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Ioannis Capodistrias, Governor of Greece
Donated by Alexandros and Daria Koskoros
Capodistrias Museum Collection MK353
IOANNIS CAPODISTRIAS
A SHORT BIOGRAPHY (1776-1831)
Count Ioannis Capodistrias was the first governor of Greece, minister for foreign affairs of the Russian Empire and one of the most important European statesmen of the early 19th century.
CAPODISTRIAS IN CORFU
Ioannis Capodistrias spent most of his life in Corfu, from his birth in 1776 until 1808, apart from a three-year absence in Italy for studies (1794-1797). In 1808, when he was 32 years old, he left for Russia to begin his diplomatic career in the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
THE CAPODISTRIAS FAMILY
The Vittori-Capodistrias family is one of the oldest families in Corfu and was part of the city’s Great Council from 1477…
