Ioannis Kapodistrias
1776 – 1831 · aged 55
Greek statesman and diplomat (1776–1831)
- Born
- 10 Feb 1776 · Corfu
- Died
- 27 Sept 1831 · Nafplio
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- 10 Feb 1776BornBorn in Corfu
- 1818AwardOrder of the White Eagle (Congress Poland)
- 1819AwardLegion of Honour
- 27 Sept 1831DiedDied in Nafplio
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- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
Biography
Count Ioannis Antoniou Kapodistrias (Greek: Κόμης Ιωάννης Αντωνίου Καποδίστριας; c. 10 February 1776 –27 September 1831), sometimes anglicized as John Capodistrias, was a Greek statesman who was one of the most distinguished politicians and diplomats of 19th-century Europe.
Kapodistrias's involvement in politics began as a minister of the Septinsular Republic in the early 19th century. He went on to serve as the foreign minister of the Russian Empire from 1816 until 1822, when he became increasingly active in supporting the Greek War of Independence that had broken out a year earlier.
After a long and distinguished career in European politics and diplomacy, he was elected as the first head of state of independent Greece at the 1827 Third National Assembly at Troezen and served as the governor of Greece between 1828 and 1831. For his significant contribution during his governance, he is recognised as the founder of the modern Greek state, and the architect of Greek independence.
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