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Otto I, King of Greece, landing in Nauplia, 6 February 1833 (1900). The son of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Otto I (1815-1867) became the first modern King of Greece after the Convention of London established Greece as an independent kingdom in 1832. He arrived in the country, accompanied by Bavarian advisors and 3500 soldiers, on 6 February 1833. His reign lasted until he was ousted by a coup in 1862 and returned to Bavaria.