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Prime Minister Eleftherios (Kyriakos) Venizelos

Male 1864 - 1936  (71 years)


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  • Name Eleftherios (Kyriakos) Venizelos 
    Title Prime Minister 
    Birth 23 Aug 1864  Mournies, Crete, Greece Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Mar 1936  Paris, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Origin: Crete.
    • Greek Prime Minister [sometimes referred to as President although Greece was a monarchy]. He supported Greece's involvement on the side of the Allies in WWI, leading to the abdication of the Greek king who had opposed him. He was given the second automobile to enter Greece by Charalambos Grekousci.
    • Education: Studied law at the University of Athens.
    • Residence: -1933, 2 Loukianou St., Athens; -1936, 22 rue Beaujon, Paris 16, France
    Person ID I2638  Negroponte-Agelasto
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2010 

    Father Kyriakos (Petros) Venizelos,   b. 1810, Mournies, Crete, Greece Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1883, Mournies, Crete, Greece Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Styliani (Ioannis) Ploumidaki,   b. 1830, Theriso, Crete, Greece Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1897, Milos, Cyclades Islands, Greece Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 1845 
    Family ID F1426  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Maria Eleutheriou-Katelouzos   d. Bef 1921 
    Family ID F1124  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2007 

    Family 2 Helena (John) Schilizzi Stephanovich,   b. 18 Sep 1873, 93 Westbourne Terrace, Bayswater, London, England UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Sep 1959, avenue George V 29, Paris 8ème, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 15 Sep 1921  Westgate, Highgate, London, England UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Marriage Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Stephen John Schilizzi (her brother and sister-in-law); her mother; Lady [Mrs. Sir Arthur] Crosfield; Maria Elliadi (née Omiro); and Miss Elliadi; K. Pagonis presiding; entry 429. [2]
    • The marriage was registered at the St. Pancras Registry Office, London, 14 Sep 1921 (The Times [London] 15 Sep 1921).
    • The religious ceremony took place at "Witanhurst", the home of Sir Arthur Henry Crosfield & his wife Domini (nee Elliadi), the biggest private house in London after Buckingham Palace (Colin Fenn).
    Photos
    Eleftherios Venizelos - Helen Schilizzi 1921 London Marriage
    Eleftherios Venizelos - Helen Schilizzi 1921 London Marriage
    photo from Sturdza
    Venizelos-Schilizzi Wedding
    Venizelos-Schilizzi Wedding
    Dominie Crosfield is standing on wall. Photo courtesy Hellenic Communication Service, LLC website; Published ELT News, Feb 2009: "Venizelos bed retires to Greece" By Andrew Leech.
    Family ID F1123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Aug 1864 - Mournies, Crete, Greece Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Sep 1921 - Westgate, Highgate, London, England UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Mar 1936 - Paris, Île-de-France, France Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Eleftherios Venizelos
    Eleftherios Venizelos
    E. Venizelos lies in state in his bedroom
    E. Venizelos lies in state in his bedroom
    Photo courtesy Hellenic Communication Service, LLC website; Published ELT News, Feb 2009: "Venizelos bed retires to Greece" By Andrew Leech.

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Samuel Beach Chester, Life of Venizelos, (London, Constable, 1921), 3.

    2. [S68] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England).
      Marriages Celebrated at the Holy Wisdom (Saint Sophia) in Moscow Road, Bayswater [London]



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