Spiridion [French]

Spiridione Gopcevich (Trieste, 1815 - 1861) was an ethnic-Serb shipowner from Trieste.His father, Christopher Gopcevich, born in 1765, originated from the village of Podi near Herceg Novi, in Boka Kotorska (modern Montenegro), which had been annexed by the Austrian Empire in 1815 from the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro. The mother was Sofia Kvekich (Herceg Novi 1792 - Trieste 1854).Spiridione was sent to Vienna to be educated. He spoke fluently thirteen languages and become a great shipowner in Trieste, then Austrian Littoral (modern Italy). His ships traded on the Black Sea routes, and he was in contact with the British Prime Minister Gladstone and Giuseppe Garibaldi. Excerpt from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiridione_Gopcevich Hint: You can preview this book by clicking on "Preview" which is located under the cover of this book.