The Rallis family, also spelled Ralli, Ralles or Rallet in Romanian is the name of an old Greek Phanariote family, whose members played important political role in the history of modern Greece, Danubian Principalities and later in the United Kingdom. One branch of the family, living in Great Britain, gained the title of Baronet in 1912 and thus became the Ralli baronets. They claim descent from the Frankish-Byzantine noble Raoul/Ralles family.
The history of modern Greece covers the history of Greece from the recognition by the Great Powers — Britain, France and Russia — of its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1828 to the present day.
A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not the head of state, but rather the head of government, serving as the principal administrator under either a monarch in a monarchy or a president in a republican form of government.
Constantine I was King of Greece from 18 March 1913 to 11 June 1917 and from 19 December 1920 to 27 September 1922. He was commander-in-chief of the Hellenic Army during the unsuccessful Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and led the Greek forces during the successful Balkan Wars of 1912–1913, in which Greece expanded to include Thessaloniki, doubling in area and population. The eldest son of George I of Greece, he succeeded to the throne following his father's assassination in 1913.
Ioannis Metaxas was a Greek military officer and politician who was Prime Minister of Greece from 1936 until his death in 1941. He governed constitutionally for the first four months of his tenure, and thereafter as the strongman leader of the 4th of August Regime following his appointment by King George II.
Earl Peel is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Peel family descends from Robert Peel, eldest son of a wealthy cotton merchant. The family lands, known as Drayton Manor, in the County of Stafford would become more commonly known in modern-day as an amusement park. The family seat is Elmire House, near Ripon, North Yorkshire.
Georgios Ioannou Rallis, anglicised to George Rallis, was a Greek conservative politician and the 2nd Prime Minister of Greece from 1980 to 1981.
Pringle is a Scottish surname.
Lopes is Portuguese and Galician surname. Origin: Germanic patronymic for son of Lopo, itself being derived from Latin lupus wolf. This surname occurs in other Romance variants, such as Spanish López, Italian Lupo, French Loup, and Romanian Lupu or Lupescu.
The Tsardom of Bulgaria, also referred to as the Third Bulgarian Tsardom, sometimes translated in English as the "Kingdom of Bulgaria", or simply Bulgaria, was a constitutional monarchy in Southeastern Europe, which was established on 5 October 1908, when the Bulgarian state was raised from a principality to a tsardom.
Ioannis Rallis was the third and last collaborationist prime minister of Greece during the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II, holding office from 7 April 1943 to 12 October 1944, succeeding Konstantinos Logothetopoulos in the Nazi-controlled Greek puppet government in Athens.
The name Basil comes from the male Greek name Vassilios, which first appeared during the Hellenistic period. It is derived from "basileus", a Greek word of pre-Hellenic origin, meaning "king", from which words such as basilica and basilisk as well as the eponymous herb basil derive, and the name of the Italian region Basilicata, which had been long under the rule of the Byzantine Emperor.
Ion is a masculine given name. The written form corresponds to two names that are different and unrelated in origin.
Ioannis or Ioannes, shortened to Giannis or Yannis (Γιάννης) is a Greek given name cognate with Johannes and John and the Arabic name Yahya. Notable people with the name include:
Stefanos Skouloudis was a Greek banker, diplomat and the 34th Prime Minister of Greece.
The Ralli Baronetcy, of Park Street in the City of Westminster, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 8 February 1912 for Lucas Ralli, head of the firm of Ralli Brothers, who were financiers, shippers, cotton and grain merchants. The Ralli Family are of Greek origin, and are ultimately descended from the Frankish-Byzantine Raoul/Ralles Family. Originally from the Greek island of Chios, due to the Chios massacre the Ralli family was forced to emigrate to the United Kingdom, where they founded the eponymous firm.
Rawlinson may refer to:
The Theotokis family, in Italian and older English literature Theotochi or Teotochi, is a Greek aristocratic family from Corfu.
Wilfred is a masculine given name derived from Germanic roots meaning "will" and "peace". The name was popular in the United Kingdom in the early twentieth century. Wilfried and its English spelling, Wilfrid, are closely related to Wilfred, with the same roots.
The Kingdom of Greece was established in 1832 and was the successor state to the First Hellenic Republic. It was internationally recognised by the Treaty of Constantinople, where Greece also secured its full independence from the Ottoman Empire after nearly four centuries.