 Left with little recourse , now that his German troops were gone , King Otto gave in to the pressure and agreed to the demands of the crowd over the objections of his opinionated Queen . This square was renamed Constitution Square ( Πλατεία Συντάγματος ) to commemorate ( through to the present ) the events of September 1843 — and to feature many later tumultuous events of Greek history . Now for the first time , the king had Greeks in his Council and the French Party , the English Party and the Russian Party ( according to which of the Great Powers ' culture they most esteemed ) vied for rank and power . 
