Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameProf. Nicolas (Elias) Politis
Birth27 Jan 1872, Corfu, Greece/Hellenes
Death3 Mar 1942, Cannes, France
EducationDoctorate in law
Note 1Noble of Corfu. Called Nicolas Socrates by Sturdza. University professor in international law, Poitiers (1903-10) and Paris (1910-14). Greek delegate to the Balkan conferences of London, Paris and Bucharest (1912-13). Minister for Foreign Affairs (1914).
Note 2Delegate to the Peace Conference in Paris (1918) and to the Society of Nations in Geneva (1920-27). Plenipotentiary minister to Paris (1924-40), Lisbon, Madrid and Brussels, and to the Society of Nations (1936-40) with the title of ambassador.
Note 3Vice-president of the International Conference on Disarmament (1922). Member of the Institute of France, honorary doctor at several universities. Legal advisor and supporter of Venizelos. Author of legal publications.
Note 4Co-editor of the rules governing the International Court of Justice at The Hague.
FlagsRalli (Spechlis)
FatherElias (Athanasios) Politis (1832-1916)
MotherAmalia (Christopheros) Lavrano (?-?)
Marriage30 Oct 1905, Paris, France
SpouseAikaterini 'Catherine' (Theodore) Ralli, 5G Granddaughter
Birth20 Jun 1882, London, England
Death14 Apr 1948, NYC, USA
Baptism30 Jul 1882, Greek Orthodox Cathedral, St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England
Note 1(Spechlis) She appears to be the “Ina Theodore Ralli” named in the Will of Mimina Ralli (née Scaramanga. If so in 1900 she received £8,000 in trust plus a third share of an £8,000 remainder held in trust for life for Marigo Negroponte (née Mavrogordato).
God-parentsEmmanuel and Despina Mavrogordato.
Flags***, Argenti, Avierino, Cantacuzene, Coressi, Giustiniani Fi, Giustiniani Pi, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Petrocochino, Ralli (Chaviara), Ralli (Pitsis), Ralli (Spechlis), Rodocanachi, Scaramanga, Schilizzi, Sechiari, Tamvaco 1, Vlasto, Vouro, Zygomala
FatherTheodore (Jacob) Ralli (1852-1909)
MotherJulia (Emmanuel) Mavrogordato (1859-1888)
Children
1 MJacques (Nicolas) Politis, 6G Grandson
Birth6 Mar 1913, Paris, France
SpouseAikaterine Michalopoulos Eliasco (?-)
Marriage12 Nov 1945
ChildrenAtalanta (Jacques) (?-)
Nicolas (Jacques) (?-)
Sophie (Jacques) (?-)