Augustinos Kapodistrias

Count Augustinos Kapodistrias
Αυγουστίνος Καποδίστριας
President of the Greek Government [1]
In office 8 December 1831 – 27 March 1832 (o.s.)
Preceded by	Ioannis Kapodistrias
Succeeded by	Georgios Kountouriotis as President of the Administrative Committee of Greece (1832)
Personal details
Born	1778 Corfu, Republic of Venice
Died	1857 (aged 78-79) St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Political party	Russian Party
Relations	Viaros Kapodistrias (brother) Ioannis Kapodistrias (brother)

Count Augustinos Ioannis Maria Kapodistrias (Greek: Αυγουστίνος Ιωάννης Μαρία Καποδίστριας, 1778–1857) was a Greek soldier and politician. He was born in Corfu[2] and studied geology. Augustinos Kapodistrias was the younger brother of Viaros Kapodistrias and of the first Governor of Greece Ioannis Kapodistrias.

Political career

After Ioannis's assassination on 9 October 1831, Augustinos succeeded his brother as head of the governing council, and at the office of governor. His six-month rule was marked by political instability and the country's slide to anarchy.

References

1. Γεώργιος Δ. Δημακόπουλος: "Αι Κυβερνητικαί Αρχαί της Ελληνικής Πολιτείας (1827-1833)" (G.D.Dimakopoulos: Hellenic State government authorities (1827 - 1833)) p. 140
2. Σαν Σήμερα.gr - Βιογραφίες: Αυγουστίνος Καποδίστριας (1778-1857) Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine.

• Ελένη Γαρδίκα-Κατσιαδάκη, Ο ρόλος της Διάσκεψης του Λονδίνου στην πτώση του Αυγουστίνου Καποδίστρια, Μνήμων 10 (1985), p. 248-269. (in Greek)

Political offices
Preceded by Ioannis Kapodistrias	Governor of Greece	Succeeded by Administrative Committee of Greece (1832)