Petimezas

Petimezas or Petmezas (Greek: Πετ[ι]μεζάς) is the name of a notable family of Greek armatoloi from the region of Kalavryta who played a significant role in the Greek War of Independence.

Notable members include:

Anagnostis Petimezas (1765–1822), Greek revolutionary leader
Athanasios Petimezas (1767–1804), Greek armatolos
Konstantinos Petimezas (1764–1824), Greek revolutionary leader
Nikolaos Petimezas (1790–1865), Greek revolutionary leader
Vasileios Petimezas (1785–1872), Greek revolutionary leader and politician

Sources

Doganis, Th. (1930). Μεγάλη Στρατιωτικὴ καὶ Ναυτικὴ Ἐγκυκλοπαιδεία. Tόμος Πέμπτος: Νάβα–Σαρακηνοί [Great Military and Naval Encyclopaedia. Volume V: Nave–Saracens] (in Greek). Athens: Ἔκδοσις Μεγάλης Στρατιωτικῆς καὶ Ναυτικῆς Ἐγκυκλοπαιδείας. pp. 314–315. OCLC 31255024.

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