Ioannis Kolettis (1773-1847) - Athens, National Historical Museum

Ioannis Kolettis (1773-1847) was a Greek politician who played a significant role in Greek affairs from the Greek War of Independence. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (454x604, 31 KB) Summary Portrait of Ioannis Kolettis - Athens, National Historical Museum Licensing This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (454x604, 31 KB) Summary Portrait of Ioannis Kolettis - Athens, National Historical Museum Licensing This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author... The Declaration of the War by Bishop Germanos at St Lavra on March 25, 1821 The Greek War of Independence was a successful war waged by the Greeks between 1821 and 1827 to win independence from the Ottoman Empire. ...

Early life

Kolettis was born in Syrrako, Epirus and played a leading role in the political life of the Greek state in the 1830's and 1840's. Ioannis Kolettis studied medicine in Pisa, Italy and was influenced by the Carbonari movement and started planning his return to Epirus in order to participate to Greece's indepedence struggles. Epirus (Greek Ήπειρος, Ípeiros; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is a province or periphery in northwestern Greece, bounded by West Macedonia and Thessaly to the east, by the province of Sterea Ellada (Central Greece) to the south, the Ionian Sea and the Ionian Islands to the west and... Pisa is a city in Tuscany, central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. ... The Carbonari (coal-burners) were groups of secret revolutionary societies founded in early 19th century Italy, and instrumental in organising revolution in Italy in 1820, 1830-1831 and 1848. ...

In 1813, he settled at Ioannina, where he served as a doctor and after gaining standing he was recruited as the personal doctor of Ali Pasa's son, Muctar Pasa. He remained in Ioannina till March of 1821, when he entered Filiki Eteria and left for Syrrako, together with chieftain Raggos, in order to spread the revolution into the Rumelia, but his efforts quickly failed because of the rapid reaction of the Ottoman army. Kolettis was the leader of the pro-French party and based his power on his relations with the leaders of Rumeli but also on his ability to eliminate his adversaries by acting behind the scenes. 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ioannina (Greek: Ιωάννινα, often Γιάννενα /janena/ or Γιάννινα /janina/); is a city in Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of approximately 100,000. ... This article is about an Albanian pasha. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Filiki Eteria (spelt also Philikí Etaireía), meaning Friendly Society in Greek, was a secret organisation working in the early 19th century, whose purpose was to overthrow the Ottoman rule over Greece and to establish an independent Greek state. ... Rumelia (or Roumelia) (in Turkish Rumeli, the East Roman or Byzantine Empire), a name commonly used, from the 15th century onwards, to denote the part of the Balkan Peninsula subject to the Ottoman Empire. ... Map of Rumelia as of 1801 Rumelia (or Roumelia) (in Turkish Rumeli, the East Roman or Byzantine Empire), a name commonly used, from the 15th century onwards, to denote the part of the Balkan Peninsula subject to the Ottoman Empire. ...

Greek War of Independence

In the First Greek National Assembly, at Epidavros, he patricipated as the representative of Epirus and in January, 1822 he became Minister of Internal Affairs. After the Second Greek National Assembly, at Astros in May, 1823 he was appointed Euboea's sub-prefect and managed to remove Turkish troops off the island. At the same time, he continued his political activities, resulting in his election as member of the Supreme Govement (Νομοτεστικόν), a position that he held till 1826. Panoramic view of the theater at Epidaurus Epidaurus (Epidauros) was a small city (polis) in ancient Greece at the Saronic Gulf. ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A view of the beach at Astros Astros ( Greek: Άστρος or Παράλια Άστρου Paralia Astrou, Astros Beach) is a port on the Argolic Gulf in the northeast Peloponnese in eastern Arcadia. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Euboea or Negropont (Modern Greek: Εύβοια Evia, Ancient Greek Εúβοια Eúboia; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

At the end of 1824, during the Greek civil war of the revolution, he was in charge of Roumeli's (Central Greece) party and defeated the Peloponnesean party, which opposed the Kountouriotis government. Nonetheless, in the Third Greek National Assembly, he supported the Peloponnesean party and with its support assigned to train troops from Thessaly and Macedonia, with the aim to destroy Ottoman resource depots at Atalanti. However, the whole operation failed because of his inexperience in military affairs, which ruined his reputation. 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Map showing Thessaly periphery in Greece Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ...

Political career after 1821

When John Capodistria landed at Nafplio in January 1828 as Governor, he was appointed as govenor of Samos and later, on July, 1829 as Minister of Defence. After Capodistria's assassination, in the following civil war, which lasted until 1832, he was once again leader of Roumeli's party. He tried, along with Theodoros Kolokotronis and Augustinos Kapodistrias to form a government but due to severe disagreements the coalition was dissolved. John Capodistria John Capodistria (in Greek Ioannis Kapodistrias or Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας, and in Italian Giovanni Capo dIstria, Count Capo dIstria) (February 11, 1776 – October 9, 1831) was a Greek-born diplomat of the Russian Empire and later first head of state of independent Greece. ... Náfplio (Ναύπλιον) is a town on the Peloponnese in Greece. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Samos (Greek Σάμος; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is an island in southeastern Greece in the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Turkey. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Theodoros Kolokotronis (Grk. ... Augustinos Kapodistrias (in Greek Αυγουστίνος Καποδίστριας , 1778- 1857). ...

Political career under Otto of Greece's rule

Until Otto of Greece reached his adulthood, Kolettis was Mminister of the Navy and Minister of Defence. In 1835 he was sent to France as the ambassabor where, he created made amities with French politicians and intellectuals. He returned to Greece after the coup that broke out in Athens in September 1843, which demanded a constitution and took part in the following Constitutional Assembly. On the first elections in 1844, he formed a party, the French Party (Γαλλικό Κόμμα) and together with Andreas Metaxas, leader of the English Party formed a goveernment. When Metaxas resigned, he became Prime Minister and served as such until his death in 1847. King Otto of Greece Otto of Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria and King of Greece (Salzburg, June 1, 1815 - Bamberg, July 26, 1867) was made the first modern king of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the protection of the United... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα Athína IPA ) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Andreas Metaxas (1786 - September 19, 1860) was a Greek politician born on the island of Cephalonia. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

See also

• Greek War of Independence
• History of Modern Greece
• List of Prime Ministers of Greece