Kapnist family

The Kapnist family is the Russian noble family of the Russian Empire. Its founder's ancestor was a Greek merchant from Zakynthos.[1] The family belongs to a historic Greek noble family with origins on the island of Zakynthos, dating back to the 15th century. A branch of the family (Kapnisis in Greek or Capnissi in Italian) gained the title of Count and became part of the Venetian nobility.[2][3] This branch remained in Greece and rose to prominence in the country's political affairs.[4]

See also

  • Kapnist, list of people with the surname

References

  1. ^ "Капнисси и Капнист" . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.
  2. ^ "L'Archivio di stato di Venezia ed analitico - Indice generale, storico, descrittivo con il concorso dei funzionari dell'archivio" [The State Archives of Venice and Analytical - General, Historical, Descriptive Index with the assistance of the archive officials] (PDF). www.archiviodistatovenezia.it (in Italian).
  3. ^ "University of Malta - Prof. C. Savona-Ventura". staff.um.edu.mt.
  4. ^ "Saint Lukas square - Kapnisis mansion / Zakynthos". Zante travel and culture.
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