Dimitrios D. Miaoulis ( el, Δημήτριος Δ. Μιαούλης, 1836–1899) was a
Greek naval officer. He was the son of
Dimitrios Miaoulis and grandson of
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 ...
, the Greek navy's chief commander during the
Greek War of Independence
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.
He was born in
Hydra
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* Lernaean Hydra, a many-headed serpent in Greek mythology
* ''Hydra'' (genus), a genus of simple freshwater animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria
Hydra or The Hydra may also refer to:
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in 1836 shortly after his father's death. He was highly educated, and enjoyed the favour of King
George I of Greece, who appointed him as captain of the royal yacht ''Amfitriti''. Promoted to
captain
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in 1890, he was appointed Commander of the
Hellenic Navy Academy
The Hellenic Naval Cadets Academy ( el, Σχολή Ναυτικών Δοκίμων, abbr. ΣΝΔ, lit. "School of Naval Cadets") is a military university and has the responsibility to educate and suitably train competent Naval Officers for the He ...
in 1892, which he led until his death in 1899.
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1836 births
1899 deaths
Hellenic Navy officers
19th-century Greek military personnel
Dimitrios
People from Hydra (island)