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Léon D'Ymbault
Léon d'Ymbault de Vanthay (also: ''Leon d'Ymbault'', ''Leon d'Imbault'', ''Leon von Imbolt'', ''Leon Imbo''; c. 1700 in Dragomesti, now Astakos – March/April 1781 in Czernowitz, now Chernivtsi) was the last Moldavian mayor of Czernowitz before the annexation of the Bukovina by Austria in 1775. Origin Léon d'Ymbault was an offspring of low French nobility, from the family of Knights Hospitaller, Maltese knights ''Ymbault de Manthay''. Nothing is known about his parents. Ymbault was born in the then Venetian city of Dragomesti (at present Astakos () in the Greek prefecture Aetolia-Acarnania), around the year 1700. The exact date of birth is unknown. Career Ymbault got his education in the years 1721–1726 in the Capucine Monastery of Pera (the European quarter of Constantinople). In 1730 he became a position as Dragoman (interpreter) at the French legation of Constantinople. In 1734 he was sent as interpreter to Candia (Crete) and in 1735 to Morea (Peloponnese). His good kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astakos
Astakos (, meaning "lobster") is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Xiromero, of which it is a municipal unit.Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior The municipal unit has an area of 345.099 km2. It is located on a bay on the eastern shore of the , near the southern end of the Acarnanian Mountains. It takes its name from the |
