Georgios Karaiskakis
Georgios Karaiskakis | |
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Georgios Karaiskakis; lithography by Karl Krazeisen. | |
| Native name | Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης |
| Birth name | Georgios Karaiskos Γεώργιος Καραΐσκος |
| Nickname | The Nun's Son |
| Born | 23 January 1782 |
| Died | 23 April 1827 (aged 45) |
| Buried | Agios Demetrios church, Salamis |
| Allegiance | First Hellenic Republic |
| Branch | Hellenic Army |
| Service years | 1796–1827 |
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| Awards | Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer |
| Spouse | Engolpia Skylodimou |
| Children | Pinelopi Karaiskaki (daughter) Eleni Karaiskaki (daughter) Spyridon Karaiskakis (son) Dimitrios Karaiskakis (son) |
| Relations | Sitsa Karaiskaki |
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Georgios Karaiskakis (Greek: Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης; 23 January 1782 – 23 April 1827), born Georgios Karaiskos (Greek: Γεώργιος Καραΐσκος), was a Greek military commander and a leader of the Greek War of Independence.