Kanellos Deligiannis
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Kanellos Deligiannis was a Greek
first Lord of Morea and the son of Ioannis Deligiannis. He was general organiser of the Greek War of Independence
and a politician.
and was a son of one of the calmest chiefs in the Peloponnese (then Morea), Ioannis Deligiannis. Due to the prominence of his family in the area, he played an important role in the revolution. Before the war of independence, the future general of the Greek army was his Protopalikaro (first security guard), and he gave him the leadership of his army when the war began.
He fought at Missolonghi, Peta
, Tripolitsa
, and elsewhere. During the first Greek Civil War, he joined with many chiefs of the Peloponnese and Hydra
and surpassed even Theodoros Kolokotronis
. He became a president of the Greek Parliament in 1844 and ran until 1845.
He also wrote several memoirs that portrayed his father as being beneficent among the Greek population and protective of Morea's peace. The third work was intended to restore the family's honor, which lost its validity after the revolution.
He died in 1862.
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first Lord of Morea and the son of Ioannis Deligiannis. He was general organiser of the Greek War of Independence
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
and a politician.
Biography
He was born in GortyniaGortynia
Gortynia is a municipality in the Arcadia peripheral unit, Peloponnese Periphery, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Dimitsana.-Municipality:...
and was a son of one of the calmest chiefs in the Peloponnese (then Morea), Ioannis Deligiannis. Due to the prominence of his family in the area, he played an important role in the revolution. Before the war of independence, the future general of the Greek army was his Protopalikaro (first security guard), and he gave him the leadership of his army when the war began.
He fought at Missolonghi, Peta
Battle of Peta
The Battle of Peta or Battle of Petta was fought between the Greeks led by Prince Alexander Mavrocordatos with Markos Botsaris and the Ottomans led by Omer Vrioni on July 16, 1822...
, Tripolitsa
Siege of Tripoli
The Siege of Tripoli lasted from 1102 until July 12, 1109 and took place on the site of the present day Lebanese city of Tripoli. It took place in the aftermath of the First Crusade and led to the establishment of the fourth crusader state, the County of Tripoli.-Background:After the capture of...
, and elsewhere. During the first Greek Civil War, he joined with many chiefs of the Peloponnese and Hydra
Hydra, Saronic Islands
Hydra is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece, located in the Aegean Sea between the Saronic Gulf and the Argolic Gulf. It is separated from the Peloponnese by narrow strip of water...
and surpassed even Theodoros Kolokotronis
Theodoros Kolokotronis
Theodoros Kolokotronis was a Greek Field Marshal and one of the leaders of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire....
. He became a president of the Greek Parliament in 1844 and ran until 1845.
He also wrote several memoirs that portrayed his father as being beneficent among the Greek population and protective of Morea's peace. The third work was intended to restore the family's honor, which lost its validity after the revolution.
He died in 1862.