Periklis_Pierrakos-Mavromichalis
Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis
Greek military officer
Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis (Greek: Περικλής Πιερράκος Μαυρομιχάλης; 1863–1938), also known as Mavromichalis-Pierrakos, was a Greek military officer and politician.[1]
Perikis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis | |
|---|---|
| Περικλής Πιερράκος Μαυρομιχάλης | |
P. Pierrakos-Mavromichalis c. 1922 | |
| Senator | |
| In office 1929 | |
| President | Pavlos Kountouriotis |
| Prime Minister | Eleftherios Venizelos |
| Minister of Military Affairs | |
| In office 1924 | |
| President | Pavlos Kountouriotis |
| Prime Minister | Eleftherios Venizelos Georgios Kafantaris Alexandros Papanastasiou Themistoklis Sofoulis Andreas Michalakopoulos |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 1922–1923 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Prime Minister | Nikolaos Triantafyllakos Anastasios Charalambis Sotirios Krokidas Stylianos Gonatas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1863 Mani, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | 1938 Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Relations | Antonios Mavromichalis (father) Petrobey Mavromichalis (uncle) Konstantinos Mavromichalis (uncle) Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis (uncle) Georgios Mavromichalis (cousin) Demetrios Mavromichalis (cousin) Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis (nephew) |
| Alma mater | Hellenic Army Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Greece |
| Branch/service |  Hellenic Army |
| Years of service | ?-1922 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | |
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 Petrobey Mavromichalis (whose real name was Petros Pierrakos)[citation needed].
Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis also competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Fencing | ||
Representing  Greece | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 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.
- "Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromikhalis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis at Olympics.com
- Periklis Pierrakos Mavromichalis at the Hellenic Olympic Committee
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