Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis ( el, Περικλής Πιερράκος Μαυρομιχάλης; 1863–1938), also known as Mavromichalis-Pierrakos, was a Greek military officer and politician.

Biography

He was the son of general

Antonios Mavromichalis Antonios Mavromichalis ( el, Αντώνης Μαυρομιχάλης; 1792–1873) was a Greek revolutionary, military officer and politician. Biography He was born in Mani to Pierros Mavromichalis, of the notable Mavromichalis clan. He fought ...

, of the famed Maniot Pierrakos (

Mavromichalis The Mavromichalis family ( el, Μαυρομιχάλης, , ) is a prominent clan from Mani Peninsula, which played a major role in modern Greek history. Origin According to the Maniot tradition, confirmed by the May 31, 1870 epitaph of Anastasio ...

) clan. He became an officer in the

Hellenic Army The Hellenic Army ( el, Ελληνικός Στρατός, Ellinikós Stratós, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece. The term ''Hellenic'' is the endogenous synonym for ''Greek''. The Hellenic Army is the ...

, fighting in the

Greco-Turkish War of 1897 The Greco-Turkish War of 1897 or the Ottoman-Greek War of 1897 ( or ), also called the Thirty Days' War and known in Greece as the Black '97 (, ''Mauro '97'') or the Unfortunate War ( el, Ατυχής πόλεμος, Atychis polemos), was a w ...

, the

Balkan Wars The Balkan Wars refers to a series of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan States in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan States of Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria declared war upon the Ottoman Empire and defe ...

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(as Lt Colonel) and later in the Asia Minor Campaign, reaching the rank of Lt General. After retirement, he entered politics, serving as

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in 1922–1923 and

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in 1924. He was subsequently elected into the Greek Senate in 1929. When asked why he had the surname Pierrakos and used Mavromichalis as a nickname, he replied; because he wanted to keep the heritage of his forefathers who fought and die in order for him to live, and the most famous of his forefathers was

Petros Mavromichalis Petros Mavromichalis (; 1765–1848), also known as Petrobey ( ), was a Greek general, politician and the leader of the Maniot people during the first half of the 19th century. His family had a long history of revolts against the Ottoman Empi ...

(whose real name was Petros Pierrakos). Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis also competed at the

1896 Summer Olympics The 1896 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896, Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, Agónes tis 1is Ol ...

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. Pierrakos-Mavromichalis won the

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in the amateur foil event. In the preliminary round, he went 2-1 in his group. He lost to

Henri Callot Eugène Henri Callot (20 December 1875 – 22 December 1956) was a French fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in La Rochelle. Callot won the silver medal in the amateur foil event. He went undefeated in ...

, the eventual

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list, but defeated

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and

Ioannis Poulos Ioannis Poulos was a Greek fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Poulos competed in the amateur foil event. He placed fourth of four in his preliminary group after losing all of his bouts, to Henri Callot, Henri Delabor ...

to finish second in the group. There was no match between him and

Athanasios Vouros Athanasios Vouros was a Greek fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in Athens. Vouros competed in the foil event. He placed second of four in his preliminary group after winning his match against Georgios ...

, who had placed second in the other group; Pierrakos-Mavromichalis was awarded third place because his record of 2-1 in matches was better than Vouros's 1-1.

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* 1863 births 1938 deaths Fencers at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century sportsmen Greek male fencers Periklis Olympic fencers of Greece Olympic bronze medalists for Greece People from Laconia Hellenic Army generals Greek people of the Balkan Wars Ministers of Military Affairs of Greece Olympic medalists in fencing Ministers of the Interior of Greece Members of the Greek Senate 1929–1932 Medalists at the 1896 Summer Olympics {{Greece-mil-bio-stub