Editing Constantine I of Greece (section)

===Accession to the Throne and Second Balkan War===
[[File:Swearing-in ceremony of King Constantine I of Greece.png|thumb|upright|Swearing-in ceremony of Constantine, 1913]]

George I was assassinated in Thessaloniki by an anarchist, [[Alexandros Schinas]], on 18 March 1913, and Constantine succeeded to the throne. In the meantime, tensions between the Balkan allies grew, as Bulgaria claimed Greek and Serbian-occupied territory. In May, Greece and Serbia concluded a secret defensive pact aimed at Bulgaria. On 16 June, the Bulgarian army attacked their erstwhile allies, but were soon halted. King Constantine led the Greek Army in its counterattack in the battles of [[Battle of Kilkis-Lahanas|Kilkis-Lahanas]] and the [[Battle of Kresna Gorge|Kresna Gorge]]. In the meantime the Bulgarian army had started to disintegrate: beset by defeat in the hands of Greeks and Serbs, they were suddenly faced by a Turkish counterattack with fresh Asian troops finally ready, while the [[Romania]]ns advanced south, demanding [[Southern Dobrudja]]. Under attack on four fronts Bulgaria sued for peace, agreed to an armistice and entered into negotiations in [[Bucharest]]. On the initiative of Prime Minister Venizelos, Constantine was also awarded the rank and baton of a [[Stratarchis|Field Marshal]]. His popularity was at its peak. He was the "winner over the Bulgarians", the King who under his military commandment, doubled the Greek territory.