From 1816 until 1822, Ioannis Kapodistrias served as the foreign minister of which empire?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire
- Step 1: He went on to serve as the foreign minister of the Russian Empire from 1816 until 1822, when he became increasingly active in supporting the Greek War of Independence that had broken out a year earlier. Answer: Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire. Why not the others: "Ambassador of Great Britain in Paris" was held by British aristocrats rather than Corfiot noblemen; "Finance Minister of the Kingdom of Bavaria" refers to ministers serving King Ludwig I of Bavaria; "Prime Minister of the Republic of Venice" Venice had fallen to Napoleon in 1797 before Kapodistrias's career.
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