Show MONNEY BITE ENOS WEER OF ING ALEXANDER OF GREECE SUCCUMBS TO WOUNDS INFLICTED BY PET Cu ceded to throne of f greece greeba in june 1917 when his HI father abdicated in rense to demand D of powers athens king alexander of at greece died here bere at aa p in 11 oliday october 25 wig nj death was wa due doe to w winds received when a pet rao monkey rikey attacked him birn early in october the mug i ang being abeln badly mutilated he ditc death of king alexander giam aw ra to the question of succession to the greek throne former king con WM was reported poTted re according to vats dispatches of october 17 a as in I 1 beimling to take of f the sitala ana 1 too created by his sont oa grave illner ty to greece nad cla inting the throne it Is if probable that the old chaat r will be b reconvened owing to the kings statta death st atta to consider what steps are to ie be taken laken wore before the new chamber tiltil alexander succeeded Bucce eded to the throne of fit greece in n jane 1917 when his bis father aba constantine abdicated in apon to the demand of f france rance great creat britain and Itus ituala sfa the three I lowera which had bad guaranteed the con ii Il liberties bertles of the greek peole ide alexander was ra tte ali second son on of constantine Constant foe and at the time of his bt acce ulon was not quite 24 2 y yean ears old ills elder brother crown prince korge le orge was considered ineligible Inell elble tor for german alezander Alexa rider took the oath of office boffl st et athens in augusa 1917 1017 and bd td led t d to carry out oat the policy of his father fathe r this was uld said to have shocked the niente entente nt ente powers power it soon was waa reported that he be was at oid oddi yilth premier Pre caler and had refused to abandon ills il idea of continuing his fathers program some doubts were red raised a as 0 to o tie the advisability of permitting ix him to aume the throne si giless be discontinued disi dl i what was wag characterized as aa to ito policy ito llcy reports Ite ports of lack lach ol of harmony lian nony between Alex alexander and venizelo s were circulated in the spring of IM but the premier disposed of these la in a statement la in which he paid tribute to the kingi king patriotism one respect in which the king and him hid premier were bald to have been at odds aras wn over th the a lindig morganatic marriage mar to life 31 manaa arson daughter of a former aide de camp to hl his father which la Is paid mid 0 to o kare taken place law in november 1919 vo ho record of the marriage was obtainable owing to the lite fact that it wat was not inot recorded with tile the metropolitan of athens athena the supreme authority of greece |