Antonios Mavromichalis

Antonios Mavromichalis
Αντώνης Μαυρομιχάλης
Member of the Greek Senate
In office 1847–1862
Monarch	Otto
Member of Parliament for Kalamata
In office 1862–1864
Personal details
Born	1792 (1792) Mani, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died	1873 (aged 80–81) Kalamata, Kingdom of Greece
Relations	Pierros Mavromichalis (father)
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece
Branch/service	Hellenic Army
Years of service	1823–1847
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Greek War of Independence

Antonios Mavromichalis (Greek: Αντώνης Μαυρομιχάλης; c. 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 remained for years in Constantinople as a Turkish hostage. He managed to escape however shortly before the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence, subsequently participating in various battles. In 1823 he was named general of the rebels' irregular forces.

In 1830, he led a Maniot rebellion against Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias. Under King Otto, he joined the newly created Greek Gendarmerie and later transferred to the regular army, reaching general rank. He served as Otto's aide-de-camp and was appointed a member of the Senate in 1847. In 1862, he was an MP for Kalamata.

He died in Kalamata in 1873. He had two sons, both Army officers: Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, and Georgios P. Mavromichalis, who was killed during the Greco-Turkish War of 1897.