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'''Alexander Karatheodori [[Pasha]]''' ({{lang-el|Αλέξανδρος Καραθεοδωρής}}; 1833–1906) was an [[Ottoman]] statesman. |
'''Alexander Karatheodori [[Pasha]]''' ({{lang-el|Αλέξανδρος Καραθεοδωρής}}; 1833–1906) was an [[Ottoman Greek]] statesman. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Born in [[Constantinople]] as a child of a leading [[Phanariotes|Phanariote]] family. His father, Stefanos Karatheodori, was the personal physician of Sultan [[Mahmud II]]. After law studies in [[Paris]], like many |
Born in [[Constantinople]] as a child of a leading [[Phanariotes|Phanariote]] family. His father, Stefanos Karatheodori, was the personal physician of Sultan [[Mahmud II]]. After law studies in [[Paris]], like many Phanariots he pursued a career in the civil service of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. In 1874 he was appointed ambassador to [[Rome]], and in 1878 he took part in the preliminary negotiations with Russia over the [[Treaty of San Stefano]]. Several months later was sent to [[German Empire|Germany]] as the head commissioner of the [[Ottoman Porte|Porte]] to the [[Congress of Berlin]]. There he was successful in changing the San Stefano peace terms in favour of the Ottoman Empire ([[Treaty of Berlin (1878)|Treaty of Berlin]]). |
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In November 1878, he was appointed Governor-General of [[Crete]] with the task of calming the island's tense situation, which had descended into near-civil war due to tensions between the Christian and Muslim inhabitants of the island. Soon however, in December 1878, he was recalled and became Ottoman Minister of Foreign Affairs, a post he held until he resigned from it in 1879. |
In November 1878, he was appointed Governor-General of [[Crete]] with the task of calming the island's tense situation, which had descended into near-civil war due to tensions between the Christian and Muslim inhabitants of the island. Soon however, in December 1878, he was recalled and became Ottoman Minister of Foreign Affairs, a post he held until he resigned from it in 1879. |
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Alexander Karatheodori | |
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Prince of Samos | |
In office 1885–1895 | |
Preceded by | Konstantinos Adosidis |
Succeeded by | Georgios Verovits |
Wali of Crete | |
In office November 1878 – December 1878 | |
Preceded by | Ahmed Muhtar Pasha |
Succeeded by | Ioannis Photiades Pasha |
Wali of Crete | |
In office May 1895 – December 1895 | |
Preceded by | Iskander Pasha |
Succeeded by | Turhan Pasha Përmeti |
Personal details | |
Born | 1833 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 1906 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
Profession | Statesman |
Alexander Karatheodori Pasha (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Καραθεοδωρής; 1833–1906) was an Ottoman Greek statesman.
Biography
Born in Constantinople as a child of a leading Phanariote family. His father, Stefanos Karatheodori, was the personal physician of Sultan Mahmud II. After law studies in Paris, like many Phanariots he pursued a career in the civil service of the Ottoman Empire. In 1874 he was appointed ambassador to Rome, and in 1878 he took part in the preliminary negotiations with Russia over the Treaty of San Stefano. Several months later was sent to Germany as the head commissioner of the Porte to the Congress of Berlin. There he was successful in changing the San Stefano peace terms in favour of the Ottoman Empire (Treaty of Berlin).
In November 1878, he was appointed Governor-General of Crete with the task of calming the island's tense situation, which had descended into near-civil war due to tensions between the Christian and Muslim inhabitants of the island. Soon however, in December 1878, he was recalled and became Ottoman Minister of Foreign Affairs, a post he held until he resigned from it in 1879.
Karatheodori finished his career as the Porte-appointed Prince of the autonomous Greek island of Samos for a full decade (1885-1895). In May 1895 he was again appointed Governor of Crete amidst renewed inter-communal tension, but was unsuccessful in restoring order and resigned in December.
He died in Constantinople. Another member of his family—his brother Konstantinos Karatheodoris (1841–1922)—later succeeded him for a brief princely rule in Samos in 1906.
- 1833 births
- 1906 deaths
- Politicians from Istanbul
- Government ministers of the Ottoman Empire
- Civil servants of the Ottoman Empire
- Politicians of the Ottoman Empire
- Pashas
- Phanariotes
- Princes of Samos
- Ambassadors of the Ottoman Empire to Italy
- Ottoman governors of Crete
- 19th-century diplomats
- 19th-century people of the Ottoman Empire