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'''Konstantinos Mavromichalis''' (in Greek '''Κωνσταντίνος Μαυρομιχάλης'''), brother of the Bey of [[Mani]] [[Petrobey Mavromichalis]], was a commander of Maniot forces during the Greek [[War of Independence]]. | '''Konstantinos Mavromichalis''' (in Greek '''Κωνσταντίνος Μαυρομιχάλης'''), brother of the Bey of [[Mani]] [[Petrobey Mavromichalis]], was a commander of Maniot forces during the Greek [[War of Independence]]. | ||
| − | + | Mavromichalis was born in [[1797]] in Mani and was initiated into the [[Filiki Etairia]] in [[1818]]. In the Greek Revolution, he fought against the forces of [[Dramali Pasha]]and later, | |
| + | along with [[Dimitrios Ypsilantis]], he commanded the forces that saved [[Nafplio]] from [[Ibrahim Pasha]]. | ||
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| + | When two of his brothers, [[Tzanis Mavromichalis]] and Petros were arrested by government forces under [[Ioannis Kapodistrias]], Konstantinos and the old bey's son [[Georgios Mavromichalis]] decided to take revenge. On [[September 27]], [[1831]] the two Maniots were waiting by the doors of the church St. Spyridonas. The governor recognised the two men and was worried. But before he could do anything the two men attacked him: Konstantinos shot the governor through the head and his nephew stabbed Kapodistrias through the heart. As Konstantinos was escaping, he was shot by Kapodistrias' bodyguard, G. Kozonis and was captured by bystanders who mercilessly lynched him within an inch of death. An old General, [[Christos Fotomaras]], heard the commotion and went to his window to find out what was happening. When told by the lynch mob of the murder, Fotomaras pulled out his gun and put Konstantinos out of his misery. The angry citizens of the city then dragged his corpse and threw it off a cliff called the [[Arvanitis]]. Georgios Mavromichalis ran into the French Embassy and asked for asylum. His request was refused and he was promptly remanded to the Greek authorities who put him on trial and executed him by a firing squad. | ||
Revision as of 11:08, January 6, 2006
Konstantinos Mavromichalis (in Greek Κωνσταντίνος Μαυρομιχάλης), brother of the Bey of Mani Petrobey Mavromichalis, was a commander of Maniot forces during the Greek War of Independence.
Mavromichalis was born in 1797 in Mani and was initiated into the Filiki Etairia in 1818. In the Greek Revolution, he fought against the forces of Dramali Pashaand later, along with Dimitrios Ypsilantis, he commanded the forces that saved Nafplio from Ibrahim Pasha.
When two of his brothers, Tzanis Mavromichalis and Petros were arrested by government forces under Ioannis Kapodistrias, Konstantinos and the old bey's son Georgios Mavromichalis decided to take revenge. On September 27, 1831 the two Maniots were waiting by the doors of the church St. Spyridonas. The governor recognised the two men and was worried. But before he could do anything the two men attacked him: Konstantinos shot the governor through the head and his nephew stabbed Kapodistrias through the heart. As Konstantinos was escaping, he was shot by Kapodistrias' bodyguard, G. Kozonis and was captured by bystanders who mercilessly lynched him within an inch of death. An old General, Christos Fotomaras, heard the commotion and went to his window to find out what was happening. When told by the lynch mob of the murder, Fotomaras pulled out his gun and put Konstantinos out of his misery. The angry citizens of the city then dragged his corpse and threw it off a cliff called the Arvanitis. Georgios Mavromichalis ran into the French Embassy and asked for asylum. His request was refused and he was promptly remanded to the Greek authorities who put him on trial and executed him by a firing squad.
