August 1898 · Candia (modern Heraklion)Heraklion Massacre

      A Muslim mob in Candia killed hundreds of Cretan Greeks and British personnel, including the vice-consul and 14 soldiers.

    2. 21 December 1898 (Gregorian; 9 December 1898 Julian) · Cretan State administration (island-wide institutional context)Establishment of the Cretan State

      The autonomous Cretan State was founded when Prince George of Greece and Denmark arrived on 21 December 1898 to take office as first high commissioner.

Sources

  1. Cretan State Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-19