Georgios Theocharis (diplomat)

Georgios Theocharis

Georgios Theocharis (Greek: Γεώργιος Θεοχάρης; 1758–1843) was a Greek merchant and notable figure of the pre Greek Revolution period and a fellow of Rigas Feraios.[1][2][3]

Biography

Georgios Theocharis was born in 1758 in Kastoria, then Ottoman Empire.[3][4][5] In 1786 he married Austrian Anna Spigel; they had three children: Dimitrios, Nikolaos and Aikaterini. In 1786 he was initiated into Balduin zur Linde of Leipzig, later reaching the Professor's Degree. At the end of 1797 he was arrested with Rigas Feraios but his surrender to the Ottoman authorities was prevented because of his wife's intercession. In 1798 he was exiled from Vienna and later allowed to go to Leipzig.[6] His secret and intimate relationship with Feraios was revealed by the letter Rigas sent him from Trieste, which was signed as "Coleader of the Vienna Group". He supported financially, earnestly and variedly, and through his relations with abroad, the issue and circulation of Feraios' revolutionary proclamation.[7] After Otto's arrival in Greece, Theocharis served as the first consul of the Greek state in Leipzig from 1834 until 1843.[8] He was proclaimed Knight of the Golden Cross of the Order of the Redeemer. He died in 1843 in Leipzig.

References

  1. ^ Polychronis K. Enepekidis, Ρηγας, Υψηλαντης, Καποδιστριας: ερευβαι εις τα αρχεια της Αυστριας, Γερμανιας, Ιταλιας, Γαλλιας και Ελλαδος, 1965, p. 313 (digitilized 16-5-2007)
  2. ^ Voglē, Elpida K. (2007). "Ελληνες το γενος": η ιθαγενεια και η ταυτοτητα στο εθνικο κρατος των Ελληνον, 1821-1844. Πανεπιστημιακ́ες Εκδ́οσεις Κρ́ητης. p. 137. ISBN 978-9605242381.
  3. ^ a b Makedonika, vol. 24, p. 275, Hetaireia Makedonikōn Spoudōn, 1984 (digitilized 15-7-2008)
  4. ^ Kerkyraika chronika, vols. 14-15, p. 62, 1968 (digitilized 24-3-2011)
  5. ^ «Μεγαλα συμβεβηκοτα ἐκ μικρων αἰτιων προξενηθεντα. Ἐκ της Γερμανικης μεταφρασεως ἐλευθερως μετενεχθεν ὑπο Ζ. Δαουτη..», 1819, British Library, p. 443 (digitized 17-12-2015)
  6. ^ Hē Siatista kai hoi emporikoi oikoi Chatzēmichaēl kai Manousē, 17os-19os ai, p. 96, Hetaireia Makedonikōn Spoudōn, 1982 (digitilized 13-10-2011)
  7. ^ Konstantinos Amantos, «Ανέκδοτα έγγραφα περί Ρήγα Βελεστινλή», p. 159, 1932, version 2.
  8. ^ Tropaia neotata tes Hellados kata tes Asias. Biographia tu K. Kanare, p. 83, Irsphelos 1835, Austrian National Library (digitilized 17-8-2012)

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