So interesting! I never knew before reading the above that it was the Greek national revival that directly inspired the "Croatian national revival" of the mid-19th century, but this looks uncannily similar! (We only gained a separate Croatian administration within the Habsburg monarchy, after many centuries, as a hard-bargained reward for staying loyal throughout the tumult of 1848...did not exactly endear us to our more revolutionary-minded neighbors, though!)
Also, during said Revival, we had our very own self-Croatianized Greek as one of our own national revival's most prominent figures. Demetrios Demetriou, a scion of a wealthy Greek merchant family, self-Croatianized into Dimitrije Demeter. Almost exactly like an inverted Kapodistrias!
Oh, I've never heard of him. Now I MUST look him up!
To be fair though, the Serbs had already risen twice, but it was during the Napoleonic Wars so it was a bad timing for nationalistic movements. They did gain somewhat of an autonomy within the Ottoman Empire though.
I lived in Ypsilanti, MI for five years, named after our friend above. Great article ~
Alexander Ypsilantis the Elder (1725–1805) was a Phanariot Greek prince who served as governor (hospodar) of Wallachia and Moldavia under Ottoman suzerainty, and was involved in early Greek nationalist intrigue.
Alexander Ypsilantis the Younger (1792–1828) is the more historically significant one. He was a general in the Russian Imperial Army who lost his right arm fighting Napoleon, and became the leader of the Filiki Eteria (Society of Friends), the secret revolutionary organization plotting Greek independence from the Ottomans.
So interesting! I never knew before reading the above that it was the Greek national revival that directly inspired the "Croatian national revival" of the mid-19th century, but this looks uncannily similar! (We only gained a separate Croatian administration within the Habsburg monarchy, after many centuries, as a hard-bargained reward for staying loyal throughout the tumult of 1848...did not exactly endear us to our more revolutionary-minded neighbors, though!)
Also, during said Revival, we had our very own self-Croatianized Greek as one of our own national revival's most prominent figures. Demetrios Demetriou, a scion of a wealthy Greek merchant family, self-Croatianized into Dimitrije Demeter. Almost exactly like an inverted Kapodistrias!
Oh, I've never heard of him. Now I MUST look him up!
To be fair though, the Serbs had already risen twice, but it was during the Napoleonic Wars so it was a bad timing for nationalistic movements. They did gain somewhat of an autonomy within the Ottoman Empire though.
I lived in Ypsilanti, MI for five years, named after our friend above. Great article ~
Alexander Ypsilantis the Elder (1725–1805) was a Phanariot Greek prince who served as governor (hospodar) of Wallachia and Moldavia under Ottoman suzerainty, and was involved in early Greek nationalist intrigue.
Alexander Ypsilantis the Younger (1792–1828) is the more historically significant one. He was a general in the Russian Imperial Army who lost his right arm fighting Napoleon, and became the leader of the Filiki Eteria (Society of Friends), the secret revolutionary organization plotting Greek independence from the Ottomans.
That's so cool! I've written about Ypsilanti a few months ago!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ypsilanti_Water_Tower
Oh, my… 🫣