Demetrios Mavromichalis

Demetrios Mavromichalis
Demetrios Mavromichalis
Δημήτριος Μαυρομιχάλης
	Lithograph depicting Demetrios Mavromichalis c. 1827; by Louis Dupré
Minister of Military Affairs
	In office; 11 October 1862 – 8 February 1863
Monarch	Otto
Prime Minister	Dimitrios Voulgaris;
Preceded by	Spyridon Milios
Succeeded by	Leonidas Smolents
Personal details
Born	1809; Limeni, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died	1882 (aged 72–73); Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Parents	Petrobey Mavromichalis (father); Anna Benakis (mother);
Relatives	Pierros Mavromichalis (grandfather); Katerina Koutsogrigorakos (grandmother); Ilias Mavromichalis (brother); Panagiotitsa Mavromichalis (sister); Georgios Mavromichalis (brother); Anastasios Mavromichalis (brother); Ioannis P. Mavromichalis (brother); Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis (uncle); Antonios Mavromichalis (uncle); Konstantinos Mavromichalis (uncle); Ioannis Mavromichalis (uncle); Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis (cousin); Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis (nephew)
Occupation	politician and military personnel
Known for	Aide-de-camp to King Otto23 October 1862 Revolution
Military service
Allegiance	First Hellenic Republic; Kingdom of Greece
Branch/service	Hellenic Army
Battles/wars	Greek War of Independence; 23 October 1862 Revolution;

Demetrios Mavromichalis (Greek: Δημήτριος Μαυρομιχάλης; 1809–1882) was a Greek politician and military personnel.

He was born in Mani and was the fifth and last son of Petrobey Mavromichalis.^[1]^[2] He lived for many years in Paris and pursued a military career. He reached the rank of major general and was an aide to King Otto of Greece.^[2] He actively participated in the 23 October 1862 Revolution, and in the provisional government that followed, Demetrios served as Minister of Military Affairs of Greece from 11 October 1862 until 8 February 1863.^[2]

He died in Athens, in 1882.^[3]

References

^ Evangelides, Tryphon E. (1898). "Ta meta ton Othona, etoi, historia tes mesovasileias kai tes Basileias Georgiou tou A' (1862-1898)". anemi.lib.uoc.gr (in Greek). Ekdotikon Katastema Georgiou D. Phexe. Archived from the original on 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Δημήτρης Μαυρομιχάλης". www.mani.org.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2002-11-18. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
^ "Πετρόμπεης Μαυρομιχάλης". Σαν Σήμερα .gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-06-22.