Spyridon Georgios Theotokis Explained
Count Spyridon Georgios Theotokis (1722 – 1803), (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Σπυρίδων Γεώργιος Θεοτόκης, Italian: Spiridione Giorgio Teotochi), was a Greek politician and scholar who served as President of the Ionian Senate and head of state of the Septinsular Republic with the title of prince.[1] [2]
Life and career
He was born in Venetian ruled Corfu in 1722 and belonged to the Theotokis family.[3] During the French occupation of Corfu, he was appointed as the president of the provisional municipality. When the French left Corfu in 1799 it was dissolved and Theotokis was appointed president of the Central Administration where he sought democratic reforms.
In 1800 Theotokis was elected the president of the Ionian Senate with the title of prince.[4] Theotokis was committed to improving the judicial system of the Septinsular Republic. He was also a published author, writing treatises and poems in Italian and Latin. Theotokis died on 24 November 1803.[5] [6] Following his death, from Zakynthos was elected president of the Senate and head of state of the Septinsular Republic.[7]
Notes and References
- Book: Woodhouse, Christopher Montague . Capodistria: the Founder of Greek Independence . 1973 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-211196-8 . 14 . en . The seven Grand Councils — a relic of the Venetian system which had been abolished by the French — then proceeded to elect delegates to form a central government at Corfu, called the Senate, whose President, Spyridon Theotokis, was nominated as Head of State..
- Book: Pine, Richard . The Disappointed Bridge: Ireland and the Post-Colonial World . 2014-06-02 . Cambridge Scholars Publishing . 978-1-4438-6098-7 . 395 . en.
- Book: Historika . 2000 . Eleutherotypia. . 33 . el.
- Book: Merlier, Octave . Greece . 1973 . Nagel Publishers . 107 . en . Spiridon, George (1722-1803) . Director of municipal administration during French occupation. President of Ionian Senate in 1800. Prince of the Ionian state..
- Book: Koukkou, Helenē E. . Ioannis A. Kapodistrias, the European Diplomat and Statesman of the 19th Century ; Roxandra S. Stourdza, a Famous Woman of Her Time: A Historical Biography . 2001 . Society for the Study of Greek History . 978-960-8172-06-7 . 60 . en . When the President of the Septinsular Senate Sp. Theotokis died on 24 November 1803, Kapodistrias basically took over the government as Secretary of State..
- Book: Hirst, Anthony . The Ionian Islands: Aspects of their History and Culture . Sammon . Patrick . 2014-06-26 . Cambridge Scholars Publishing . 978-1-4438-6278-3 . 6 . en.
- Book: Barozzi, Aloisius . Coins and Medals of the Ionian Islands: Coins Issued Under Venetian Rule Ca. 1730-1797. Coins and Medals of the Republic of the Ionian Islands 1801-1807. Coins and Medals Issued Under the Provisional Occupation by Britain 1809-1815 . 1968 . John Benjamins Publishing . 978-90-6032-311-3 . 30 . en.
