The Kanaris family (Greek: Κανάρης) is a prominent family of sailors, politicians and soldiers from the island of Psara in Greece. The most important member of this family was the Greek admiral and statesman Konstantinos Kanaris.[1][2]
Members edit
Members of this family include:
- George Kanaris, naval officer and son of Mikes
- Konstantinos Kanaris, hero of the Greek War of Independence, admiral, Prime Minister and son of Mikes[1]
- Nikolaos Kanaris, diplomat, Member of Parliament and son of Konstantinos[2]
- Themistoklis Kanaris, army officer and son of Konstantinos[2]
- Thrasyvoulos Kanaris, lieutenant and son of Konstantinos[2]
- Miltiadis Kanaris, admiral, Member of Parliament, minister and son of Konstantinos[2]
- Konstantinos Kanaris, naval officer and son of Miltiadis
- Leonidas Kanaris, lieutenant and son of Miltiadis
- Epaminondas Kanaris, Member of Parliament and son of Miltiadis
- Alexandros Kanaris, Member of Parliament, minister and son of Miltiadis
- Aristidis Kanaris, lieutenant general, and son of Miltiadis
- Athena Kanaris, wife of Pierre-André Mihière and daughter of Lykourgos[3]
- Napoleon Kanaris, Member of Parliament and son of Lykourgos
- Maria Kanaris, daughter of Napoleon
- Erasmia Kanaris, wife of Georgios Botasis and daughter of Maria
- Aristeidis Kanaris, army officer and son of Konstantinos[2]
- Themistoklis Kanaris, consul, Member of Parliament, collaborator of Charilaos Trikoupis and son of Aristeidis
- Ioannis Kanaris, Member of Parliament and son of Aristeidis
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Argolikos Archival Library of History and Culture , from the website Argolikivivliothiki.gr (in Greek)
- ^ a b c d e f g h Konstantinos Kanaris, from the website Sansimera.gr (in Greek)
- ^ Athena Kanaris, from the website Ancestry.com