Basil III (Greek: Βασίλειος Γʹ; 1846 – September 29, 1929), born Vasileios Georgiadis (Βασίλειος Γεωργιάδης)^{[citation needed]}, was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople^[1] from July 13, 1925 until his death in 1929.^{[citation needed]}

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Basil III of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Native name	Βασίλειος Γʹ
Church	Church of Constantinople
In office	13 July 1925 – 29 September 1929
Predecessor	Constantine VI of Constantinople
Successor	Photius II of Constantinople
Personal details
Born	1846 Skutari, Constantinople
Died	29 September 1929 (aged 82-83) Fatih, Istanbul

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He studied theology and philology at the University of Athens, and obtained a PhD at the University of Munich.^{[citation needed]}