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'''Constantine Phaulkon''' (born Κωνσταντίνος Γεράκης or '''Constantinos Gerakis'''; Geraki is the [[Greek language|Greek]] word for '''[[falcon]]''', in [[French language|French]] '''Monsieur Constance''', in [[Thai language|Thai]] เจ้าพระยา วิชาเยนทร์ - '''Chao Phraya Wichayen''', in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] '''Constantino Falcão''') ([[1647]] - June 5, 1688) was a [[Greece|Greek]] adventurer, who became first counsellor to King [[Narai]] of [[Ayutthaya Kingdom|Ayutthaya]].
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In 1682, Phaulkon abandoned [[Anglicanism]] for [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholicism]] and soon after married a Catholic woman of mixed [[Japanese people|Japanese]]-[[Portuguese people|Portuguese]]-[[Bengali people|Bengali]] descent named [[Maria Guyomar de Pinha]].<ref>Smithies 2002, p.100</ref><ref>Smithies, p.183</ref> They lived a life of affluence as Phaulkon rose to become highly influential at the Siamese court of king [[Narai]].
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