Manto Mavrogenous

Manto Mavrogenous
1827 lithography
Native name	Μαντώ Μαυρογένους
Born	1796 or 1797 Trieste, Habsburg monarchy
Died	July 1848 (aged 51–52) Paros, Greece
Allegiance	Greece
Rank	Honorary lieutenant general
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Manto Mavrogenous (Greek: Μαντώ Μαυρογένους; 1796 – July 1848) was a Greek princess and heroine of the Greek War of Independence. An extremely wealthy aristocrat, she contributed her fortune for the Hellenic cause. Under her encouragement, her aristocratic European friends contributed money and guns to the revolution.