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Also Known As Otto von Wittelsbach • Otho
Born June 1, 1815 • Salzburg • Austria
Died July 26, 1867 (aged 52) • Bamberg • Germany
Title / Office king (1832-1862), Greece

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Otto, painting by an unknown artist; in the Historical and Ethnological Museum, Athens
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