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Spyridon Trikoupis | |
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| Σπυρίδων Τρικούπης | |
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| Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 25 January 1833 – 12 October 1833 (o.s.) | |
| Monarch | Otto |
| Preceded by | Administrative Committee of Greece (1832) |
| Succeeded by | Alexandros Mavrokordatos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1788-04-20)20 April 1788 |
| Died | 24 February 1873(1873-02-24) (aged 84) |
| Political party | English Party |
| Children | Charilaos Trikoupis |
Spiridon Trikoupis (Greek:Σπυρίδων Τρικούπης; 20 April 1788 – 24 February 1873) was aGreekstatesman,diplomat,author andorator. He was the firstPrime Minister of Greece (1833) and a member of provisional governments of Greece since 1826.
He was born inMissolonghi and was son of the primate ofMissolonghi,Ioannis Trikoupis. After studying inParis andLondon, he became private secretary toFrederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford,Governor of theIonian Islands.
During theGreek 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 atTroezen in 1827, and president of the council and minister of foreign affairs in 1832. He was appointed the firstPrime Minister ofGreece in 1833. He was thrice Greek minister (ambassador) to London (1834–1837, 1841–1843 and 1849–1862),[1] and in 1850 envoy-extraordinary toParis.
His funeral oration for his friendLord Byron, delivered in thecathedral of Missolonghi in 1824[2][3] was translated into many languages. A collection of his earlier religious and political orations was published in Paris in 1836. He was the author ofIstoria tis Ellinikis Epanastaseos (London, 1853–1857), his work on the history of the Greek revolution.
He was the father ofCharilaos Trikoupis, also a Prime Minister of Greece.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by None (civil war) | Prime Minister of Greece 25 January – 12 October 1833 (o.s.) | Succeeded by |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Unknown | Greek Minister to the United Kingdom 1834–1837 | Unknown |
| Unknown | Greek Minister to the United Kingdom 1841–1843 | Unknown |
| Unknown | Greek Minister to the United Kingdom 1849–1862 | Unknown |
