Ioannis Kapodistrias
Count Ioannis Antoniou Kapodistrias, sometimes anglicized as John Capodistrias, was a Greek statesman who was one of the most distinguished politicians and diplomats of 19th-century Europe.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Corfu
- Educated at
- University of Padua
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of the Black Eagle🏆 Legion of Honour🏆 Order of the Elephant🏆 Order of St. Andrew🏆 Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
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Trending topics shown first"Victory shall be ours, but has to be in our hearts only the Greek sentiment. Anyone ready to listen servily to the foreign is a traitor."
"Capodistrias's conduct in Switzerland has always done him proud. At first, the mission with which he was entrusted earned him the hostility of various parties whose interests he was jeopardising. Litt…"
"of all those with an interest in our success, nobody acquitted himself with more consequence, goodwill and intelligence, and to greater effect, than Count Capo d’Istria. I met him 92 times and always …"
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Timeline
1776
Born
Birth1831
Died
Death
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