The Kingdom of Epirus ruled the field in the years 1914-16. Subsidiary of the Provisional Government of Northern Epirus (Greek arose in the aftermath of the evacuation of the territories that the Protocol of Florence had given the rising principality of Albania), the Kingdom of Epirus was proclaimed in March 1914, and its crown was given to noble Kristaki Georgios Zografos, he was a member of the current policy in Athens were at the King Konstantinos I and opposing attitudes dismissive of the government of Eleftherios Venizelos. It is not inconceivable, indeed, that the designation of Zografos had just been driven by King Constantine, in order to balance the government's action Venizelos.
Warning: the name was not the United Northern Epirus, but the Kingdom of Epirus. This is certainly not a manifestation of hostility to mainland Greece, but the clear demand for a precise specified in the framework of the Megali Idea, the "big idea" Panhellenic. And it was at the same time, a clear distancing of the government Venizel Athens, prone to leave the territory to his fate nordepirota in order to obtain - according to the British want - the withdrawal of Italy from the Dodecanese.
Therefore, the formation of the Kingdom of Epirus was founded by the hostility of the greek government. On the contrary, significantly, he could count on the unconditional support of the Orthodox Church. Not only that, in fact, were the three Metropliti Epirotes to preside over the Assembly had proclaimed that the Kingdom, but was later the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to formally recognize the new state entity, and solemnized by the award of 'the autocephalous Orthodox Church under the high Epirote protectorate of King Zografos. (1) It' s just the case of Note that in the Balkan world, recognition of the Orthodox Church had infinitely more value than that of individual governments, and that, therefore, the proclamation dell'autocefalìa Epirus was a final penalty of the legitimacy of the Kingdom of Epirus. Dell'autocefalìa The grant also can be now seen as evidence of the actual constitution of the Kingdom, many doubted, never, in fact, the Orthodox religious authorities have granted this award to a simple autonomous governorate.
As the government of Athens, will continue to look with great suspicion by the Kingdom of Epirus, and not only and not for the question nordepirota itself, but rather for the clear desire of the small United to extend its authority and its representative to the whole of Epirus, a region that by simply wanted to include in the Greek territory, without the recognition of some details, any specific and, above all, no autonomy.
In our opinion, it was the fear of secession Epirus to convince King Constantine of the opportunity to limit the episode, and encourage him - probably - to ask the trust Zografos to step aside and forget his royal investiture. Georgios Zografos Kristaki fell so disciplined in the shadows, agreed to go to fill the role of foreign minister in the government of Constantine Gùnaris Dimitrios (April 1915), and a kingdom of Epirus was not discussed more, at least officially.
The Kingdom, however, followed the fortunes of the Provisional Government of Northern Epirus, and sank with the military occupation of territory by nordepirota Albania (November 1916).
Since then and until the '90s of the twentieth century, representing the state nordepirota was ensured by the Orthodox Church and the resistance movements to the Albanian communist regime, who promoted the activities of governments in exile. After a long
vacatio Finally, the theoretical throne of Epirus was assigned - by their own resistance movements - the prince Alexandros (grandson of Queen Geraldine of Albania), who in 2001 abdicated in favor of an Italian nobleman, Prince David Wells Sacks Santa Sofia.
Warning: the name was not the United Northern Epirus, but the Kingdom of Epirus. This is certainly not a manifestation of hostility to mainland Greece, but the clear demand for a precise specified in the framework of the Megali Idea, the "big idea" Panhellenic. And it was at the same time, a clear distancing of the government Venizel Athens, prone to leave the territory to his fate nordepirota in order to obtain - according to the British want - the withdrawal of Italy from the Dodecanese.
Therefore, the formation of the Kingdom of Epirus was founded by the hostility of the greek government. On the contrary, significantly, he could count on the unconditional support of the Orthodox Church. Not only that, in fact, were the three Metropliti Epirotes to preside over the Assembly had proclaimed that the Kingdom, but was later the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to formally recognize the new state entity, and solemnized by the award of 'the autocephalous Orthodox Church under the high Epirote protectorate of King Zografos. (1) It' s just the case of Note that in the Balkan world, recognition of the Orthodox Church had infinitely more value than that of individual governments, and that, therefore, the proclamation dell'autocefalìa Epirus was a final penalty of the legitimacy of the Kingdom of Epirus. Dell'autocefalìa The grant also can be now seen as evidence of the actual constitution of the Kingdom, many doubted, never, in fact, the Orthodox religious authorities have granted this award to a simple autonomous governorate.
As the government of Athens, will continue to look with great suspicion by the Kingdom of Epirus, and not only and not for the question nordepirota itself, but rather for the clear desire of the small United to extend its authority and its representative to the whole of Epirus, a region that by simply wanted to include in the Greek territory, without the recognition of some details, any specific and, above all, no autonomy.
In our opinion, it was the fear of secession Epirus to convince King Constantine of the opportunity to limit the episode, and encourage him - probably - to ask the trust Zografos to step aside and forget his royal investiture. Georgios Zografos Kristaki fell so disciplined in the shadows, agreed to go to fill the role of foreign minister in the government of Constantine Gùnaris Dimitrios (April 1915), and a kingdom of Epirus was not discussed more, at least officially.
The Kingdom, however, followed the fortunes of the Provisional Government of Northern Epirus, and sank with the military occupation of territory by nordepirota Albania (November 1916).
Since then and until the '90s of the twentieth century, representing the state nordepirota was ensured by the Orthodox Church and the resistance movements to the Albanian communist regime, who promoted the activities of governments in exile. After a long
vacatio Finally, the theoretical throne of Epirus was assigned - by their own resistance movements - the prince Alexandros (grandson of Queen Geraldine of Albania), who in 2001 abdicated in favor of an Italian nobleman, Prince David Wells Sacks Santa Sofia.
1) Olga Nassisi: Epirus and divided the Greek minority in Albania. Thesis, rapporteur Marcello Saija. University of Messina, Academic year 2002-2003.
Author: Dr. Michael Rallo
From: www.europaorientale.net
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