Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos (; 1766–1826) was a

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merchant and revolutionary leader during the

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(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

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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 Hydra and

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and also of

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. He was made president of the tri-member with commission power fallow Greece. He experienced polemic when having a council in the

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from March 1825. Otherwise, he headed to

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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,

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, 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 dur ...

Sources

Spyridon Trikoupis Spiridon Trikoupis (; 20 April 1788 – 24 February 1873) was a Greek statesman, diplomat, author and orator. He was the first Prime Minister of Greece (1833) and a member of provisional governments of Greece since 1826. Early life He was bor ...

, ''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,

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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 Merchants from the Ottoman Empire