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| − | '''Moscho Tzavelas''' was the wife of [[Lambros Tzavelas]] and mother of [[Fotos Tzavelas]]. She was born in [[ | + | '''Moscho Tzavelas''' was the wife of [[Lambros Tzavelas]] and mother of [[Fotos Tzavelas]]. She was born in [[1750]]. In [[1792]] she commanded 400 Souliote women against the Albanian forces of [[Ali Pasha]]. Her bravery was immortalised in Greek demotic (country) music. |
She left [[Souli]] after it was subjugated by the Albanians and settled in the [[Ionian Islands]] with several of her countrymen. | She left [[Souli]] after it was subjugated by the Albanians and settled in the [[Ionian Islands]] with several of her countrymen. | ||
She died in [[1803]]. | She died in [[1803]]. | ||
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[[Category:1803 deaths|Tzavelas, Moscho]] | [[Category:1803 deaths|Tzavelas, Moscho]] | ||
[[Category:Ottoman Greece|Tzavelas, Moscho]] | [[Category:Ottoman Greece|Tzavelas, Moscho]] | ||
Revision as of 18:30, December 7, 2011
Moscho Tzavelas was the wife of Lambros Tzavelas and mother of Fotos Tzavelas. She was born in 1750. In 1792 she commanded 400 Souliote women against the Albanian forces of Ali Pasha. Her bravery was immortalised in Greek demotic (country) music.
She left Souli after it was subjugated by the Albanians and settled in the Ionian Islands with several of her countrymen. She died in 1803.