Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos ( el, Ιωάννης Παπαδιαμαντόπουλος; 1839–1909) was a Greek soldier who rose to the rank of

major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

, and served as head of the military household of King George I of Greece and briefly

Minister of Military Affairs A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in s ...

Life

Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos was born in

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on 6 November 1839, as the son of major general

Dimitrios Papadiamantopoulos Dimitrios Papadiamantopoulos ( el, Δημήτριος Παπαδιαμαντόπουλος; 1813–1877) was a Greek soldier who rose to the rank of major general, and was one of the main leaders of the ousting of King Otto of Greece in 1862. Life ...

. He entered the

Hellenic Army Academy The Hellenic Army Academy ( el, Στρατιωτική Σχολή Ευελπίδων), commonly known as the Evelpidon, is a military academy. It is the Officer cadet school of the Greek Army and the oldest third-level educational institution in G ...

, and graduated in 1862 as a second lieutenant of the engineers. In 1885–1895, he taught military law at the Army Academy, before being appointed

in the 1895 caretaker cabinet of

Nikolaos Diligiannis Nikolaos ( el, Νικόλαος, ') is a common Greek given name which means "Victor of People", a compound of νίκη '' nikē'' 'victory' and λαός laos' 'people'. The connotation is "people's champion" or "conqueror of people". The English ...

. He was then made aide-de-camp and head of the military household of King George I of Greece, and then served as the King's privy councillor until his retirement on 1 June 1909. He died at Athens on 27 November of the same year.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Papadiamantopoulos, Dimitrios 1839 births 1909 deaths Hellenic Army major generals People from Patras History of Greece (1863–1909) Ministers of Military Affairs of Greece