THE WAR OF GREEK INDEPENDENCE 1821 TO 1833 BY W.ALISON PHILLIPS 1897

82 THE WAR OF GREEK INDEPENDENCE
and energy at the beginning of the revolt had given
him great popularity. The subsequent career of this
prelate, however, did little to fulfil the hopes excited
by its commencement; and his popularity soon waned,
when it was seen that his religious zeal was but a mask
to hide unbounded pride, ambition, and love of pleasure.
He soon cast aside his pretended sanctity, and
assumed the airs and gorgeous attire
prince.
to maintain;
of a barbarian
This rdle he had not the qualities necessary
and he was soon pushed aside by others,
no less 1
unscrupulous, but more able than himself.
The arrival, on the 22nd of June, of Prince Demetrius
Hypsilanti introduced a new factor into the
situation. Holding that his brother Alexander, as
chief of the Hetairia, was thereby ipso facto Prince
of Greece, he believed himself entitled to act as his
viceroy, and announced himself as empowered to act
as lieutenant-governor of the country on his brother's
behalf.
In view of the already notorious ill-success
of Prince Alexander in the Principalities, the pretension
was foolish; but Demetrius was understood to
be supported by Russia, and received, therefore, an
enthusiastic welcome from the soldiers and common
people. By the oligarchs, headed by Germanos, on
the other hand, who were jealous of outside interferi
Gordon, i. 237.