Konstantinos Karatheodoris (1841–1922) was an Ottoman Greek statesman, who was a member of the distinguished

Phanariote Phanariots, Phanariotes, or Fanariots ( el, Φαναριώτες, ro, Fanarioți, tr, Fenerliler) were members of prominent Greek families in Phanar (Φανάρι, modern ''Fener''), the chief Greek quarter of Constantinople where the Ecumenic ...

Karatheodori family. He served as the Ottoman-appointed

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from 1906 to 1907. He was the younger brother of the diplomat and statesman

Alexander Karatheodori Pasha Alexander Karatheodori Pasha ( el, Αλέξανδρος Καραθεοδωρής; 1833–1906) was an Ottoman Greek statesman and diplomat. He was involved in diplomatic affairs following the aftermath of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78. ...

, who also served as Prince of Samos from 1885 to 1895.

Biography

In his youth, he studied Engineering in Europe. He became manager of the Ottoman railways, and then a member of the Supreme Council of the

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. He had also worked in

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on the construction of the road connecting Vathy,

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, Platanos, Pirgos and the capital, under Prince Miltiadis Aristarchis. When he became Prince of Samos, he tried to reconcile the parties and bring peace to the island. He did not succeed. He made the same mistakes as everyone else before him, in that he championed the winning political party. The Government under

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signed a contract with the Bank of Athens for the establishment of a Samian Bank. The opposite party did not want that and protested to the Ottoman government with the excuse that the establishment of a Samian bank was not a wise thing to do.. The Sultan, annoyed by this, agreed to veto the decision. He illegally ordered the Principal to not validate the contract. Karatheodoris signed it against his wishes however. As a result, he was dismissed. 1841 births 1922 deaths Phanariotes Princes of Samos 20th-century rulers in Europe Politicians from Istanbul Engineers from Istanbul {{Greece-bio-stub