Konstantinos Kanaris | |
|---|---|
| Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης | |
 Konstantinos Kanaris, Prime Minister of Greece. | |
.svg){kind=small} Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 12 February 1844 – 30 March 1844 (o.s.) | |
| Monarch | Otto |
| Preceded by | Andreas Metaxas |
| Succeeded by | Alexandros Mavrokordatos |
| In office 27 October 1848 – 14 December 1849 (o.s) | |
| Preceded by | Georgios Kountouriotis |
| Succeeded by | Antonios Kriezis |
| In office 5 March 1864 – 16 April 1864 (o.s) | |
| Monarch | George I |
| Preceded by | Dimitrios Voulgaris |
| Succeeded by | Zinovios Valvis |
| In office 26 July 1864 – 2 March 1865 (o.s) | |
| Preceded by | Zinovios Valvis |
| Succeeded by | Alexandros Koumoundouros |
| In office 26 May 1877 – 2 September 1877 (o.s) | |
| Preceded by | Alexandros Koumoundouros |
| Succeeded by | Alexandros Koumoundouros |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1790 Psara, Eyalet of the Archipelago, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
| Died | 2 September 1877 (aged 87) Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Resting place | First Cemetery of Athens |
| Political party | Russian Party |
| Spouse | Despina Maniati |
| Children | Nikolaos Kanaris Miltiadis Kanaris Themistoklis Kanaris Aristeidis Kanaris Lykourgos Kanaris Maria Kanari Thrasyvoulos Kanaris |
| Awards |  Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer  Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order  Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | .svg){kind=small} First Hellenic Republic .svg){kind=small} Kingdom of Greece |
| Branch/service |  Hellenic Navy |
| Years of service | 1821–1844 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars | |
Konstantinos Kanaris (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης, Konstantínos Kanáris; c. 1790[1] – 2 September 1877[2]), also anglicised as Constantine Kanaris or Canaris,[3] was a Greek statesman, admiral, and a hero of the Greek War of Independence.[4]
- ^ Αργολικη Αρχειακη Βιβλιοθηκη Ιστοριασ και Πολιτισμου (Argolis' File-Library of History and Civilisation).
- ^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.
- ^ Note: Κανάρης has often been romanized as Canaris instead of Kanaris in Western literature before the 20th century. This has since been avoided, following the emergence of a German Canaris family (including Admiral Wilhelm Canaris among its members) with no ties to the Greek Κανάρης family.
- ^ Woodhouse, p. 129.