Constantine, the Former and Last King of Greece, Dies at 82

Constantine, the Former and Last King of Greece, Dies at 82
Former King Constantine II of Greece arrives at the Yacht Club of Greece in Piraeus, near Athens, Greece, on Sept. 18, 2014. Petros Giannakouris/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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ATHENS, Greece—Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, who won an Olympic gold medal before becoming entangled in his country’s volatile politics in the 1960s as king and spent decades in exile, has died. He was 82.

Doctors at the private Hygeia Hospital in Athens confirmed to The Associated Press that Constantine died late Tuesday after treatment in an intensive care unit but had no further details pending an official announcement.