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However when he was overthrown in a coup in 1862 and fled, he brought "his" jewels back with him to Bavaria .

In 1959 , the then Duke of Bavaria presented the Greek Crown Jewels (also called the Greek Regalia) back to King Paul Of Greece . Greek monarchs since Otto had not been crowned. Indeed the concept of a Coronation had no parallel in the Greek Orthodox Church . Nevertheless the Crown Jewels of Otto were accepted and remain in Greece.


REFERENCES

  • John Van der Kiste, ''Kings of the Hellenes: The Greek Kings 1863-1974'' (Sutton Publishing, 1994).