Spiridon Trikoupis
(as President of the Administrative Committee of Greece (1832)) • Successor — Alexandros Mavrokordatos • Born — 20 April 1788 • Birthplace — Missolonghi, Ottoman Empire • Died — 24 February 1873 • Place of death — Athens, Greece • Party — English Party • Children — Charilaos Trikoupis Spiridon Trikoupis (20 April 1788 – 24 February 1873) was a Greek statesman, diplomat, author and orator. He served as the first prime minister of Greece in 1833 and was a member of the provisional governments of Greece from 1826.
Spiridon Trikoupis
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- Name
- Spyridon Trikoupis
- Born
- 1788 · Missolonghi.
- Died
- 1873 · Athens.
- Nationality
- Ottoman Empire · Greece
- Occupation
- politician · diplomat · historian · poet
- Languages
- Modern Greek
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(as President of the Administrative Committee of Greece (1832)) • Successor — Alexandros Mavrokordatos • Born — 20 April 1788 • Birthplace — Missolonghi, Ottoman Empire • Died — 24 February 1873 • Place of death — Athens, Greece • Party — English Party • Children — Charilaos Trikoupis Spiridon Trikoupis (20 April 1788 – 24 February 1873) was a Greek statesman, diplomat, author and orator. He served as the first prime minister of Greece in 1833 and was a member of the provisional governments of Greece from 1826.
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Spiridon Trikoupis (1788–1873) was a diplomat, historian and poet, among other activities, of Greek and Ottoman nationality. The diplomat was born in Missolonghi and died in Athens. Spiridon Trikoupis held the position of Prime Minister of Greece. Languages used include Modern Greek.
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• Name — Spyridon Trikoupis • Office — Prime Minister of Greece • Term Start — 25 January 1833 • Term End — 12 October 1833 • Monarch — Otto • 1blankname — Regent • 1namedata — Josef Ludwig von Armansperg • Predecessor — Georgios Kountouriotis
Early life
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
Political career
During the Greek War of Independence, he occupied several important administrative and diplomatic posts. He was a member of the provisional government in 1826, a member of the national convention at Troezen in 1827, and president of the council and minister of foreign affairs in 1832. He was appointed the first prime minister of Greece in 1833. He was thrice Greek minister (ambassador) to London (1834–1837, 1841–1843 and 1849–1862), and in 1850 envoy-extraordinary to Paris.
Orations and history
Orations and history
His funeral oration for his friend Lord Byron, delivered in the cathedral of Missolonghi in 1824 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.
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Children
He was the father of Charilaos Trikoupis, who also served as the prime minister of Greece.
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- 1.Mission's History - History.
- 2.Richard Edgcumbe, Byron: the Last Phase, Haskell House Publishers (New York, 1972) p. 185-190
- 3.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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