Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis
Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis (Greek: Περικλής Πιερράκος Μαυρομιχάλης, 1863–1938), also known as Mavromichalis-Pierrakos, was a Greek military officer and politician.[1]
Lieutenant General Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis | |
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 Pierrakos-Mavromichalis in 1922. | |
| Native name | Περικλής Πιερράκος Μαυρομιχάλης |
| Born | 1863 Lakonia, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | 1938 Athens, Second Hellenic Republic |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Greece |
| Service/ |  Hellenic Army |
| Years of service | ?-1922 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | Greco-Turkish War (1897) Balkan Wars World War I
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| Relations | Antonios Mavromichalis (father) Georgios Mavromichalis (uncle) Petrobey Mavromichalis (great-uncle) Konstantinos Mavromichalis (great-uncle) |
| Other work | Olympic bronze medallist Interior Minister Minister for Military Affairs Senator |
Biography[]
He was the son of general Antonios Mavromichalis, of the famed Maniot Pierrakos (Mavromichalis) clan. He became an officer in the Hellenic Army, fighting in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, the Balkan Wars, World War I (as Lt Colonel) and later in the Asia Minor Campaign, reaching the rank of Lt General. After retirement, he entered politics, serving as Interior Minister in 1922–1923 and Minister for Military Affairs in 1924. He was subsequently elected into the Greek Senate in 1929. When asked why he had the surname Pierrakos and used Mavromichalis as a nickname, he replied; because he wanted to keep the heritage of his forefathers who fought and die in order for him to live, and the most famous of his forefathers was Petros Mavromichalis (whose real name was Petros Pierrakos)[citation needed].
Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis also competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2]
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Fencing | ||
Representing  Greece
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1896 Athens | Foil |
Pierrakos-Mavromichalis won the bronze medal in the amateur foil event. In the preliminary round, he went 2-1 in his group. He lost to Henri Callot, the eventual silver medallist, but defeated Henri Delaborde and Ioannis Poulos to finish second in the group. There was no match between him and Athanasios Vouros, who had placed second in the other group; Pierrakos-Mavromichalis was awarded third place because his record of 2-1 in matches was better than Vouros's 1-1.
References[]
- ^ "Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
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