Petimezas or Petmezas ( el, Πετ ��εζάς) is the name of a notable family of Greek

armatoloi The armatoles ( el, αρματολοί, armatoloi; sq, armatolë; rup, armatoli; bs, armatoli), or armatole in singular ( el, αρματολός, armatolos; sq, armatol; rup, armatol; bs, armatola), were Christian irregular soldiers, or mi ...

from the region of

Kalavryta Kalavryta ( el, Καλάβρυτα) is a town and a municipality in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. The town is located on the right bank of the river Vouraikos, south of Aigio, southeast of Patras and ...

who played a significant role in 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 ...

. Notable members include: *

Anagnostis Petimezas Anagnostis Petimezas ( el, Αναγνώστης Πετιμεζάς, 1765-1822) was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence. He was born in 1765 in Soudena near Kalavryta and was descended from the Petmezades family. He ...

(1765–1822), Greek revolutionary leader *

Athanasios Petimezas Athanasios Petimezas or Petmezas ( el, Αθανάσιος Πετ ��εζάς, –1804) was a leading Greece, Greek in the late Ottoman Greece, Ottoman-era Peloponnese. Life Athanasios Petimezas was born at near Kalavryta. As a child, possibly ...

(1767–1804), Greek armatolos * Konstantinos Petimezas (1764–1824), Greek revolutionary leader *

Nikolaos Petimezas Nikolaos Petimezas or Petmezas ( el, Νικόλαος Πετ ��εζάς, 1790–1865) was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence, politician and officer of the Hellenic Gendarmerie. Life Nikolaos Petimezas hailed from ...

(1790–1865), Greek revolutionary leader *

Vasileios Petimezas (1785–1872) Vasileios Petimezas or Petmezas ( el, Βασίλειος Πετ ��εζάς, 1785–1872) was a Greece, Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence, politician and general. Life Vasileios Petimezas hailed from the important ...

, Greek revolutionary leader and politician

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