Demetrios Mavromichalis (; 1809–1882) was a

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politician and military personnel. He was born in

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and was the fifth and last son of

Petrobey Mavromichalis Petros Mavromichalis (; 1765–1848), also known as Petrobey ( ), was a Greek general and politician who played a major role in the lead-up and during the Greek War of Independence. Before the war, he served as the Bey of Mani. His family h ...

. He lived for many years in

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and pursued a military career. He reached the rank of major general and was an aide to King

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. He actively participated in the

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, and in the

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that followed, Demetrios served as Minister of Military Affairs of Greece from 11 October 1862 until 8 February 1863. He died in

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, in 1882.

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