Gennaios Kolokotronis
Ioannis Kolokotronis | |
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| Ιωάννης Κολοκοτρώνης | |
 A portrait of Ioannis Kolokotronis c. 1860 | |
| Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 26 May 1862 – 11 October 1862 | |
| Monarch | Otto |
| Preceded by | Athanasios Miaoulis |
| Succeeded by | Dimitrios Voulgaris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1805 |
| Died | 23 May 1868 |
| Party | Military |
| Spouse | Photini Tzavela |
| Relations | Konstantinos Kolokotronis (grandfather) Panos Kolokotronis (brother) Apostolis Kolokotronis (cousin) Kitsos Tzavelas (brother-in-law) |
| Parent(s) | Theodoros Kolokotronis Aikaterini Karousou |
| Awards |  Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer |
| Nickname | Brave (Γενναίος) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | .svg.png){kind=small} First Hellenic Republic.svg.png){kind=small} Kingdom of Greece |
| Branch/service |  Hellenic Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars |
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Ioannis Kolokotronis (Greek: Ιωάννης Κολοκοτρώνης; 1805–1868[1]), or Gennaios Kolokotronis (Greek: Γενναίος Κολοκοτρώνης) as he was nicknamed, was a Greek warrior of the Greek War of Independence, General and Prime Minister of Greece.[2]
Biography
He was born at Stemnitsa, Arcadia, but he grew up at Zakynthos. He was a son of Theodoros Kolokotronis and his mother was Aikaterini Karousou (Greek: Αικατερίνη Καρούσου). He acquired the nickname "Gennaios" (meaning "brave") during the Greek War of Independence in which he fought valiantly despite his youth.[2] He took part at the siege of Tripolitsa, together with his father.
During the civil wars, he sided with his father.
Kolokotronis served as the aide-de-camp of King Otto with the rank of Major General, and was appointed by Otto as his last Prime Minister in 1862.[3]
He married the sister of Kitsos Tzavelas, Photini Tzavela and together they had 2 sons and 5 daughters.
He died on 23 May 1868.
References
- ^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.
- ^ a b Whitcombe, Thomas Douglas (1992). Elliot, C.W.J (ed.). Campaign of the Falieri and Piraeus in the year 1827, or, Journal of a volunteer, being the personal account of Captain Thomas Douglas Whitcombe. Princeton, N.J. : American School of Classical Studies at Athens. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-87661-405-1.
- ^ Langville, Alan R. (1979). Modern world rulers : a chronology. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-8108-1251-2.
