Hatzigiannis Mexis information

Hatzigiannis Mexis
Hatzigiannis Mexis
Χατζηγιάννης Μέξης
Personal details
Born	1754; Spetses, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died	23 August 1844; Spetses, Kingdom of Greece
Nationality	Greek-Albanian
Spouse	Diamanto Moraitis
Relations	Thodorakis Mexis (Brother)
Children	Theodoros Mexis, (Son) Nikolaos Mexis, (Son) Panagiotis Mexis, (Son) Georgios Mexis, (Son) and 4 Daughters
Parent	Theodoros Mexis (Father)
Occupation	Ship-owner; Revolutionary; Politician
Military service
Allegiance	First Hellenic Republic; Kingdom of Greece;
Battles/wars	Greek War of Independence

Hatzigiannis Mexis (Greek: Χατζηγιάννης Μέξης) or "Ioannis Mexis" (1754 - 1844) was the first governor of Spetses and shipowner with considerable power and wealth, who played an important role in the Greek revolution of 1821 in which he participated with four of his ships and in the newly formed Greek state.^[1]

^ Greece. Lonely Planet. 2008. p. 362.

[1] Greece. Lonely Planet. 2008. p. 362.

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