Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos ( el, Ιωάννης Παπαδιαμαντόπουλος; 1766–1826) was a Greek merchant and revolutionary leader during the

Greek War of Independence The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. The Greeks were later assisted by ...

(1821–1830).

Biography

Early life

Papadiamantopoulos was born in

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in 1766. He lost both parents at a young age and moved to

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. He married Eleni Kalamogdarti in 1800. Papadiamantopoulos was an upper-class resident of Patras before the Greek revolution broke out in 1821. He had an estate located in the area of Agios Dimitrios in Patras.

Military career

Papadiamantopoulos sold his entire estate during the revolution started and ran a weapons trade from

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. Later, he headed to Italy with a ship containing weaponry and hunting from English ships on the Gulf of Patras and brought with him a small ship from Messolongi, which later traded with Patras. In March 1822, he was a fortress chief of the battlefield in Patras and participated in the surrender of the castle of

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by the Ottomans. Papadiamantopoulos participated also in the naval battles of

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and

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and also of Elis. He was made president of the tri-member with commission power fallow Greece. He experienced polemic when having a council in the Third Siege of Missolonghi from March 1825. Otherwise, he headed to Zakynthos and bought and carried weaponry for the soldiers. During that time, his family moved to Zakynthos. His friends counseled him not to return to

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but Papadiamanatopoulos refused. He battled at Messologni and was killed there during the sortie. After the revolution, his family returned to Patras.

Legacy

A memorial square for Papadiamantopoulos is located next to his house in Patras.

Family

Papadiamantopoulos was married to Eleni Kalamogdartis, daughter of the Kalamogdartis family from

, with whom he had six children: Anastasios, Panagiotis, Spyridon, Dimitrios, Konstantinos and Adamantios. His grandson was the writer

Jean Moréas Jean Moréas (; born Ioannis A. Papadiamantopoulos, Ιωάννης Α. Παπαδιαμαντόπουλος; 15 April 1856 – 31 March 1910), was a Greek poet, essayist, and art critic, who wrote mostly in the French language but also in Greek ...

Sources

* Spyridon Trikoupis, ''History of the Greek Revolution'' (''Ιστορία της Ελληνικής επανάστασης'', Nea Synora-Livanis Publishers, Athens 1993, SET * Christos Moulias, ''To limani tis stafidas'' (''Το λιμάνι της σταφίδας''), Peri Technon, Patras 2000,

References

*''Peloponnesian Revolutionary Leaders of 1821, Nikitaras Remembered'' (''ποννήσιοι αγωνιστές του 1821, Νικηταρά απομνημονεύματα'' = ''Peloponissoi agonistes tou 1821, Nikitara apomnimonevmata''), Fotakou, Vergina publishers, Athens 1996 {{DEFAULTSORT:Papadiamantopoulos, Ioannis 1766 births 1826 deaths Greek military leaders of the Greek War of Independence Military personnel from Patras Greek military personnel killed in action People from Corinth Businesspeople from Patras