Ioannis Kapodistrias - Governor Of Greece Lot #4
by Antonios Valamontes
Title
Ioannis Kapodistrias - Governor Of Greece Lot #4
Artist
Antonios Valamontes
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Print
Description
In 1831, Kapodistrias ordered the imprisonment of Petrobey Mavromichalis, the Bey of the Mani Peninsula, one of the wildest and most rebellious parts of Greece. This was a mortal offense to the Mavromichalis family, and on October 9, 1831 (September 27 in the Julian Calendar) Kapodistrias was assassinated by Petrobey's brother Konstantis and son Georgios on the steps of the church of Saint Spyridon in Nafplion.
Uploaded
November 19th, 2019
Embed
Share
