Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis (; 1863 – 1938), also known as Mavromichalis-Pierrakos, was a

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military officer and politician.

Biography

He was the son of general

Antonios Mavromichalis Antonios Mavromichalis (; 1792 – 1873) was a Greek revolutionary, military officer and politician. Biography He was born in Mani to Pierros Mavromichalis, of the notable Mavromichalis clan. He fought against Ali Pasha, and was captured and ...

, of the famed

Maniot The Maniots () or Maniates () are an ethnic Greeks, Greek subgroup that traditionally inhabit the Mani Peninsula; located in western Laconia and eastern Messenia, in the southern Peloponnese, Greece. They were also formerly known as Mainotes, an ...

Pierrakos ( Mavromichalis) clan. He became an officer in the

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, fighting in the

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, the

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(as Lt Colonel) and later in the

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, reaching the rank of Lt General. After retirement, he entered politics, serving as

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in 1922–1923 and Minister for Military Affairs in 1924. He was subsequently elected into the

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in 1929. When asked why he had the surname Pierrakos and used Mavromichalis as a nickname, he replied; because he wanted to keep the heritage of his forefathers who fought and die in order for him to live, and the most famous of his forefathers was

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 ...

(whose real name was Petros Pierrakos). Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis also competed at the

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. Pierrakos-Mavromichalis won the

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in the amateur

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event. In the preliminary round, he went 2-1 in his group. He lost to

Henri Callot Eugène Henri Callot (20 December 1875 – 22 December 1956) was a French fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in La Rochelle. Callot won the silver medal in the amateur foil (sword), foil event. ...

, the eventual

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list, but defeated Henri Delaborde and

Ioannis Poulos Ioannis Poulos was a Greek fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Poulos competed in the amateur foil event. He placed fourth of four in his preliminary group after losing all of his bouts, to Henri Callot Eugène ...

to finish second in the group. There was no match between him and

Athanasios Vouros Athanasios Vouros () (1871 – 14 May 1959) was a Greece, Greek fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in Athens. Vouros competed in the Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's foil, foil ...

, who had placed second in the other group; Pierrakos-Mavromichalis was awarded third place because his record of 2-1 in matches was better than Vouros's 1-1.

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* * 1863 births 1938 deaths Fencers at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century Greek sportsmen Greek male fencers Periklis Olympic fencers for Greece Olympic bronze medalists for Greece People from Laconia Hellenic Army lieutenant generals Greek people of the Balkan Wars Ministers of military affairs of Greece Olympic medalists in fencing Ministers of the interior of Greece Members of the Greek Senate 1929–1932 Medalists at the 1896 Summer Olympics {{Greece-mil-bio-stub