Bank Of Crete (1898–1919)
Bank of Crete may refer to: *Bank of Crete (1899–1919), bank established in 1899 in the autonomous Cretan State. *Bank of Crete (1980–1999) The Bank of Crete ( el, Τράπεζα Κρήτης) was a commercial bank in Greece that functioned from 1980 to 1999. History George Koskotas bought the new established Bank of Crete in 1984. At its height, the bank operated some 86 branches ...

Bank Of Crete (1899–1919)
The Bank of Crete (, french: Banque du Crète) was a bank that functioned between 1899 and 1918. History Following the departure of the Ottoman Empire's forces in December 1898, the government of the autonomous Cretan State, under Eleftherios Venizelos, established the Bank of Crete (''Banque du Crète'') with the assistance of the National Bank of Greece and Hambros Brothers on 30 September 1899. In addition to the functions of commercial and mortgage banking, the bank received the exclusive privilege, for thirty years, of issuing banknotes in the island of Crete. The National Bank of Greece The National Bank of Greece (NBG; el, Εθνική Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος) is a global banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Athens, Greece. 85% of the company's pretax preprovision profits are derived ... wholly acquired, and subsumed the Bank of Crete in 1919. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bank of Crete (1899-1919) Defunct banks of Greece Cre ...
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Autonomous Cretan State
The Cretan State ( el, Κρητική Πολιτεία, Kritiki Politeia; ota, كريد دولتى, Girid Devleti) was established in 1898, following the intervention by the Great Powers (United Kingdom, France, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia) on the island of Crete. In 1897, the Cretan Revolt led the Ottoman Empire to declare war on Greece, which led the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Russia to intervene on the grounds that the Ottoman Empire could no longer maintain control. It was the prelude to the island's final annexation to the Kingdom of Greece, which occurred '' de facto'' in 1908 and '' de jure'' in 1913 after the First Balkan War. History Background The island of Crete, an Ottoman possession since the end of the Cretan War (1645–1669), was inhabited by a mostly Greek-speaking population, whose majority was Christian. During and after the Greek War of Independence, the Christians of the island rebelled several times against external Otto ...
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