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Bank Of Crete (1898–1919)
Bank of Crete may refer to: *Bank of Crete (1899–1919) The Bank of Crete (, ) was a bank that functioned between 1899 and 1918. History Following the departure of the Ottoman Empire's forces in December 1898, the government of the autonomous Cretan State, under Eleftherios Venizelos, established th ..., bank established in 1899 in the autonomous Cretan State. * Bank of Crete (1980–1999), bank established in 1980 in Greece. {{disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Of Crete (1899–1919)
The Bank of Crete (, ) was a bank that functioned between 1899 and 1918. History Following the departure of the Ottoman Empire's forces in December 1898, the government of the autonomous Cretan State, under Eleftherios Venizelos, established the Bank of Crete (''Banque du Crète'') with the assistance of the National Bank of Greece and Hambros Brothers on 30 September 1899. In addition to the functions of commercial and mortgage banking, the bank received the exclusive privilege, for thirty years, of issuing banknotes in the island of Crete. The National Bank of Greece wholly acquired, and subsumed the Bank of Crete in 1919. See also * Privileged Bank of Epirothessaly References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bank of Crete (1899-1919) Defunct banks of Greece Cretan State Banks established in 1899 Establishments in the Cretan State Banks disestablished in 1919 1919 disestablishments in Greece 1899 establishments in the Cretan State 1919 mergers and acquisitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autonomous Cretan State
The Cretan State (; ) was an autonomous state governing the island of Crete from 1898 to 1913, under ''de jure'' suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire but with '' de facto'' independence secured by European Great Powers. In 1897, the Cretan Revolt led the Ottoman Empire to declare war on Greece, which led the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Russia to intervene on the grounds that the Ottoman Empire could no longer maintain control. The Cretan State was the prelude to the island's final annexation to the Kingdom of Greece, which occurred ''de facto'' in 1908 and ''de jure'' in 1913 after the First Balkan War. History Background The island of Crete, an Ottoman possession since the end of the Cretan War (1645–1669), was inhabited by a mostly Greek-speaking population, whose majority was Christian. During and after the Greek War of Independence, the Christians of the island rebelled several times against external Ottoman rule, pursuing union with Greece, which became known as the " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
