Editing Paul of Greece (section)

===National Schism===
Paul's father, Constantine, ascended to the throne upon the assassination of George I in 1913.{{sfn|Van der Kiste|1994|pp=74–75}} Constantine wished to keep Greece neutral during the prelude to World War I, but was in support of the [[Central Powers]], since he was the brother-in-law of the German Kaiser, [[Wilhelm II]]. Venizelos, however, was staunchly in support of joining the [[Allies of World War I|Allies]] due to the [[Ottoman Empire]]'s mistreatment of its Greek population. The disagreement between Constantine and Venizelos quickly resulted in the [[National Schism]], a civil war between the two opposing sides. Per Van der Kiste, possibly due to "being afraid" of Wilhelm II, Constantine continued to refuse to succumb to Venizelos' demands.{{sfn|Van der Kiste|1994|pp=89–101}} Constantine was also pressured to oppose Venizelos by [[Ioannis Metaxas]].{{sfn|Mateos Sáinz de Medrano|2004|p=88}} On 10 June 1917, [[Charles Jonnart]], who acted as the Allies' representative in Greece, ordered Constantine to abdicate.{{sfn|Van der Kiste|1994|p=106}} The Allies threatened to invade Greece from a military landing at [[Piraeus]], so Constantine unofficially abdicated.{{sfn|Van der Kiste|1994|p=107}}{{sfn|Mateos Sáinz de Medrano|2004|p=183}}{{sfn|Vickers|2000|pp=122 and 148}} The Allies did not wish to replace Greece with a republican system, so Venizelos scrambled to find a replacement king. It was finally decided that Paul's older brother, Alexander, though not the eldest son of Constantine, would succeed to the throne, as Constantine's eldest son, [[George II of Greece|George]], was also seen as pro-German.{{sfn|Van der Kiste|1994|p=107}} Following Jonnart's demands for abdication, Paul and his family, except for Alexander, had evacuated Athens.{{sfn|Van der Kiste|1994|pp=110–111}}