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Leonardos Philaras (c. 1595 – 1673) (
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: Λεονάρδος Φιλαρᾶς, ''Leonardos Filaras'', French: ''Leonard Philara'' also known as Villeret, Villare) was a
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scholar, politician, diplomat and advisor to the French court. He was also an early advocate for
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Biography

Leonardos Philaras was born of
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origins in Athens in 1595 to a distinguished family. He moved to
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at a young age where he was educated, he eventually became
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to the French court from the
Duke of Parma The Duke of Parma and Piacenza () was the ruler of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, a historical state of Northern Italy, which existed between 1545 and 1802, and again from 1814 to 1859. The Duke of Parma was also Duke of Piacenza, except ...
. Philaras spent much of his career in persuading
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an intellectuals to support
Greek independence The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. The Greeks were later assisted by ...
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See also

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Greek scholars in the Renaissance The migration waves of Byzantine Greek scholars and émigrés in the period following the end of the Byzantine Empire in 1453 is considered by many scholars key to the revival of Greek studies that led to the development of the Renaissance ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Philaras, Leonardos 1595 births 1673 deaths Writers from Athens Renaissance writers Diplomats from Athens 17th-century Greek politicians 17th-century Greek writers 17th-century Greek people Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza Expatriates of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza in France