ANDREAS METAXAS (1786-1860)
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Originally appearing in Volume
V18,
Page 257
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
ANDREAS See also:METAXAS (1786-1860)
, See also:Greek politician, was See also:born in the See also:island of See also:Cephalonia
.
During the latter See also:part of the See also:War of See also:Independence (1824–1827) he accompanied See also:Capo d'See also:Istria to See also:Greece, and was appointed by him See also:minister of war
.
When Capo d'Istria was murdered in 1831 See also:Metaxas became a member of the provisional See also:government which held See also:- OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")
office till the See also:accession of See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King See also:Otho in 1833
.
During the minority of Otho he was named privy councillor and minister at See also:Madrid and See also:Lisbon
.
In 184o he was recalled and appointed minister of war
.
In 1843-1844 he was See also:president of the See also:council of ministers, and he subsequently held the See also:post of See also:ambassador at See also:Constantinople from 185o to 1854
.
He died at See also:Athens on the 19th of See also:September 186o
.
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