Panos Kolokotronis was the eldest son of the Greek General 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 was born on the island of Zakynthos

Zakynthos

Zakynthos , also Zante, the other form often used in English and in Italian , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It covers an area of ...

 in 1800, while his father was serving there as a Major in the British Army. He fought along with his father in 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 distinguished himself in many battles.

In 1822, he married Eleni, the daughter of Laskarina Bouboulina

Laskarina Bouboulina

Laskarina Bouboulina , 11 May 1771 - 22 May 1825) was a Greek naval commander, heroine of the Greek War of Independence in 1821, and posthumously, an Admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy.-Early life:...

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In 1825, while his father was in prison in Hydra

Hydra

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, he was murdered in Tripoli

Tripoli

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by order of the revolutionary government.