Antonios Miaoulis ( el, Αντώνιος Μιαούλης; 1800 – October 25, 1836) was a

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politician and a revolutionary leader during the

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Biography

He was born on the island of Hydra and was the second son of the Hydriot admiral

Andreas Miaoulis Andreas Vokos, better known by his nickname Miaoulis ( el, Ανδρέας Βώκος Μιαούλης; 1765 – 24 June 1835), was a Greek revolutionary, admiral, and politician who commanded Greek naval forces during the Greek War of Indepe ...

, a member of the historic

Miaoulis family Miaoulis ( el, Μιαούλης) may refer to: People with the surname *Andreas Vokos Miaoulis (1769-1835), Greek admiral and politician * Dimitrios Miaoulis (1784–1836), son of Andreas * Antonios Miaoulis (1800–1836), son of Andreas * Ioannis ...

. He participated in many naval battles during the war, and when

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became king, Antonios Miaoulis was appointed as his aide-de-camp. In this capacity he escorted Otto to

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in 1836, where he was to be married to

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. He died there on 25 October of

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. His sons were

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and

Emmanouil Emmanouil ( el, Εμμανουήλ) is the Greek version of the name Emanuel. It may refer to: People * Emmanouil Antoniadis (1791–1863), revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence *Emmanouil Argyropoulos (1889–1913), Greek aviator *Emmano ...

. 1800 births 1836 deaths People from Hydra (island)

Antonios Antonios or Antónios is a Greek masculine given name that is a variant of Antonis, as well as a surname. Notable people with this name include the following: Given name *Antonios Antoniadis (born 20th-century), Greek physician * Antonios Antonopo ...

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