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Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos (elder)
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Ioannis Diamantopoulos (Greek: Ιωάννης Παπαδιαμαντόπουλος, 1766 in Corinth
– 1826 in Messolongi) was a Greek
revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence
(1821–1830).
in 1766. He lost both parents at a young age and moved to Patras
. He married Eleni Kalamogdarti in 1800. Papadiamantopoulos was an upper-class resident of Patras before the revolution broke out. He had an estate in the area of Agios Dimitrios
.
. Later, he headed to Italy with a ship containing weaponry and hunting from English ships on the Gulf of Patras
and brought with him a small ship from Mesollongi which later traded with Patras. In March 1822, he was a fortress chief of a battlefield in Patras and participated in the receipt of the castle of Nafplio. Papadiamantopoulos managed the naval battles of Hydra
and Spetses
and also of Ilia. He was made president of the tri-member with commission power fallow Greece.
He councilled polemically in the second Battle of Messolongi from March 1825. Otherwise, he headed to Zakynthos
and bought and carried weaponry for the soldiers. That time, his family moved to Zakynthos. His friends counseled in order not to return to Messolongi but Papadiamanatopoulos refused. He battled at Messologni and was killed there. After the revolution, his family returned to Patras.
Corinth
Corinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit...
– 1826 in Messolongi) was a Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
revolutionary leader during 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...
(1821–1830).
Early life
Diamantopoulos was born in CorinthCorinth
Corinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit...
in 1766. He lost both parents at a young age and moved to Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
. He married Eleni Kalamogdarti in 1800. Papadiamantopoulos was an upper-class resident of Patras before the revolution broke out. He had an estate in the area of Agios Dimitrios
Agios Dimitrios
Agios Dimitrios is a suburb in the southern part of Athens, Greece. Several main roads pass through the city. It is also linked to Katechaki, Vouliagmenis Avenue to the east, Poseidonos Avenue Agios Dimitrios (Greek: Άγιος Δημήτριος meaning Saint Demetrius) is a suburb in the southern part of...
.
Military career
Papadiamantopoulos sold his entire estate during the revolution incited from the Greeks and carried weapon trade from ItalyItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Later, he headed to Italy with a ship containing weaponry and hunting from English ships on the Gulf of Patras
Gulf of Patras
The Gulf of Patras is a branch of the Ionian Sea. On the east, it is closed by the Strait of Rion between capes Rio, Greece and Antirrio, near the Rio-Antirio bridge. On the west, it is bounded by a line from Oxeia island to Cape Araxos...
and brought with him a small ship from Mesollongi which later traded with Patras. In March 1822, he was a fortress chief of a battlefield in Patras and participated in the receipt of the castle of Nafplio. Papadiamantopoulos managed the naval battles of 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 Spetses
Spetses
Spetses is an island and a municipality in the Islands regional unit, Attica, Greece. It is sometimes included as one of the Saronic Islands. Until 1948, it was part of the old prefecture of Argolidocorinthia, which is now split into Argolis and Corinthia...
and also of Ilia. He was made president of the tri-member with commission power fallow Greece.
He councilled polemically in the second Battle of Messolongi from March 1825. Otherwise, he headed to 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 ...
and bought and carried weaponry for the soldiers. That time, his family moved to Zakynthos. His friends counseled in order not to return to Messolongi but Papadiamanatopoulos refused. He battled at Messologni and was killed there. After the revolution, his family returned to Patras.
Personal
He was married to Eleni Kalamogdartis, daughter of the Kalamogdartis family from Patras, with whom he had six children: Anastasios, Panagiotis, Spyridonas, Dimitrios, Konstantinos and Adamantios.Sources
- History of the Greek Revolution (Ιστορία της Ελληνικής επανάστασης = Istoria tis Ellinikis epanastasis), Spyridonos Trikoupis, Nea Synora-LivaniLivaniLīvāni is a town in central Latvia. It is situated at the junction of the Dubna and Daugava rivers, approximately 170 kilometers east of Riga, the capital....
Publishers, Athens 19931993 in literatureThe year 1993 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Professor Stephen Hawking's book, A Brief History of Time, becomes the longest running book on the bestseller list of The Sunday Times....
, SET ISBN 9602363703 - To limani tis stafidas (Το λιμάνι της σταφίδας = The Lake Of The Wineries), Christos Moulias, Peri Technon, Patras 20002000 in literatureThe year 2000 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* February 13 - Final original Peanuts comic strip is published...
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