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| − | '''Tzavelas''' was the name of noted leaders of the people of [[Souli]] in [[Epirus]]. | + | '''Tzavelas''' was the name of a family of noted leaders of the people of [[Souli]] in [[Epirus]]. |
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****Spyros Tzavelas ([[1806]] - [[1822]]) - son of Nikolaos. Fought in the Greek [[War of Independence]] and was killed in the [[Battle of Peta]]. | ****Spyros Tzavelas ([[1806]] - [[1822]]) - son of Nikolaos. Fought in the Greek [[War of Independence]] and was killed in the [[Battle of Peta]]. | ||
***Georgios Tzavelas (d. [[1827]]) - son of [[Fotos Tzavelas|Fotos]]. Fought in the Greek [[War of Independence]] and was killed in battle in April of [[1827]]. | ***Georgios Tzavelas (d. [[1827]]) - son of [[Fotos Tzavelas|Fotos]]. Fought in the Greek [[War of Independence]] and was killed in battle in April of [[1827]]. | ||
| + | ****Nikolaos Tzavelas ([[1881]] - [[1921]]) - grandson of [[Fotos Tzavelas|Fotos]]. Fought in the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)]] as a Major and died in battle | ||
**Georgios Tzavelas (d. [[1802]]) - second son of [[Lambros Tzavelas|Lambros]] and [[Moscho Tzavelas|Moscho]]. Fought against the forces of [[Ali Pasha]] and was killed in battle in [[1802]]. | **Georgios Tzavelas (d. [[1802]]) - second son of [[Lambros Tzavelas|Lambros]] and [[Moscho Tzavelas|Moscho]]. Fought against the forces of [[Ali Pasha]] and was killed in battle in [[1802]]. | ||
**[[Zygouris Tzavelas]] (d. [[1823]]) - third son of [[Lambros Tzavelas|Lambros]] and [[Moscho Tzavelas|Moscho]]. Fought in the Greek [[War of Independence]] and was killed in battle on [[August 28]] of [[1823]]. | **[[Zygouris Tzavelas]] (d. [[1823]]) - third son of [[Lambros Tzavelas|Lambros]] and [[Moscho Tzavelas|Moscho]]. Fought in the Greek [[War of Independence]] and was killed in battle on [[August 28]] of [[1823]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:50, December 7, 2011
Tzavelas was the name of a family of noted leaders of the people of Souli in Epirus.
Its members include:
- Lambros Tzavelas (1745 - 1792) - Souliote leader who died fighting the forces of Ali Pasha.
- Moscho Tzavelas (1750 - 1803) - the wife of Lambros. She led 400 Souliote women against the forces of Ali Pasha in 1792.
- Fotos Tzavelas (1770 - 1809) - eldest son of Lambros and Moscho. He led the Souliotes after the death of his father
- Kitsos Tzavelas (1800 - 1855) - second son of Fotos. Fought in the Greek War of Independence and later served as Prime Minister of Greece.
- Nikolaos Tzavelas (1790 - 1872) - eldest son of Fotos. Fought in the Greek War of Independence and later became a Major General in the Greek Army.
- Spyros Tzavelas (1806 - 1822) - son of Nikolaos. Fought in the Greek War of Independence and was killed in the Battle of Peta.
- Georgios Tzavelas (d. 1827) - son of Fotos. Fought in the Greek War of Independence and was killed in battle in April of 1827.
- Nikolaos Tzavelas (1881 - 1921) - grandson of Fotos. Fought in the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) as a Major and died in battle
- Georgios Tzavelas (d. 1802) - second son of Lambros and Moscho. Fought against the forces of Ali Pasha and was killed in battle in 1802.
- Zygouris Tzavelas (d. 1823) - third son of Lambros and Moscho. Fought in the Greek War of Independence and was killed in battle on August 28 of 1823.
- Fotos Tzavelas (1770 - 1809) - eldest son of Lambros and Moscho. He led the Souliotes after the death of his father