Antonios Kriezis
Antonios Kriezis (Greek: Αντώνιος Κριεζής) (1796 - 1865), a freedom fighter in the Greek War of Independence of 1821 and later Prime Minister of Greece.
Kriezis was descended from the island of Hydra and was born in Troizina in 1796. In July, 1821, he served in the Greek navy and he took part in the naval battles of Samos and of Spetses. In 1825 with Konstantinos Kanaris he set on fire an Egyptian warship inside the port of Alexandria. In 1828, Ioannis Kapodistrias placed him in command of a navy squadron and in 1829, he capturedVonitsa from the Turks.
Under Otto in 1836, he became minister of the navy, from August 10, 1841, he served as prime minister (with no constitution that time, the actual prime minister was Otto of Greece) in place which lasted to the September 3 Revolution of 1843. Krieizis served as Prime Minister of Greece between December 24, 1849 until May 28, 1854 and preceded fom and succeeded by Konstatinos Kanaris.
External links
- http://www.koutouzis.gr/kriezis.htm (in Greek)
See also
Preceded by: Konstantinos Kanaris |
Prime Minister of Greece 1849–1854 |
Succeeded by: Konstantinos Kanaris |