Greek Commemorative Envelope

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in Corfu  21  May  1976

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Count Ioannis Antoniou Kapodistrias (Greek: Κόμης Ιωάννης Αντωνίου Καποδίστριας, c.  February 1776 –27 September 1831), sometimes anglicized as John Capodistrias, was a Greek statesman who was one of the most distinguished politicians and diplomats of 19th-century Europe.
Kapodistrias's involvement in politics began as a minister of the Septinsular Republic in the early 19th century. He went on to serve as the foreign minister of the Russian Empire from 1816 until 1822, when he became increasingly active in supporting the Greek War of Independence that had broken out a year earlier.
After a long and distinguished career in European politics and diplomacy, he was elected as the first head of state of independent Greece at the 1827 Third National Assembly at Troezen and served as the governor of Greece between 1828 and 1831. For his significant contribution during his governance, he is recognised as the founder of the modern Greek state and the architect of Greek independence.

Background and early career

Ioannis Kapodistrias was born to a distinguished family in Corfu, the most populous Ionian Island, then under Venetian rule.
Kapodistrias' father was Antonios Maria Kapodistrias (Αντώνιος Μαρία Καποδίστριας), a nobleman, artist, and politician. One of his ancestors had been made a conte (count) by Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy. In 1679, the title was inscribed in the Libro d'Oro of Corfu nobility. The coat of arms, a cyan shield with a diagonal strip, containing three stars and a cross, is on display in Corfu. The family originated in the city of Capodistria, also called Koper, in Slovenia, then part of the Republic of Venice. There, the family name was named Vitori or Vittori. They moved to Corfu in the 13th century, where they changed their denomination from Catholic to Orthodox and became completely hellenized. Origins of his ancestors can also be found in 1423 in Constantinople (with Victor/Vittor – or Nikiforos – Capodistrias).
Kapodistrias family home in Corfu. The plaque between the two windows to the left of the entrance mentions he was born there.
Kapodistrias' mother was Adamantine Gonemis (Αδαμαντία "Διαμαντίνα" Γονέμη; Diamantina Gonemi), a countess. Her father was the noble Christodoulos Gonemis (Χριστόδουλος Γονέμης). The Gonemis family were originally Greek Cypriots. When Cyprus fell to the Ottomans in the 16th century, they migrated to the island of Crete. When Crete fell in the 17th century, they migrated to Epirus, near Argyrokastro. Later, they settled on the Ionian island of Corfu. During the Ottoman sieges of Corfu, they fought alongside the Venetians, who awarded them a title of nobility. Like the Kapodistrias family, they are listed in the Libro d'Oro (Golden Book) of Corfu.
Kapodistrias, though born and raised as a nobleman, was throughout his life a liberal thinker and had democratic ideals. He studied medicine, philosophy, and law at the University of Padua in 1795–1797. In 1797, at 21 years old, he started his medical practice on his native island of Corfu. In 1799, when Corfu was briefly occupied by the forces of Russia and Turkey, Kapodistrias was appointed chief medical director of the military hospital. In 1802 he founded an important scientific and social progress organisation in Corfu, the "National Medical Association", of which he was an energetic member.
Some scholars have suggested that Kapodistrias had a romantic affair with Roxandra Sturdza, prior to her marriage with Count Albert Cajetan von Edling in 1816.

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