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Aspasia Manos on the deathbed of her beloved consort, King Alexander of Greece. 1920.

On September 17, 1920, the King of the Greeks Alexander I was injured by a monkey bite trying to defend his beloved puppy from two monkeys at the Royal Gardens of Tatoi. His doctors said his injury was of no concern, but a few days later he contracted sepsis and died on October 12, 1920, at the age of 27.

King Alexander was the second born son of King Constantine I and Queen Sophia, he was born in Athens on July 20, 1893. He graduated from the Evelpidan Military School with a moderate grade. At the age of 19, he took part in the Balkan Wars as a patron of his father, who was commander in chief of the Greek army. Following Constantine's national divide and persistence in the neutrality of Greece during World War I, the allied forces with an ultimatum handed over to Piraeus commander Charles Zonar demanded that he had to be removed from his throne as much as he could.

So on May 30, 1917, Alexander was made king, at the age of 24 years. In the short period of his reign he tried as much as possible to not get involved in political matters. His mildness and variability of character had contributed over time to his reconciliation with Venizelos, despite the emotional burden of his father's expulsion. He was quite popular in the ranks of the army due to the Asia Minor campaign, which began during his reign.

His relationship with common born Aspasia Manos, daughter of Lieutenant-General Peter Manos of the Palace, caused a stir, both within the royal family and in the political world. In vain did Venizelos advised him to marry Princess Mary, daughter of King George I of England. On November 4, 1919, despite the objections of the royal family and Venizelos, he arranged for a single marriage with his beloved. The event caused a scandal and almost cost the removal of the monarchy from Greece. The Greek government demanded the removal of Mrs Manos, who left for Paris, accompanied by Alexander.

In "City of Light" he met with Eleftherios Venizelos and settled the problem of the legality of his marriage. Alexander returned to Greece, but shortly before the referendum on the return of Constantine's father to the throne, he died of streptococcus on October 12, 1920, after a monkey bite in the royal palaces of Tatoi.

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