Antonios Kriezis
Antonios Kriezis (Greek: Αντώνιος Κριεζής, 1796–1865) was a captain of the Hellenic navy during the Greek War of Independence and a Prime Minister of Greece from 1849 to 1854.
Antonios Kriezis | |
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| Αντώνιος Κριεζής | |
 A portrait of Antonios Kriezis | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 10th Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 12 December 1849 – 16 May 1854 | |
| Monarch | Otto I |
| Preceded by | Konstantinos Kanaris |
| Succeeded by | Alexandros Mavrokordatos |
| Minister for Naval Affairs | |
| In office 20 May 1835 – 3 September 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm von Le Suire |
| Succeeded by | Konstantinos Kanaris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1796 Troezen, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
| Died | 1 April 1865 Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Kyriakoula Voulgari |
| Children | Dimitrios Kriezis Epameinondas Kriezis |
| Occupation | Sailor Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch/service |  Hellenic Navy |
| Battles/wars | Greek War of Independence |
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Kriezis was born in Troezen in 1796 to an Arvanite family.[1] Their first known ancestor was a prisoner in Venetian Crete who became involved in shipbuilding in Venetian navies and settled in Hydra in 1650.[2] In July 1821, he took part in the Greek expedition to Samos, and in 1822 participated in the naval battle of Spetses. In 1825, he and Konstantinos Kanaris failed in their attempt to destroy the Egyptian navy inside the port of Alexandria. In 1828, Ioannis Kapodistrias placed him in command of a naval squadron. The following year, he captured Vonitsa from the Ottomans. In 1836, under King Otto , he became Minister of Naval Affairs. He served as Prime Minister of Greece from 24 December 1849, until 28 May 1854. He was succeeded by Konstantinos Kanaris.
He died in Athens in 1865.
His older son, Dimitrios Kriezis, became a naval officer and served as the aide-de-camp to King George I of Greece and as Minister for Naval Affairs, while his younger son, Epameinondas Kriezis, also became a naval officer and politician.
Honours
Two ships of the Hellenic Navy have been named Kriezis in his honour.
References
- Pizanias, Petros (2020). The Making of the Modern Greeks: 1400-1820. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 363–64. ISBN 978-1527562486.
- Pizanias, Petros (2020). The Making of the Modern Greeks: 1400-1820. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 366. ISBN 978-1527562486.
External links
Media related to Antonios Kriezis at Wikimedia Commons
- Biography of Antonios Kriezis (in Greek)