Antonios Kriezis

Antonios Kriezis (Greek: Αντώνιος Κριεζής, 1796–1865) was a Greek captain of the Hellenic navy during the Greek War of Independence and a Prime Minister of Greece from 1849 to 1854. Kriezis was born in Troezen in 1796 to an Arvanite family. Literally translated from Albanian, his surname means "black head".

Antonios Kriezis
10th Prime Minister of Greece
In office
12 December 1849  16 May 1854
MonarchOtto of Greece
Preceded byConstantine Kanaris
Succeeded byAlexandros Mavrokordatos
Minister for Naval Affairs
In office
20 May 1835  3 September 1843
Preceded byWilhelm von Le Suire
Succeeded byConstantine Kanaris
Personal details
Born1796
Troezen, Greece
Died1 April 1865
Athens, Greece
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Kyriakoula Voulgari

In July 1821, he took part to the Greek expedition to Samos and in 1822 to the naval battle of Spetses. In 1825, he and Konstantinos Kanaris took part to a failed attempt to destroy the Egyptian navy inside the port of Alexandria. In 1828, John Capodistria placed him in command of a navy squadron and in 1829, he captured Vonitsa from the Ottomans. Under King Otto in 1836, he became Minister of Naval Affairs and later served as Prime Minister of Greece from December 24, 1849, until May 28, 1854. He was succeeded by Konstantinos Kanaris. He died in Athens in 1865.

His eldest son Dimitrios Kriezis became a naval officer and served as the aide-de-camp to King George I of Greece and as Minister for Naval Affairs, while his younger son Epameinondas Kriezis also became a naval officer and politician.

Honours

Two ships of the Hellenic Navy have been named Kriezis in his honour.

Political offices
Preceded by
Konstantinos Kanaris
Prime Minister of Greece
1849–1854
Succeeded by
Konstantinos Kanaris


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