Antonios Miaoulis was a Greek

Greece

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 politician and a revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence

Greek War of Independence

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Biography

He was born on the island of Hydra

Hydra, Saronic Islands

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 and was the second son of the Hydriot admiral Andreas Miaoulis, a member of the historic Miaoulis

Miaoulis

The surname Miaoulis belongs to an illustrious family of Hydriot origin, whose original name was Vokos . Its members include:*Andreas Miaoulis, the most significant naval leader of the Greek War of Independence of 1821...

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He participated in many naval battles during the war, and when Otto of Bavaria

Otto of Greece

Otto, Prince of Bavaria, then Othon, King of Greece was made the first modern King of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the protection of the Great Powers .The second son of the philhellene King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Otto ascended...

 became king, Antonios Miaoulis was appointed as his aide-de-camp. In this capacity he escorted Otto to Bavaria

Bavaria

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 in 1836, where he was to be married to Amalia of Oldenburg

Amalia of Oldenburg

Amalia of Oldenburg, Queen of Greece was the consort of King Otto of Greece . Born the daughter of Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, she married King Otto on 22 December 1836, in Oldenburg...

. He died there on 25 October of cholera

Cholera

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His sons were Andreas

Andreas A. Miaoulis

Andreas A. Miaoulis was a Greek naval officer, hailing from the historic Hydriot Miaoulis family. He was the son of Antonios Miaoulis and relative of Andreas Miaoulis, the Greek navy's chief admiral during the Greek War of Independence.-Biography:...

 and Emmanouil

Emmanouil A. Miaoulis

Emmanouil A. Miaoulis was a Greek naval officer active during the first decades of the existence of the Royal Hellenic Navy.-Biography:He was born into the notable Hydriot family of Miaoulis, which had played a prominent role in the Greek War of Independence...

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