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Kanaris may refer to: People * Kanaris family members: ** Aristeidis Kanaris (1831–1863), Greek Army officer, son of Konstantinos Kanaris ** Konstantinos Kanaris (1790–1877), Greek admiral and statesman ** Miltiadis Kanaris (1822–1901), Greek admiral and politician, son of Konstantinos Kanaris Other uses * Greek ship ''Kanaris'', several ships named after Konstantinos Kanaris See also * Canaris (other) Canaris may refer to: People * Claus-Wilhelm Canaris (1937–2021), German jurist * Wilhelm Canaris (1887–1945), German admiral and spymaster Other uses * Cañari, a native tribe in Ecuador * Cañaris District, Ferreñafe, Peru * ''Canaris'' ...
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Kanaris Family
The Kanaris family ( el, Κανάρης) is a prominent family of sailors, politicians and soldiers from the island of Psara in Greece. The most important member of this family was the Greek admiral and statesman Konstantinos Kanaris.Argolikos Archival Library of History and Culture
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Members of this family include: * Mikes Kanaris, sailor and elder in :* George K ...
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Aristeidis Kanaris
Aristeidis Kanaris ( el, Αριστείδης Κανάρης, 1831 – 19 June 1863) was an officer in the Greek Army and son of Konstantinos Kanaris, fighter of the Greek War of Independence and politician. He was killed during the civil conflict of 1863 known as '' Iouniana''. Biography Aristeidis Kanaris was born in 1831 and he was the sixth out of seven children of Konstantinos Kanaris and Despoina Maniati.Biographies: Konstantinos Kanaris.
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Konstantinos Kanaris
Konstantinos Kanaris ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης, ; c. 17901877), also anglicised as Constantine Kanaris or Canaris, was a Greek admiral, Prime Minister, and a hero of the Greek War of Independence.Woodhouse, p. 129. Biography Early life Konstantinos Kanaris was born and grew up on the island of Psara, close to the island of Chios, in the Aegean. The exact year of his birth is unknown. Official records of the Hellenic Navy indicate 1795, however, modern Greek historians consider 1790 or 1793 to be more probable. He was left an orphan at a young age. Having to support himself, he chose to become a seaman like most members of his family since the beginning of the 18th century. He was subsequently hired as a boy on the brig of his uncle Dimitris Bourekas. Military career Kanaris gained his fame during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829). Unlike most other prominent figures of the War, he had never been initiated into the ''Filiki Eteria'' (Societ ...
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Miltiadis Kanaris
Miltiadis Kanaris ( el, Μιλτιάδης Κανάρης, 6 June 1822 – 7 November 1901) was a Greek admiral and politician. He was the son of Konstantinos Kanaris.Encyclopedia ''Πάπυρος - Λαρούς - Μπριτάνικα'', 1988, vol. 31, p. 374. Biography He was born on 6 June 1822 in Psara as the fourth out of the seven children of Konstantinos Kanaris, a distinguished fighter of the Greek War of Independence and his wife Despoina Maniati. It was said that he was born on the same day that his father blew up the Turkish flagship at Chios. He studied in the Bavarian Military School in Munich from 1833 until 1843. After the end of his studies Kanaris joined the Greek Navy and later he continued his studies in France, where he served for three years in the French Navy. In 1886, he was Inspector General of the Greek fleet and three years later (1889) he retired, but was recalled to duty in 1897 when the Greco-Turkish War broke out, temporarily undertaking the l ...
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Greek Ship Kanaris
The following ships of the Hellenic Navy have borne the name ''Kanaris'' ( el, Κανάρης) after the Greek admiral and statesman Konstantinos Kanaris: * Greek gunboat ''Kanaris'', launched in 1835. * Greek auxiliary ship ''Kanaris'', a former British freighter launched in 1880 as ''Psara'', used as a torpedo boat tender The torpedo boat tender was a type of warship developed at the end of the 19th century to help bring small torpedo boats to the high seas, and launch them for attack. During the Turko-Russian war in 1877, the Russians requisitioned 19 trade ve .... * , a launched in 1941 as HMS ''Hatherleigh'' but transferred to Greece and renamed before completion. She was returned to the Royal Navy in 1959 and scrapped in 1960. * , a launched in 1945 as USS ''Stickell''. She was renamed on transfer to Greece in 1972 and scrapped in 2002. * , an launched in 1981 as HNLMS ''Jan van Brakel''. She was transferred to Greece in 2002 and renamed. See also * Kanaris (disambig ...
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