Antonios Mavromichalis (; 1792 – 1873) was a
Greek
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revolutionary, military officer and politician.
Biography
He was born in
Mani
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to
Pierros Mavromichalis, of the notable
Mavromichalis clan. He fought against
Ali Pasha, and was captured and remained for years in
Constantinople
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as a Turkish hostage. He managed to escape however shortly before the outbreak of the
Greek War of Independence
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, subsequently participating in various battles. In 1823 he was named general of the rebels' irregular forces.
In 1830, he led a Maniot rebellion against Governor
Ioannis Kapodistrias
Count Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias (; February 1776 –27 September 1831), sometimes anglicized as John Capodistrias, was a Greek statesman who was one of the most distinguished politicians and diplomats of 19th-century Europe.
Kapodistrias's ...
. Under
King Otto, he joined the newly created
Greek Gendarmerie
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History
19th century
The Greek Gendarmerie was established after the enthronement of Otto of Greece, King Ot ...
and later transferred to the regular army, reaching general rank. He served as Otto's
aide-de-camp and was appointed a member of the
Senate
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in 1847. In 1862, he was an MP for
Kalamata
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.
He died in
Kalamata
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in 1873. He had two sons, both Army officers:
Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, and
Georgios P. Mavromichalis, who was killed during the
Greco-Turkish War of 1897
The Greco-Turkish War of 1897 or the Ottoman-Greek War of 1897 ( or ), also called the Thirty Days' War and known in Greece as the Black '97 (, ''Mauro '97'') or the Unfortunate War (), was a war fought between the Kingdom of Greece and the O ...
.
1790s births
1873 deaths
People from the Ottoman Empire
Hellenic Army generals
19th-century Greek people
Antonios Antonios or Antónios is a Greek masculine given name that is a variant of Antonis, as well as a surname. Notable people with this name include the following:
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Greek military leaders of the Greek War of Independence
Members of the Greek Senate
Greek escapees
Greek MPs 1862–1864
Maniots
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