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Hugo II Logothetti
Hugo Count Logothetti (2 October 1852 in Klausenburg – 3 Augustus 1918 in Teheran) was an Austrian-Hungarian diplomat of Greeks, Greek ancestry and the last emissary of the Habsburg monarchy in Teheran. Descent Hugo II Count Logothetti originated from an old Byzantine lineage which claimed its origin in the Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I Logothetes (reigned 802–811) and settled on the Ionian island of Zante (Zakynthos) after the fall of Constantinople (1453).Eugène Rizo-Rangabé, ''Livre d'Or de la Noblesse Ionienne, Vol. III. Zante,'' Maison d'Editions "Eleftheroudakis", Athènes 1927, 111 In the 18th century a descendant, an officer of the Venetian Republic, Giacomo (James) Conte Logothetti (1741–1802) went to the principality of Moldavia. After the annexation of the Bukovina he became an Austrian citizen. His descendants played an important role in the defence of this most eastern Austrian province and were counted among the honorables of its capital Czernowitz (nowa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo II Logothetti
Hugo Count Logothetti (2 October 1852 in Klausenburg – 3 Augustus 1918 in Teheran) was an Austrian-Hungarian diplomat of Greeks, Greek ancestry and the last emissary of the Habsburg monarchy in Teheran. Descent Hugo II Count Logothetti originated from an old Byzantine lineage which claimed its origin in the Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I Logothetes (reigned 802–811) and settled on the Ionian island of Zante (Zakynthos) after the fall of Constantinople (1453).Eugène Rizo-Rangabé, ''Livre d'Or de la Noblesse Ionienne, Vol. III. Zante,'' Maison d'Editions "Eleftheroudakis", Athènes 1927, 111 In the 18th century a descendant, an officer of the Venetian Republic, Giacomo (James) Conte Logothetti (1741–1802) went to the principality of Moldavia. After the annexation of the Bukovina he became an Austrian citizen. His descendants played an important role in the defence of this most eastern Austrian province and were counted among the honorables of its capital Czernowitz (nowa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
