Spyridon Trikoupis
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Greek statesman, diplomat, author and orator
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Spyridon Trikoupis | |
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| Σπυρίδων Τρικούπης | |
o.s.) | |
| Preceded by | Administrative Committee of Greece (1832) |
| Succeeded by | Alexandros Mavrokordatos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1788-04-20)20 April 1788 English Party |
| Children | Charilaos Trikoupis |
Spiridon Trikoupis (
(1833) and a member of provisional governments of Greece since 1826.Early life
He was born in Missolonghi and was son of the primate of Missolonghi, Ioannis Trikoupis. After studying in Paris and London, he became private secretary to Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, Governor of the Ionian Islands.
Political career
During the
Prime Minister of Greece in 1833. He was thrice Greek minister (ambassador) to London (1834–1837, 1841–1843 and 1849–1862),[1] and in 1850 envoy-extraordinary to Paris
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Orations and history
His funeral oration for his friend
was translated into many languages. A collection of his earlier religious and political orations was published in Paris in 1836. He was the author of Istoria tis Ellinikis Epanastaseos (London, 1853–1857), his work on the history of the Greek revolution.Children
He was the father of Charilaos Trikoupis, also a Prime Minister of Greece.
References
- ^ "Mission's History - History".
- ^ Richard Edgcumbe, Byron: the Last Phase, Haskell House Publishers (New York, 1972) p. 185-190
- ^ Pietro Gamba, A Narrative of Lord Byron's Last Journey to Greece: Extracted from the journal of Count Peter Gamba, who attended his lordship on that expedition, Folcroft Library Editions (1975) p.339
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Prime Minister of Greece 25 January – 12 October 1833 (o.s.) |
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Greek Minister to the United Kingdom 1834–1837 |
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Greek Minister to the United Kingdom 1841–1843 |
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Greek Minister to the United Kingdom 1849–1862 |
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| First Hellenic Republic (1822–1832) | |
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| Kingdom of Greece (Wittelsbach) (1833–1862) | |
| Kingdom of Greece (Interregnum) (1862–1863) | |
| Kingdom of Greece (Glücksburg) (1863–1924) |
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| Second Hellenic Republic (1924–1935) | |
| Kingdom of Greece (Glücksburg) (1935–1973) |
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| Military Junta (1967–1974) | |
| Third Hellenic Republic (since 1974) | |
1Head of military/dictatorial government. 2Head of rival government not controlling Athens. 3Head of emergency or caretaker government. 4Head of collaborationist government during the Axis occupation (1941–44). | |