Dimitrios Soutsos
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Dimitrios Soutsos was the mayor of Athens
between 1879 and 1887.
who became a Major General in the Greek Army, and of Elpida Kantakouzinou, daughter of the Phanariot magnate Alexandros Kantakouzinos.
He was elected for the first time as mayor of Athens on 11 May 1879. Re-elected for the second term, he remained in office until 30 September 1887.
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
between 1879 and 1887.
Biography
He was the son of Skarlatos Soutsos, a descendant of the distinguished Phanariot Soutzos familySoutzos family
The Soutzos or Soutsos is a Greek Phanariote family which grew into prominence and power in Constantinople during the last centuries of Ottoman Empire and gave several short-reign hospodars to the Danubian Principalities, like Mihai Suţu, and his nephew Michael Soutzos . The main branch of the...
who became a Major General in the Greek Army, and of Elpida Kantakouzinou, daughter of the Phanariot magnate Alexandros Kantakouzinos.
He was elected for the first time as mayor of Athens on 11 May 1879. Re-elected for the second term, he remained in office until 30 September 1887.