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Ioannis Kolettis

1773 - 1847

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Ioannis Kolettis (Greek: Ἰωάννης Κωλέττης; 1773 or 1774 – 17 September 1847) was a Greek politician who played a significant role in Greek affairs from the Greek War of Independence through the early years of the Greek Kingdom, including as Minister to France and serving twice as Prime Minister. Kolettis is credited with conceiving the Byzantine restorationist and irredentist Megali Idea or "Great Idea" which became the core of Greek foreign policy until the early 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ioannis Kolettis is the 9,725th most popular politician (down from 9,083rd in 2019), the 496th most popular biography from Greece (down from 467th in 2019) and the 214th most popular Greek Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ioannis Kolettis ranks 9,725 out of 19,576Before him are Jan P. Syse, Hannibal Mago, Nilo Peçanha, Claudia Marcella Major, Merneferre Ay, and Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria. After him are Ibrahim Abboud, Archduke Leopold Ludwig of Austria, Nechirvan Barzani, King An of Zhou, Muhammad XIII of Granada, and Anna van Egmont.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1773, Ioannis Kolettis ranks 28Before him are Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder, Hussein Dey, Étienne Maurice Gérard, Robert Surcouf, Thomas Horsfield, and Prince Louis Charles of Prussia. After him are Arthur Aikin, Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Josef Jungmann, Henrik Steffens, Giuseppe Acerbi, and Jakob Friedrich Fries. Among people deceased in 1847, Ioannis Kolettis ranks 21Before him are Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe, Maria Schicklgruber, William II, Elector of Hesse, Charles Hatchett, Alexandre Deschapelles, and Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil. After him are Josef Jungmann, Robert Liston, Karl Friedrich Burdach, Marie Antoinette Murat, Friedrich von Gärtner, and Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Ioannis Kolettis ranks 496 out of 1,024Before him are Diocles (-240), Antigonus of Carystus (-290), Leonidas Pyrgos (1871), Leon of Sparta (-700), Georgios Kondylis (1878), and Panagiotis Pikrammenos (1945). After him are Gylippus (-500), Hecataeus of Abdera (-400), George of Trebizond (1395), Nephon II of Constantinople (1450), Metrocles (-400), and Thomas Xenakis (1875).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Ioannis Kolettis ranks 214Before him are Archidamus IV (-400), Dorieus (-600), Agis I (-957), Leonidas Pyrgos (1871), Leon of Sparta (-700), and Georgios Kondylis (1878). After him are Theodoros Pangalos (1878), Patrona Halil (1690), Ioannis Georgiadis (1876), Archidamus V (-250), Ablabius (300), and Efstathios Chorafas (1871).