Prime Minister Eleftherios (Kyriakos) Venizelos

1864 - 1936  (71 years)

• Name	Eleftherios (Kyriakos) Venizelos
  Title	Prime Minister
  Birth	23 Aug 1864	Mournies, Crete, Greece   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Mar 1936	Paris, Île-de-France, France
  Notes	Origin: Crete. Greek Prime Minister [sometimes referred to as President although Greece was a monarchy]. He supported Greece's involvement on the side of the Allies in WWI, leading to the abdication of the Greek king who had opposed him. He was given the second automobile to enter Greece by Charalambos Grekousci. Education: Studied law at the University of Athens. Residence: -1933, 2 Loukianou St., Athens; -1936, 22 rue Beaujon, Paris 16, France
  Person ID	I2638	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2010

  
  

  Father	Kyriakos (Petros) Venizelos,   b. 1810, Mournies, Crete, Greece d. 1883, Mournies, Crete, Greece (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Styliani (Ioannis) Ploumidaki,   b. 1830, Theriso, Crete, Greece d. 1897, Milos, Cyclades Islands, Greece (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1845
  Family ID	F1426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maria Eleutheriou-Katelouzos   d. Bef 1921
  Family ID	F1124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2007

  
  

  Family 2	Helena (John) Schilizzi Stephanovich,   b. 18 Sep 1873, 93 Westbourne Terrace, Bayswater, London, England UK d. 07 Sep 1959, avenue George V 29, Paris 8ème, Île-de-France, France (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	15 Sep 1921	Westgate, Highgate, London, England UK
  	Marriage Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Stephen John Schilizzi (her brother and sister-in-law); her mother; Lady [Mrs. Sir Arthur] Crosfield; Maria Elliadi (née Omiro); and Miss Elliadi; K. Pagonis presiding; entry 429. [2] The marriage was registered at the St. Pancras Registry Office, London, 14 Sep 1921 (The Times [London] 15 Sep 1921). The religious ceremony took place at "Witanhurst", the home of Sir Arthur Henry Crosfield & his wife Domini (nee Elliadi), the biggest private house in London after Buckingham Palace (Colin Fenn).
  Photos		Eleftherios Venizelos - Helen Schilizzi 1921 London Marriage photo from Sturdza
  		Venizelos-Schilizzi Wedding Dominie Crosfield is standing on wall. Photo courtesy Hellenic Communication Service, LLC website; Published ELT News, Feb 2009: "Venizelos bed retires to Greece" By Andrew Leech.
  Family ID	F1123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Aug 1864 - Mournies, Crete, Greece Marriage - 15 Sep 1921 - Westgate, Highgate, London, England UK Death - 18 Mar 1936 - Paris, Île-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Eleftherios Venizelos
  		E. Venizelos lies in state in his bedroom Photo courtesy Hellenic Communication Service, LLC website; Published ELT News, Feb 2009: "Venizelos bed retires to Greece" By Andrew Leech.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Samuel Beach Chester, Life of Venizelos, (London, Constable, 1921), 3. [S68] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England). Marriages Celebrated at the Holy Wisdom (Saint Sophia) in Moscow Road, Bayswater [London]