Nikolaos Deligiannis
Nikolaos Petrou Deligiannis Νικόλαος Πέτρου Δηλιγιάννης | |
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Caretaker Prime Minister of Greece | |
In office 12 January – 31 May 1895 (o.s.) | |
Preceded by | Charilaos Trikoupis |
Succeeded by | Theodore Deligiannis |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 January 1845 Athens, Greece |
Died | 5 January 1910 Paris, France | (aged 64)
Spouse | Amalia Baltatzi |
Children | Three |
Occupation | Diplomat, Politician |
Nikolaos Petrou Deligiannis (Greek : Νικόλαος Πέτρου Δηλιγιάννης, 1845, Athens – 5 January 1910, Paris) was the caretaker Prime Minister of Greece from January to June 1895.
Biography
Born in Athens, he is the son of Petros Deligiannisforeign minister of Greece (1841, 1849 & 1863) and spawn of the powerful primate from Langadia, Arcadia.
, three-timeHe studied law at the University of Athens and made his career in the diplomatic corps. He was first appointed secretary of the Greek embassy in Constantinople and then served as ambassador in Belgrade (1881–1885), Paris (1885–1893) and in Madrid. He returned to Athens and after a while he left Paris again, where he was appointed Ambassador of Greece. In 1899 he was a representative of Greece in the Hague Conference. He was also a founding member of the Hellenic Olympic Committee.
In January 1895, after the fall of the seventh and last cabinetCharilaos Trikoupis, he was appointed by George I as caretaker Prime Minister. The Deligiannis government , composed of extra-parliamentary figures, in which he also held the Foreign and Interior portfolios, conducted elections which took place in May of the same year. They were won by Theodore Deligiannis, a first cousin of his father, who accessed as Prime Minister on 31 May 1895. Nikolaos Deligiannis returned to the diplomatic service as ambassador in Paris, where he died and was buried in the cemetery of Boulogne.
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His wife was Amalia Baltatzilady-in-waiting, and Elena (Elisa) Baltatzi, wife of Alexandros Tombazis, ambassador in Belgrade. They had three children. Their daughter and a son, officer in the Hellenic Army, had already died when Nikolaos Deligiannis died. The third child, Petros Deligiannis, was also a diplomat, secretary of the embassy in Washington, and Consul at the embassy in Paris in 1890.
, sister of N. Baltatzi,He is not to be confused with his cousin Nikolaos DeligiannisTheodore Deligiannis, who served as President of the Court of Cassation (Areopagus) in 1885–1890.
(1831–1890), son of Panagos and brother of Prime Minister
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